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Ch 1 A Geographers World
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Questionsabout why rivers flow in a certain direction is part of
urban geography
economic geography
physical geography
human geography
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TheRocky Mountains are a region defined by
human characteristics
social characteristics
rainfall
physical characteristics
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Globescan show
specific information
the world as it really is
ancestryl heritage
roads and routes
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Eratosthenes’contributions included
inventing globes
figuring out size of Earth
discovering America
inventing maps
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Whichis an essential element of geography
movement
latitude
relative location
uses of geography
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Ahydrologist might study
weather patterns
migration patterns
rainfall patterns
population patterns
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Anexample of a scientific question a geographer might ask
Where is America?
What time does the sun come up?
•Whatcaused the Rocky Mountains to form?
Where is the funnest spot to take a vacation?
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A geographer’s tools include
•Satelliteimages
all of these
•Notebooksand tape recorders
•Mapsand globes
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Thetwo main branches of geography are
economic & urban
science & math
cartography & meteorology
physical & human
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Thestudy of the world’s people communities & landscapes…
region
human geography
physical geography
landscape
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Thefive major ideas use to organize the study of geography…
globes
themes
elements
maps
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Ahuman geographermight conduct research on
how much rain an area gets
•Whatcrops people are growing in an area
the size of certain mountains
how much snow falls in a certain area
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Siximportant ideas that people use to organize their study of geography…
rocks
hydrology
essential elements
essential vitamins
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Economicgeography is the study of
what languages people speak
how people make & spend money
what foods people eat
what relligions people practice
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Commonneeds of all humans are food water and
cars
vacations
video games
shelter
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Thestudy of cities and how people live in them is
field studies
economic geography
meteorology
urban gegraphy
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Theessential element of environment & society is most closely related to thetheme of
places and regions
movement
•Human-Environmentinteraction
uses of geography
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Apart of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishs it.
area
place
landscape
region
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Geographerswho study social science do this
sitplaces and talk to people who live there
measure snowfall
look at mountains
look at fish species
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Yourstreet address describes
region
relative location
absolute location
place
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Thescience of making maps…
meteorology
scientology
cartography
urbanography
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Thestatement Japan is east of China refers to Japan’s
absolute location
exact location
relative location
your location
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Ageographerwho studies roads and routes is dealing with the theme of
place
region
movement
human -environment interaction
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Aquestion ageographer might ask at the local level
Why is the world's population growing?
•Howdo people in a town or community live?
what is the cause of world hunger?
what are causes of global warming?
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Geographyis considered a social science because it
deals with physical characteristics
it is part of science
studies the atoms
•Dealswith people and how they live
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Using maps & other geographic representations is part of the essential element
the world in spatial terms
region
movement
place
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Land,water, climate, plants, and animals are all part of an areas
elements
fragments
standards
environment
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Thestudy of water on Earth…
hydrology
cartography
waterology
geology
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Aphysical geographer might
•Surveythe types of fish in a lake
rainfall amounts
economic geography
patterns of movement
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Reasongeographer’s divide the world into regions
they want to
they have to
to compare different places
it's harder to compare areas
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Allthe features that make a place unique
landscape
place
region
movement
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Ahuman geographer might study
river systems
rainfall
mountains
economics & politics
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Thetheme of human systems includes the standard
Theprocesses, patterns, and functions of human settlement
rainfall patterns
movement between cities
economic activities
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Describeshow geographers can help people…
they build things
they don't
elp preotect environment & plan citiesh
I don't know
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Whydo people in N. Africa speak Arabic? This question is an example related to
math
social science
region
movement
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Regionsdifficult to define are based on
rainfall
•Thehuman characteristics of a place
languages of the region
size
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Inorder to study the world on a global level, geographers might examine
how one regions events & ideas effect another regions people
land
science
water
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Studyof the world, its people & the landscapes they create…
landcape
school
geography
region
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Thestudy of the world’s landforms, bodies of water, & other natural features…
urban geography
physical geography
economic geography
human geography
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Geographerslook at the world at
physical levels
human levels
no levels
local, regional, global levels
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Asocial science is a field that studies people and
all of these
their homes
Asocial science is a field that studies people and
•Maps and globes
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Whichis not one of the 5 themes of geography?
environment
place
regions
movement
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Physicalenvironments affect the way people live by influencing
•Howthey prepare for severe weather
All of these things
•Typesof shelters they build
•Typesof clothing they wear
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Examplesof regions are
All of these
•Scandanavia
•SanFrancisco’s Chinatown
•TheAmerica’s
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Twobasic types of satellite images are
3D & 2D
balck and white
•Truecolor and infrared
area
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Themeof geography that describes features that make a site unique
place
landscape
region
area
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Informationsuch as where people’s ancestors come from is often shown on
tv
globes
radios
maps
