Studies Weekly - Unit 1 Week 1

The exact location of something is called its:

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Place

• Region

A person that creates maps is called a:

• Geographer

• Cartographer

• Migration specialist

• Environmentalist

The study of Earth, its people, and how things change over time is:

• Geography

• Migration

• Movement

• Region

Which of the following is an example of human characteristics (human-made features)?

• Forests

• Buildings

• Rivers

• Mountains

What is the relationship between people and the environment called?

• Migration

• Human-environment interaction

• Physical characteristics

• Place

When people move from one place to another, it is called:

• Movement

• Migration

• Region

• Place

Parts of a location’s natural environment, including forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers are called:

• Human characteristics

• Physical characteristics

• Place

• Region

Which vocabulary word do we use to describe what a location is like?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Absolute location

What is an area that has similar characteristics called?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Migration

What is the study of how people, resources, and ideas move?

• Migration

• Movement

• Human-environment interaction

• Geography