Unit 1 Review

All of the following reasons are why more people settle on rivers EXCEPT:

• transportation

• sustaining agriculture

• water

• water skiing

Answer explanation

More people settle on rivers for reasons like transportation, sustaining agriculture, and access to water. Water skiing, while a recreational activity, is not a primary reason for settlement, making it the correct answer.

What is a physical map?

• a map that shows landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features

• brought the idea of a limited goverment that gives the citizens power

• jury duty, paying taxes, voting, following laws, etc.

• Gulf of Mexico

Answer explanation

A physical map is specifically designed to show landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features, making option 'a' the correct choice. The other options relate to different concepts and are not relevant to physical maps.

List some things associated with culture.

• religion, celebrations, food, language, music, rules

• Taking raw materials/natural resources and turning them into finished goods on a large scale

• to prevent tyranny (tyranny - cruel and/or oppressive goverment)

• cattle ranching, diseases, various vegetables and fruits

Answer explanation

Culture encompasses various elements that define a group, including religion, celebrations, food, language, music, and rules. These aspects shape identity and social practices, making them integral to cultural expression.

Physical Map

• Shows landforms like deserts, mountains, plains and other landforms in a given area.

• Shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.

• Studies how one place is different from another. Differences can be physical, human, or traditional.

• How far a place is on Earth from the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. It is measured with the help of imaginary lines that run North to South.

Answer explanation

A physical map specifically illustrates landforms such as deserts, mountains, and plains, making it distinct from other map types that focus on political boundaries or human geography.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

• physical map

• political map

• thematic map

• population map

Answer explanation

A physical map displays landforms like mountains and valleys, as well as bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. This distinguishes it from political, thematic, and population maps, which focus on different aspects.

The beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share.

• culture

• democracy

• kinship

• bureaucracy

Answer explanation

The term 'culture' encompasses the beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living shared by a group of people, making it the correct choice. Other options like democracy and bureaucracy refer to specific systems or structures.

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

• physical map

• latitude

• politcal map

• labels

Answer explanation

A physical map displays natural features like mountains, hills, and rivers, making it the correct choice for showing geographical elements. In contrast, a political map focuses on boundaries and labels.

limited government

• led by the citizens. Everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws.

• control is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees. There are no limits on his/her authority

• long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group

• The study of the spatial characteristics of the world's land and people

Answer explanation

Limited government means that authority is derived from the citizens, ensuring that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law. This prevents abuse of power and promotes accountability.

unlimited government

• control is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees. There are no limits on his/her authority

• a characteristic, such as language, belief, food, or customs that is shared by a group

• government owns and operates large scale companies for benefit of public

• political system which national government performs all government functions and limits the powers of regional governments

Answer explanation

Unlimited government means control is placed solely with the ruler and their appointees, with no limits on their authority. This distinguishes it from other forms of governance that have checks on power.

cultural landscape

• the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place

• economic system characterized by freedom for consumers and producers

• government characterized by a constitution that divides power between central government and small regional government

• a characteristic, such as language, belief, food, or customs that is shared by a group

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place', accurately defines a cultural landscape, which encompasses the tangible aspects shaped by cultural practices.