location, place, region, movement, and human environment interaction
200
Tells the user about symbols on a map.
legend
200
The study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
geography
200
directly stated in the text
Stated Main idea
200
All of the following are tools geographers use except?
a. GIS
b. geographic concepts
c. hemispheres
d. satellites
C
300
Tells the user about the size of a map in relation to the size of the real world.
scale
300
A position on the globe
absolute location
300
a sentence that explains in a few words what the whole passage is all about.
Topic Sentence
300
What does the character of a place consist of?
physical and human characteristics
400
Lines that run parallel to the equator.
latitude
400
This system relies on a network of 24 satellites orbiting the earth
GPS
400
It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backwards. Some of them wore their t-shirt backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson! Dessert was served first instead of last at lunch. They tried to walk home backward, but they kept bumping into each other and fell down. What is the main idea in this paragraph?
A) Dessert is supposed to come last.
B) Students had a backwards day.
C) It is hard to do things backwards.
D) Students failed their test.
B
400
What are two examples of negative effects of human-environment interaction?
flooding and pollution
500
In what direction do lines of longitude run?
north and south
500
A central place and its surraounding places affected by it.
functional region
500
Sonny watches too much television. A toddler shouldn't spend hours sitting in front of a television screen. Worse yet, some of his wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons he watches. His parents should spend more time reading or playing games with him and pull the plug on the TV! A baby needs more attention than just keeping them occupied and quiet. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A) Books are good to read to a toddler.
B) All cartoons are bad.
C) Watching a lot of television is bad for Sonny.
D) Watching a lot of television is good for a baby.
C
500
The "Sunshine State" is an example of what type of region?