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1.

) What are the


2 main
branches of
geography?

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

(Building # and Street Name,


City, State, Zip Code)
6.) A geographer who studies roads and
routes is dealing with which theme?

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.

1. TYPES OF SHELTER YOU BUILD


(What building materials are in your
area? Trees for wood? Clay for bricks?)
2. TYPES OF CLOTHING WORN (e.g.
wearing a head covering in desert)
3. ADAPTING TO WEATHER AND
CLIMATE
9.) What are 2 different types of characteristics
that a region can be based upon?
PHYSICAL HUMAN Characteristics
Characteristics (includes Cultural,
Political, & Economic)
10.) What is the difference between a map and
a globe?
A MAP is a flat
drawing that shows
all or part of the
Earth’s surface.
ALL maps have
some distortion.

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

13.) Latitude & Longitude of Sydney,


Australia?

34° SOUTH
151° EAST
Use the map on pages R38 & R39 to answer questions #11-14

14.) Latitude & Longitude of Quito,


Ecuador?


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? ______________

20.) How many miles is it from Denver to


1,114 Miles
Jacksonville? ______________
21.) Name 3 different natural resources that
can be found in the United States.

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.

HAWAII & ALASKA


23.) Name 2 major mountain ranges in the
United States and tell where they are located.
The Rocky Mountains are
located in the
western United
States.

The Appalachian Mountains are located in


the eastern United States.
24.) What is the continental
divide? Where is it located?
A crest in the Rocky
Mountains that divides North
America’s rivers into those
that flow
east and
those that
flow west
25.) Why are the Appalachian Mountains low
and eroded?
MILLIONS OF YEARS OF WEATHER
(wind, water, & ice have lowered their
peaks)
26.) Which landform region stretches along
the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastline from
New York south to Mexico?

GULF-ATLANTIC
COASTAL PLAIN
27.) Name and describe the
landform region you live in.

PIEDMONT – Hilly region


located between the Gulf-
Atlantic Coastal Plain and
Appalachian Highlands.
28.) Climate regions vary from region to
region.
a.) Which climate region is the coldest?

TUNDRA
28.) Climate regions vary from region to
region.

b.) Which climate region receives the most


rainfall?
HUMID-
TROPICAL
28.) Climate regions vary from region to
region.
c.) Which climate region experiences four
distinct seasons?
HUMID-CONTINENTAL

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