Test 1

Question 1

What are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 1

Location
Place
Human and Envrionmental Interactions
Movement
Regions

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

spot/point on the Earth’s surface where something is (absolute or relative)

Question 3

Place

Answer 3

the physical and cultural characteristics at a location that give it a name – what something is

Question 4

human and environmental action

Answer 4

people adapting or changing their environment

Question 5

movement

Answer 5

when something moves, migration for animals, communication for ideas, transportation for goods

Question 6

regions

Answer 6

an area (group of locations) that share characteristics (physical or cultural)

Question 7

Explain the difference between location and place

Answer 7

A location is a spot on the Earth’s surface that doesn’t describe what is there
A place is what is found at that location that gives it a name (characteristics)

Question 8

Compare and contrast absolute location and relative location

Answer 8

absolute location is the specific spot based on a grid system or GIS - address or map coordinates
relative location is a spot in comparison to another spot based on common knowledge - example: here, there, next to, between, behind, in front of, with

Question 9

Identify 3 types of movement, define what is moving and give an example of how each type of movement affects your life

Answer 9

1. Migration - animals, people
2. Communication - ideas or info
3. Transportation - goods

Question 10

Identify the 2 reason why the earth has seasons. Explain how the 2 reasons affect the amount of direct sunlight received by a region resulting in seasons

Answer 10

The earth has a tilted axis.
The earth revolves around the sun (revolution)
The tilted axis and revolution around the sun together change which hemispher (N or S) is facing the sun.

Question 11

Distinguish the earth’s movements of revolution and rotation

Answer 11

Revolution – orbit around the sun - gives years and seasons

Rotations- spins on axis - gives days (not cause seasons)

Question 12

Identify the 2 types of water found on the earth’s surface and explain why the water cycle is vital to human existence

Answer 12

Fresh water is 3% and 2/3 is frozen. Salt water is 97% .
Humans need water to survive.
The water cycle renews, replenishes, and purifies our water.

Question 13

Define dry and highland climates and contrast them with climate regions

Answer 13

Dry climates caused by amount of precipitation each year (<20 inches); can occur anywhere
Highland climates caused by height above sea level (altitude or elevation); can occur anywhere
Latitudinal climate regions caused by amount of direct sunlight received each year occur at different latitudes (intervals of 30)

Question 14

What are the 6 elements of culture

Answer 14

Language
Religion
Gov't
Economy
Social Groups
History

Question 15

Language

Answer 15

allows communication; we could not access information without language; other elements of culture would not exist without the ability to communication

Question 16

Religion

Answer 16

provide beliefs and behaviors

Question 17

Government

Answer 17

creates and enforces the laws (behaviors)

Question 18

Economy

Answer 18

the trading (production, transportation, and consumption of goods) of groups

Question 19

Social Groups

Answer 19

provide social norms (what is acceptable) across the group

Question 20

History

Answer 20

How people view themselves and others based on past experiences

Question 21

Explain how the movement of information through language has affected the development of religions, governments, and economics. Discuss how improved technology can cause cultural diffusion.

Answer 21

Communication, the movement of infomation, affects the development of the other elements of culture by
- the exchange of ideas allows the other elements to develop
- access to ideas allows people to learn and changes behavior
Communication leads to cultural diffusion (when groups interact in the cultural traits from each other) by giving people access to ideas. If people didn’t get access to any ideas, they wouldn’t learn from it. If technology increases access to information, then cultural diffusion will increase.