Qtr. 1 Lesson 2: Understanding Geography

Question 1

It is the discipline that studies the human and natural components of our planet.

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

Geography is primarily concerned with understanding the process by which our planet changes by observing natural and human phenomena.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Geography is the relationship between man and his environment on how they interact and mutually influence one another.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Geography was coined from the Greek words ____(earth) and ____(to write)

Answer 4

geo; graphien

Question 5

There are two branches of geography: __________ and __________.

Answer 5

Physical Geography and Cultural Geography

Question 6

It is related to natural science and deals with the study of processes and pattern in the natural environment

Answer 6

Physical Geography

Question 7

Physical Geography is the physical structure of the Earth, Topography, the Envirobment, and the Climate.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Is the study of the surface of the Earth and the processes that change and shape it.

Answer 8

Geomorphology

Question 9

______ is the study of volcanoes and other related phenomena.

Answer 9

Volcanology

Question 10

_____ is the study of earthquakes and its effects on the Earth’s surface.

Answer 10

Seismology

Question 11

_____ is the study of the amount and quality of water near or on the land surface.

Answer 11

Hydrology

Question 12

_____is the study of glaciers and ice sheets.

Answer 12

Glaciology

Question 13

_____ is the study of the patterns in the distribution of plant and animal species and the changes in such patterns.

Answer 13

Biogeography

Question 14

______ is the study of local and global climate patterns, and the impact of human activities on the climate.

Answer 14

Climatology

Question 15

______ is the study and prediction of weather patterns.

Answer 15

Meteorology

Question 16

_______ is the study of soils, their characteristics, and the organisms and materials found within them, and how soils are affected by changes in climate and conditions.

Answer 16

Pedology

Question 17

______ is the study of the Earth’s stratigraphy to determine the changes of the positions of landmasses through time.

Answer 17

Palaeogeography

Question 18

______ is the study of oceans, seas, and marine ecosystems.

Answer 18

Oceanography

Question 19

It is related to the social sciences that studies the world, it’s people, communities, and cultures. It is primarily focused on the relation between societies and the environment, and the changes and developments over certain territories and areas.

Answer 19

Cultural Geography

Question 20

Cultural Geography focuses on language, religion, economic systems and activities, government, and culture.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

______ is the study of how places and regions change through time, focusing on topography and cultural structures.

Answer 21

Historical Geography

Question 22

_______ is the study of the effects of the environment on political processes. This is related to geopolitics, which is an analysis of the effects of geography in the international relations.

Answer 22

Political Geography

Question 23

______ is the study of the relationship between populations and places, related to demography.

Answer 23

Population Geography

Question 24

______ is the study of human communities in rural and urban areas.

Answer 24

Settlement Geography

Question 25

_____ looks into the relationship between economic systems and the environment.

Answer 25

Economic Geography

Question 26

_______ relates geography to changes in standards of living and quality of life.

Answer 26

Development Geography

Question 27

Humans are inseparable from their environment.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Knowledge of geography starts with the _____ of things and places. We use directions, landmarks, and addresses to guide our movement within an area, or from one place to another.

Answer 28

Location

Question 29

______ refers to the exact position of any point on the surface of Earth as determined by coordinates drawn on a map grid.

Answer 29

Absolute location

Question 30

______ is determined by the position of an area in relation to any number of landmarks.

Answer 30

Relative location

Question 31

Current technologies such as global positioning system (GPS) and radar greatly improve navigation and travel through the precise determination of locations.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

It refers to the human and physical characteristics of a location, and includes all natural and human-made features.

Answer 32

Place

Question 33

Knowledge of a community's culture and history requires familiarity with the physical features in the area, as places also tell the story of the developments and changed that occured in a community.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

_____ refers to the characteristics of and interactions among locations close to each other.

Answer 34

Region

Question 35

____ is considered a basic unit of geographic study.

Answer 35

Region

Question 36

It is identified based on common physical factors such as climate, topography, or natural features.

Answer 36

Physical Region

Question 37

_____ are those established from political units such as provinces and administrative regions.

Answer 37

Political Regions

Question 38

Refer to an area inhabited by people who share common cultural traits, such as language and religion.

Answer 38

Cultural Regions

Question 39

These are areas which share common resources and economic activities.

Answer 39

Economic Regions

Question 40

__________refers to travel and how people, products, and ideas move from one place to another.

Answer 40

Movement

Question 41

_______ is considered an important factor which influences the history and development of nations.

Answer 41

Migration

Question 42

The movement of populations brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Trade, transportation, and communication are important factors in economic development, and the diffusion of ideas, traditions, and trends is a catalyst for social and cultural innovations.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

The global traffic in illicit materials, such as illegal drugs and weapons, is driven by increasing demands in the so-called "__________".

Answer 44

"black market"

Question 45

__________ is the act of leaving one's country and settling in another.

Answer 45

Emigration

Question 46

__________ refers to the entry of people into another country.

Answer 46

Immigration

Question 47

__________ is the process by which a person or group adopts a culture which is not their own. This often results in a combination of elements from the native culture and the popular or prevailing culture.

Answer 47

Acculturation

Question 48

__________is the process by which a group fully adopts the prevailing or popular culture as their own, often discarding most of their native culture.

Answer 48

Assimilation

Question 49

___________ is a branch of geography that uses a multidisciplinary approach in analyzing the complex interactions between the Earth's physical environment and the living communities that populate it. It is also called Integrative Geography.

Answer 49

Environmental Geography

Question 50

The "__________" model considers civilizations arising in response to a set of challenges.

Answer 50

"challenge-and-response"

Question 51

The river systems of _____ and _____ were the centers of the earliest Chinese communities.

Answer 51

Huang Ho and Yangtze