<p>Name: ______/Period: ______</p><p>World Geography “Thinking Like A Geographer” Test Review Chapter 1 and Notes GEOGRAPHY 1. Geography is the study of ______. 2. The most important question geographers ask is ______. 3. When something is transferred from one region to many other regions through space and time is known as ______. Examples: Bubonic Plague and Columbian Food Exchange between the Old World and the New World. 4. The fundamental element in the study of geography is identifying ______. Physical Geography Human Geography 5. The study of the impact of language, art, laws, and customs of the people of the earth is known as ______. 6. The study of the features of the earth and the changes in those features is known as ______.</p><p>FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Theme Brief Description Examples 7. Location</p><p>8. Place</p><p>9. Movement</p><p>10. Region</p><p>11. Human Environment/Interaction</p><p>12. Paris, France is located at 48N and 2E (exact global location) – this is an example of ______. 13. The Midwest is known as America’s Bread Basket – this is an example of ______. 14. Using the internet to communicate with a friend in Portugal – this is an example of ______. TYPES OF MAPS MATCHING – A. Physical, B. Political, C. Topographic D. Special Purpose 15. _____ This type of map shows how humans have divided the surface of the earth into countries, states, etc. 16. _____ This general reference map shows both natural and man-made features on the earth. 17. _____ This type of map shows how earth’s physical features such as mountains, rivers, plains, and lakes. 18. _____ This type of map shows the population density of an area. TODALS – Match the map elements correctly with each description given. a) T b) O c) D d) A e) L ab) S1 19. ______This section on a map shows the meaning of the symbols. 20. ______The name of the map. 21. ______The symbol that shows the direction on the map should be oriented to. GEOGRAPHIC TERMS - WORD BANK Map projection Globe Prime Meridian Remote Sensor Map Cartographer Equator Longitude Lines Eastern Northern Landsat Hemisphere Latitude Lines Geographic Information Systems (GIS)</p><p>22. Which set of imaginary lines goes around the earth over the poles? ______23. What geographic tool is a three-dimensional representation of the earth? ______24. What is the name of the parallel lines on a map or globe that runs east and west; used to measure distance north or south of the equator? ______. 25. What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western halves? ______(hint: The line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England at 0 degrees.) 26. A person, who creates map projections, calculates latitude and longitude, calculates exact locations, and is known as a mapmaker is a ______. 27. Spain and New York are both located in which Hemisphere? ______28. Countries east of the Prime Meridian are in which Hemisphere? ______29. An image of Earth, taken from an orbiting camera or satellite. ______30. A visual representation of all or part of Earth’s surface, drawn to scale and made for a specific purpose. ______31. What term is used to name each half of the earth, divided either north and south or east or west? ______32. Which term is used to name a drawing of the earth’s surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions? ______33. What imaginary line divides the earth into northern and southern halves? ______34. What is a system that creates specialized maps from digital map information stored in a databank? ______35. What is a series of satellites that orbit the earth to pick up geographic data? ______</p><p>Remember to review your Map Symbols!</p>
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