Unit 1 Tools of a Geographer Study Guide

Use the map to match numbers 1-11 with the correct location.

• 1

• Arctic Ocean

• 8

• Pacific Ocean

• 3

• South America

• 2

• Indian Ocean

• 10

• North America

Which of the following is not one of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Economics

• Location

Match each theme with the two correct examples.

• Place

• Building a canal

• Region

• The Amazon Rainforest is very humid.

• Human Environment Interaction

• Delivering goods

• Movement

• Missouri is in the Midwest

• Location (Relative)

• North America is west of Europe

(a)   is the exact point where a place is located on Earth.

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Place

• Address

(a)   is where a place is located in relation to other place.

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Place

• Address

A (a)   is a group of places that share similar characteristics.

• Continent

• Region

• Country

• Place

Which of the following is not a map element?

• key

• population

• title

• scale

What is the difference between a globe and a map?

• A globe is flat and a map is three dimensional.

• A globe is round and a map is three dimensional.

• A globe is three dimensional and a map is flat.

• There is no difference.

Lines of longitude run (a)   , but measure (b)   .

• East to west, north or south of the equator

• North to south, north or south of the equator

• East to west, west to east of the prime meridian

• North to south, west to east of the prime meridian

What type of map shows the locations of cities, states, and countries?

• Political

• Physical

• Thematic