Introduction to Geography

Places within a region share common features such as ____________

The _________ of a location can determine what kinds of plants and animals live there.

The arts play an important part in any culture because they ______________

The largest ocean is the ___________

Commercial farmers grow a single crop for the purpose of making money.

When geographers talk about the theme of a place, they are referring to _________________

One problem with population growth is that __________________

Most religions have rules about _______________

People interact with their natural environment when they

When a group moves from one place to another, we call that movement ______________

The most basic unit of social structure is the _________

Human geographers are interested in _____________________

How many continents are there?

Economics is everything that has to do with __________________

Geography is the study of _________________

We can see how physical geography affects culture by looking at what people use to _________________

Although cultures differ, all people have the same

Developed countries usually have a __________________

Lines of ___________ stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Every year, the population of the world is expected to decrease.

Technology is the use of science for practical purposes.

When people migrate from one place to another, they often _____________

Geographers use lines of latitude and longitude to describe ____________

Differences in culture can grow out of _________________

Language is one of the most important parts of a culture because it _______________

Celebrations and ceremonies are examples of a culture's _______________

How many oceans are there?

Which of these oceans does not border North America?

Human geography looks at ________________

Nomadic people move from place to place and build homes that can easily be taken apart and put back together .

Subsistence farmers _______________________

A family consisting of a parent(s) and a child(ren) is a nuclear family.

All lines of latitude run parallel to the ______________

The most accurate way to tell the location of a place is to ______________

Cities are more crowded than _________________

Trade is an important kind of movement because it ________________

The _________ is an imaginary line which divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.

A social unit consisting of parents, children, and other relatives is called an extended family.

A region can be defined by _____________