Chapter 1 Review

Why is geography sometimes called a social science?

• because it involves measuring things

• because it deals with weather patterns

• because it deals with people and how they live

• because it involves field work and gathering information

Which of the following questions are asked by geographers who study issues at a local level? Choose the three correct answers.

• How do people get from place to place?

• What do people eat?

• What are the common physical characteristics?

• What products are exported?

• What characteristics does a place share with other places?

Which of the following is an example of a physical region?

• the Sahara

• Scandinavia

• San Francisco

• North America

Which of the following are studied as a part of physical geography? Choose the three correct answers.

• climates

• plants

• roads

• artifacts

• soils

Which of the following are studied as a part of human geography? Choose the three correct answers.

• agriculture

• economics

• migration

• landforms

• water

Which of the following is studied by hydrologists?

• how rivers form

• how plants grow

• what causes weather

• what causes droughts

Identify the theme of geography described by the following statement: 'The way people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.'

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Place

• Movement

• Location

• Regions

What advantage do globes have over maps?

• They are easier to work with.

• They are less expensive to make.

• They show the world as it really is.

• They show more information about the world.

What are lines of longitude called?

• degrees

• meridians

• minutes

• parallels

Match the name of the map feature with its description. ________ It shows what the subject of the map is.

• compass rose

• legend

• title

• locator map

• scale