Unit 1 Geography Test Review

5 Themes of Geography

100

This theme of geography deals with how humans interact with the environment and change the environment.

Human-Environment Interaction 

200

These theme may be split into two parts, absolute and relative.

Location 

300

This theme deals with the importing and exports of certain goods or ideas

Movement 

400

This theme describes a group of places that shares common characteristics

Region 

500

This theme describes the human and physical characteristics of an area.

Place

Map Skills

100

This map include landforms such as rivers, mountains or deserts

Physical Map

200

This map includes data such as climate, religion, languages...

Thematic map

300

The imaginary line that splits Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere 

Equator 

400

The imaginary line that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres 

Prime Meridian 

500

These points describe the absolute location on a map 

Latitude and Longitude 

Climate

100

What climate have high temperatures with lot of rain.

Tropical

200

What climate has warm weather with very little rain

Dry

300

What climate is cold with average temperatures below 50° F year round 

Polar 

400

What are the severe disadvantages to a tropical climate? 

Extreme Weather Risks (hurricanes, flooding), high humidity leads to a lot of insects.

500

What are the advantages to a polar climate?

Low Humidity & Clean Air, Cold temperatures can reduce the number of some insects 

Important Vocabulary/Info

100

The study of the Earth’s places, environments, and the people who live in them.

Geography 

200

What are the names of the continents located in the Eastern Hemisphere?

Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia 

300

Double the Points!!!

What does "landlocked" mean? and why is being landlocked a negative? 

A country with no coastline. Trade becomes more expensive

400

Describes the location in relation to something else. provide an example 

Relative location. Answers may vary

500

What is a hemisphere?

Half of the Earth 

Miscellaneous

100

NYC- 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W these coordinates tell you about the ________ location of NYC

Absolute 

200

PS/IS 128 is located 2 blocks from Juniper Park is an example of this.

Relative Location 

300

What are the 4 foods that we learned about in the movement lesson? 

Seafood, Fruits/Nuts, Vegetables, Red Meat 

400

Name 5 positives we can do to impact the environment. 

Answers may include 

• Planting trees

• Recycling

• Riding a bike instead of driving a car

• Saving water

• Picking up litter

• Growing gardens

• Protecting wildlife (animals)

• Using reusable bags and water bottles 

500

Name 5 negatives humans do that impact the environment 

Answers may include 

• Using too many cars

• Cutting down too many trees

• Littering 

• Polluting water

• Using too much plastic

• Hunting too many animals