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PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY
AND
HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY
2.) List 3 things that would be studied under each
branch of geography.
HUMAN PHYSICAL
Geography Geography
1. FASHION / DRESS 1. WILDLIFE
2. FOOD 2. RIVERS & LAKES
3. RELIGION 3. CLIMATES
4. ART & MUSIC 4. LANDFORMS
5. GOVERNMENT 5. OCEANS & SEAS
6. ECONOMY
7. POPULATION
3.) List the 5 Themes of Geography:
1. LOCATION
2. PLACE
3. MOVEMENT
4. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
5. REGION
4.) Which theme studies the human and physical
characteristics that make a site unique?
PLACE
5.) Provide an example of an absolute location
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC 20500
MOVEMENT
7.) The statement that Mongolia is north of
China refers to Mongolia’s…
RELATIVE LOCATION
8.) List 3 ways physical environments affect the
way people live.
A GLOBE is a
spherical model of
the entire planet.
Use the map on pages R38 & R39 to answer questions #11-14
11.)
21° NORTH,
106° EAST
HANOI,
VIETNAM
Use the map on pages R38 & R39 to answer questions #11-14
12.)
30°
NORTH,
31° EAST
CAIRO,
EGYPT
Use the map on pages R38 & R39 to answer questions #11-14
34° SOUTH
151° EAST
Use the map on pages R38 & R39 to answer questions #11-14
0°
78° WEST
15.) When it is noon in London, it is
__________
7:00 PM in Jakarta, Indonesia?
16.) When it is 8:00 a.m. in Toronto,
1:00 PM in London?
Canada it is __________
17.) Why are various
map projections
necessary?
Because earth is
round, there’s no way
to show it accurately
on a flat map.
Mapmakers must
choose the map
projection that is best
for their purposes
(size, shape, distance,
or direction)
18.) What is a hemisphere and how many are
there?
HALF (1/2) of the Earth
Four (4) Hemispheres:
NORTH or SOUTH EAST or WEST
19.) How many miles is it from Los Angeles to EL
557 Miles
Paso? ______________
OIL
COAL
NATURAL GAS
GOLD
SILVER
COPPER
FORESTS
FERTILE SOIL
22.) Name the 2 states that are not contiguous
with the rest of the United States.
GULF-ATLANTIC
COASTAL PLAIN
27.) Name and describe the
landform region you live in.
TUNDRA
28.) Climate regions vary from region to
region.