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Geography Unit Review
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A review of geographic terms, U.S. climate zones, the 5 themes of geography, and latitude/longitude.
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Exact _____ and Spatial _____ are part of which of the 5 themes of geography
Place
Movement
Region
Location
2
Traveling and the exchange of goods and ideas describes which of the 5 themes?
Place
Location
Interaction
Movement
3
What are the coordinates of location E?
30o South, 15o West
0o, 135o West
15o South, 60o West
15o South, 45o West
4
Half of the earth is known as
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Globe
Equator
5
What are the coordinates for location G?
0o, 15o West
0o, 15o East
15o North, 0o
15o South, 0o
6
Being united by similar physical conditions & common cultural traits describes which theme?
Movement
Interaction
Region
Place
7
What are the coordinates for location C?
15o South, 45o West
30o South, 45o East
15o North, 60o East
30o North, 60o East
8
Lines measuring distance north and south from the Equator
Longitude
Map Projection
Latitude
Prime Meridian
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Located in much of the southwestern U.S. it has hot days & cold nights.
Tundra & Subarctic
Tropical & Humid Subtropical
Desert & Steppe
Mediterranean
10
Imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude
Globe
Equator
Cartographer
Prime Meridian
11
Located in the Central Plains there are mild summers and cold winters
Tundra & Subarctic
Highland
Desert & Steppe
Humid Continental
12
A way of drawing the Earth on a flat surface is called
Tributary
Cartographer
Map Projection
Glob
13
Stream or small river that flows into a larger stream or river
Tributary
Hill
Mountain
Isthmus
14
Located in the Cascades, Sierra Nevadas, and Rockies. This climate brings cooler temperatures
Marine
Desert
Highland
Tundra
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Located in Florida & Hawaii it is hot, humid with warm temperatures & regular rainfall
Tropical & humid subtropical
Desert & Steppe
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
16
One of the 24 divisions of the Earth, each an hour apart is known as
Latitude
Standard Time Zone
Climate
Longitude
17
Sphere with a map of the Earth printed on it
Cartographer
Hemisphere
Globe
Map Projection
18
The study of people, their environments, and their resources
History
Climate
Geography
Cartography
19
What is an isthmus?
Narrow strip of land joining 2 large land areas
Raised land that is more round than a mountain
High, steep, rugged land that rises above surrounding land
Stream or small river that flows into a larger river
20
Water that falls as rain, sleet, or snow
Climate
Tributaries
Weather
Preciptation
21
Condition of the air at any given moment
Elevation
Weather
Climate
Precipitation
22
Pattern of weather in a particular place over a period of 20 to 30 years
Geography
Weather
Climate
Precipitation
23
This climate is mild and most with warm summers & cool winters
Marine
Desert
Humid Continental
Tropical
24
A map maker
Geographer
Historian
Elevation
Cartographer
25
What are the coordinates in latitude & longitude for location B?
45o North, 135o West
45o North, 120o West
45o North, 120o East
55o South, 120o West
26
What are the coordinates for location F?
0o, 180o West
150o North, 0o
0o, 135o West
135o South, 0o
27
An account of what has happened in people's lives is called
Geography
Geology
Cartographer
History
28
The height above sea level
Precipitation
Elevation
Map Projection
Cllimate
29
What is longitude?
Lines measuring north and south from the equator
Lines that measure east and west from the Prime Meridian
Imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees
Half the Earth
30
Imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees latitude
Standard Time Zone
Isthmus
Equator
Prime Meridian
31
An area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain is a
Plateau
Hill
Isthmsu
Mountain
32
Located in Alaska it is cold all year round with long cold winters and short summers.
Desert/Steppe
Highland
Marine
Tundra & Subarctic
33
Winters are mild & wet in this climate with hot and dry summers.
Steppe
Tundra
Highland
Meditteranean
34
Physical features and human features are part of which of the 5 themes?
Location
Movement
Interaction
Place
35
High, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land
Mountain
Isthmus
Hill
Tributary
36
People adapting to and changing the environment describes which theme of geography?
Interaction
Movement
Place
Location
