Term 4 Geography Test Study Notes

Question 0

What is the environment

Answer 0

The environment is everything around us

Question 1

What is geography

Answer 1

Geography is the study of the environment

Question 2

The environment is divided in to two areas :

Answer 2

The biophysical environment and human environment

Question 3

The BIOPHYSICAL environment consists of the NATURAL part of our plant :

Answer 3

The atmosphere ( air/ weather ) 
The hydrosphere ( water ) 
The lithosphere ( rock ) 
The biosphere ( life )

Question 4

The HUMAN environment consisted of the man-made part of our planet and is divided into :

Answer 4

1. The built environment. eg: cities

2. The social environment eg: money

Question 5

We study geography though two dimensions or perspective

Answer 5

• the spatial ( what,where,why/how)

- the ecological ( human impacts )

Question 6

Geographers study ‘issues ‘ at a local and global scale

Answer 6

Local scale - immediate area

Global scale - the whole world

Question 7

Here are some of types of maps ;

Answer 7

• land-used maps ( agriculture, forestry )
• weather maps ( weather conditions )
• political maps ( countries, capital cities )
• topographic maps ( physical & human features )
• thematic maps ( ethnic groups, oil resources )
• street maps ( street directory )

Question 8

MAP essentials include:

Answer 8

• border
• orientation or direction indicator
• legend ( key )
• title
• scale

Question 9

N E S W are called CARDINAL points

Answer 9

Okay

Question 10

What is a BEARINGS

Answer 10

bearings are angles that measure the directions, bearings are measured by a protractor.