Introduction to Geography Summative Review

People communicate information and experience and pass on cultural beliefs and traditions.

How many themes of geography are there?

To send a product produced in one country to another country.

What is an economy in which parts are privately owned and parts are owned by the government?

What kind of line is the Equator? (2 correct answers)

A group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background.

How many elements of culture are there?

What is the distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian in minutes& seconds?

What is a round model of the Earth that shows shape, lands, and directions true to each other?

What is a flat drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface?

Describes an area that is lightly populated.

How many oceans are there?

These maintain order within an area and provide protection from outside dangers.

This type of map shows the names and political boundaries of countries.

What is an economy in which the means of production are publicly owned?

What explains the symbols, colors, and lines on a map? Also called a legend.

What is the system of government in which a country is ruled by a king or a queen?

Describes the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique.

Which line divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres? (2 correct answers)

The direction in between North and East.

Some only formally and others are viewed as good manners and respectful, professional behavior.

The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people.

Which line divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres? (2 correct answers)

The direction in between South and West.

Explains how and why people and things are connected.

What kind of line is the Prime Meridian? (2 correct answers)

This type of map shows land forms and water features.

This shapes how we view the world, reflecting on the past.

How many continents are there?

What is an economy in which most of the means of production are privately owned?

Each half of the Earth.

The direction in between South and East.

Some see as only a tradition to follow during holidays. The most important part of their life.

Dance, music, visual arts, and literature are important elements of culture.

The direction in between North and West.

What is a place's exact location on the Earth's surface?

Describes an area that is densely populated.

Areas that share common characteristics

Which is the most accurate way to show places on Earth?

What is the distance of a place north or south of the Equator expressed in minutes& seconds?

What is a flat symbol that tells you where the cardinal directions are positioned?

What is the system of government run by the people?

Which system of government in which 1 person power to rule the government, people & economy?

When a country brings in a product from another country.

Control the use of resources & define how goods are produced & distributed to meet human needs.

What is a place in relation to another?

Describes the relationship between people and their environment.

What is a measuring line that helps you figure out distance on a map? Map distances to actual.

Describes where something is.

What is half of the Earth, usually divided into northern and southern or eastern and western?