An economist is someone who:

is trained to study production, distribution, & consumption

Which hemispheres do you live in?

Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

The best definition of spatial scale is:

The different sized "containers or ways to group places

A historian is someone who:

is trained to study and write about the past

Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of human-environment interactions?

A river flowing through the Amazon

Which are examples of spatial scale?

local, regional, interregional, and global

A political scientist is someone who:

is trained to study the government and citizenship

An anthropologist is someone who:

is trained to study the cultural development of humans

In geographic inquiry, we ask geographic questions to determine:

The MAIN question that needs to be answered

Geography is divided into two main areas. They are:

Human geography and physical geography

Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of location?

White Pines has lots of pine trees

A sociologist is someone who:

is trained to study human societies and how humans organize

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1
An economist is someone who:
is trained to study human societies and how humans organize
is trained to study government and citizenship
is trained to study production, distribution, & consumption
is trained to study the cultural development of humans
2
Which hemispheres do you live in?
Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
3
Using the five themes, which is NOT a characteristic of place?
Climate
Physical features
Vegetation
The internet
4
The best definition of spatial scale is:
The study of the natural characteristics of Earth
The different sized "containers or ways to group places
The study of the Earth and how people interact with it
The study of the ways people interact with the Earth
5
Which of the following is not an example of human geography?
Cutting down trees for lumber
Drilling wells for oil
Clearing land to create a shopping mall
A volcano erupting
6
A historian is someone who:
is trained to study and write about the past
is trained to study government and citizenship
is trained to study the cultural development of humans
is trained to study production, distribution, & consumption
7
What is the first step in the geographic inquiry process?
Answer Geographic Questions
Acquire Geographic Information
Ask Geographic Questions
Analyze Geographic Data
8
Physical geography would include the study of:
Landforms
All answers given
Bodies of water
Vegetation
9
What letter represents the continent of Antarctica?
F
H
D
G
10
Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of human-environment interactions?
Wearing boots when it snows
Mining for coal
Irrigating farmland
A river flowing through the Amazon
11
Lines of latitude measure distance north or south of the equator.
True
False
12
Which are examples of spatial scale?
small, medium, large, and extra-large
local, regional, interregional, and global
culture, religion, language, and population
tall, grande, and venti
13
What letter represents the Atlantic Ocean?
I
K
H
J
14
Which of the following is NOT a tool for acquiring geographic information?
Photographs
Interviews
Patterns
Satellite Images
15
What letter represents the Atlantic Ocean?
K
I
H
J
16
What letter represents the continent of Australia?
G
D
F
H
17
What letter represents the continent of North America?
A
C
B
D
18
Lines of latitude run north to south.
False
True
19
A political scientist is someone who:
is trained to study the cultural development of humans
is trained to study the government and citizenship
is trained to study production, distribution, & consumption
is trained to study and write about the past
20
Lines of latitude run east to west.
False
True
21
Inquiry is __________.
Reading for information
Surfing the web
Seeking answers to questions
Learning to organize ideas
22
An anthropologist is someone who:
is trained to study government and citizenship
is trained to study the cultural development of humans
is trained to study human societies and how humans organize
who is trained to study and write about the past
23
What letter represents the continent of Europe?
E
D
C
B
24
In geographic inquiry, we ask geographic questions to determine:
The evidence we need to gather
The MAIN question that needs to be answered
How we should organize the data we collect
The best way to communicate our results
25
What letter represents the continent of Asia?
D
A
C
B
26
Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of movement?
Migration
Imports and Exports
The internet
Natural resources
27
Geography is divided into two main areas. They are:
Human geography and cultural geography
Human geography and physical geography
Political geography and human geography
Spatial geography and physical geography
28
Lines of longitude measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
True
False
29
What letter represents the Pacific Ocean?
J
I
K
H
30
What letter represents the continent of South America?
C
D
B
A
31
What letter represents the continent of Africa?
B
C
E
D
32
Lines of longitude run north to south.
False
True
33
Which of the following describes a “global problem?”
All answers given
Global problems affect the earth and potentially all people
Global problems are often interconnected or linked together
Solving global problems requires cooperation among nations
34
Which of the following is the most accurate representation of the whole earth?
Satellite Image
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Map
Globe
35
What letter represents the Arctic Ocean?
J
K
I
H
36
What letter represents the Indian Ocean?
K
I
J
H
37
Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of location?
White Pines is located at LAT: 43.06 N, LONG: 86.22 W
White Pines is north of Robbins Rd.
White Pines has lots of pine trees
White Pines is located at 1400 S. Griffin St.
38
A sociologist is someone who:
is trained to study and write about the past
is trained to study the cultural development of humans
likes cheese
is trained to study human societies and how humans organize
39
Pollution is washing up on a local beach, the first question to investigate would be:
What is causing the pollution?
How should the pollution be stopped?
What will be the consequences if the pollution spreads?
How should the beach be cleaned up?
40
Using the Five Themes, which is NOT an example of regions?
New Baltimore
Michigan's Adventure
Continents
Macomb County

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