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Unit 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
Unit 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
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Tools of Geography Factors that Shape the Earth Regions Climate & Biomes
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1
Which side of the mountain is rainy and cooler?
Leeward
Westward
Rainshadow
Windward
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Define REGION
a place
an area; spatial unit
a map projection
a location
3
How does erosion shape the earth's surface?
moves plates one under the other
break rocks; boulders into dirt
moves rocks; created Grand Canyon
moves tectonic plates; makes valleys
4
Identify the type of region.
FORMAL PHYSICAL
FORMAL POLITICAL
FORMAL CULTURAL
FUNCTIONAL
5
Convection is responsible for moving tectonic plates and shaping the earth's surface.
True
False
6
What does DECIDUOUS mean?
leaves fall off annually
evergreen trees
tropical rainforest
tree that make cones (pine cones)
7
Which part of the map explains symbols and colors on the map?
Boundaries
Scale
Title
Key
8
What landform is created when two plates move past each other?
high mountain ranges
volcanoes & tsunamis
fault lines (earthquakes)
rift valleys
9
What is the most common feature in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
Johnny Cash songs
Running Water
Glaciers
Volcanoes
10
Which one of these terms does NOT belong?
FUNCTIONAL
FORMAL PHYSICAL
PERCEPTUAL
THEMATIC
11
Where is it typically warmer for the entire year?
along the coast
at the two poles
on or near the equator
inland; middle of the continent
12
The biggest impact on the TROPICAL climate biome is rainfall, high levels of precipitation.
False
True
13
Identify the external force that shapes the earth.
climate
erosion
weathering
convection
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GPS: computer system that allows people to analyze data & to create multi-layer maps to answer the question WHY THERE?
True
False
15
Arid means hot desert.
False
True
16
Which part of the map provides cardinal directions? Look at the image.
Title
Compass
Scale
Key
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Altitude is the cause of the tropics being warmer than the polar regions.
True
False
18
Identify the type of region
FUNCTIONAL
FORMAL
THEMATIC
PERCEPTUAL
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Name the region.
FUNCTIONAL
FORMAL
PERCEPTUAL
REFERENCE
20
Everybody agrees about where the South ("Dixie") is?
True
False
