Unit 1 Review Game

Which kind of location is being described in the sentence below?

To get from CRHS to Dunkin’ Donuts you will begin at 2801 Gattis School Rd

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which kind of location is being described in the sentence below?

Walk west to pass the Colonial Village apartment complex.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which kind of location is being described in the sentence below?

Dunkin’ Donuts will be at 1500 A.W. Grimes

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which kind of location is being described in the sentence below?

The bus is located directly in front of a gym.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

How is a tool like Global Positioning System (GPS) used by geographers?

• Geographers use GPS to communicate with each other in the field.

• GPS is used to help geographers predict where earthquakes will happen.

• Geographers use GPS to create maps and to determine and provide directions.

• GPS is used as a warning system for areas that are in the path of a tsunami.

______ uses computer technology, including GPS data, to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display data about the earth’s surface. This technology allows people the ability to solve geographic problems/issues.

• Topographical Physical Maps (TPM)

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• The World Wide Web (Internet)

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The map to the left is an example of a

• Physical Map

• Topographic Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

A map designed to show governmental and country boundaries is called a

• Physical Map

• Topographic Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

What type of region is described in the map to the left?

• A. Climate

• B. Political

• C. Perceptual

• D. Functional

What type of region was created by the separation of Texas from Mexico?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

• Climate