Chapter 1: Home on the Range Test

_________ is the study of the earth's land, water, people, plants, and animals and how they relate to one another.

• Meteorology
• Geography
• Ecology
• Geology

One of the 5 Themes of Geography is _______________, it is best described as where a place is on Earth.

• Movement
• Region
• Location
• Place

A student is describing where a restaurant is located in Fort Scott. They tell their friend, "It's across the street from Daylight Donuts." This description is an example of _____________ location.

• geographic

• relative

• fixed

• absolute

A student is describing the location of their school. They say, "It's located at 1105 E. 12th Street in Fort Scott, Kansas." This is an example of __________ location.

• relative

• geographical

• local

• absolute

Latitude and Longitude are a way to distinguish Absolute Location. ________ is the distance north or south of the Equator (also called "Parallels") while ___________ is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian (also called "Meridians").

• Latitude, Longitude

• Longitude, Latitude

• Equator, Prime Meridian

• Prime Meridian, Parallel

Which of these is an example of a Physical Feature in Geography?

• The Rocky Mountains

• Highway 54

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• The Democratic Party

Places on Earth that have at least one common feature are called _________.

• countries
• regions
• continents
• cities

The most accurate depiction of Earth is a _______.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Globe

• Flat surface

The type of map shown here is a _________ map.

• Physical

• Political

• Population

The type of map shown here is a _______ map.

• physical
• political
• population