Geography Chapter 1 Review

What is absolute location?

• Absolute location refers to a place's general area.
• Absolute location is determined by the local climate.
• Absolute location is the distance from one place to another.
• Absolute location is the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface, defined by coordinates.

Where a place is located in relation to another place is called?

• Absolute location
• Relative location
• Geographical coordinates
• Topographical features

Which two continents are located entirely in the western hemisphere? (hint you live on one of them...)

• Europe, Asia
• Africa, Australia
• Antarctica, Asia
• North America, South America

What causes the change in shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map?

• Map legends alter the appearance of places.
• Weather patterns influence map representations.
• Cultural factors determine map design.
• Distortion changes the shape, size and position of a place and map projections are used to show the spherical Earth on a flat surface

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• Altitude and depth
• Time zones
• Latitude and longitude
• Geographical features

What direction does the merdian of logitude run?

• East to West and runs parallel to the equator

• North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole

What does a map scale compare?

• The distance on a map to the actual distance on Earth.

• The symbols on a map to the landmarks they represent.
• The size of the map to the size of the paper it is printed on.

What causes the changing of the seasons?

• The phases of the Moon affecting weather patterns.
• The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
• The distance from the Earth to the Moon.

How many hemispheres does Earth have? (What are they? Be ready to share your answer with the class)

• 2
• 6
• 4
• 8

How many continents are on Earth? What are they?

• 6 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, Antarctica.
• 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America.
• 8 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Zealandia.
• 7 continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, South America.