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What is geography?
In the United States, Asia is considered as located in what part of the Earth? (North, South, East, West)
East
Name one country in the subregion of the Europe
Italy
Which of the following is one of the five themes of geography that involves a description of the physical and human characteristics of the location being studied?
-Place
-Region
-Movement
-Location
Place
Australia is located in the macrogeographic region of ______
Oceania
Example of a physical boundary
River
What does metageography say? (What does it depend on?)
Geography depends on your upbringing and perspective
What do we call the study of the earth and how people interact with the environment?
Geography
Which of the following is one of the five themes of geography that involves providing references to describe where on the earth a thing being studied is?
-Place
-Human environment interaction
-Movement
-Location
-Region
Location
The border that separates Tanzania from Kenya in the macroregion of Africa is a ______ border.
political
What type of information can be found on a map?
Mountain ranges, roads and how to get from one place to another
Someone in Asia views the Americas as being in what part of the Earth?
How does GPS(Global Positioning System) work?
Satellites project information to receivers on the earth's surface, then calculate latitude and longitude positioning and offer directions
Which is one of the five themes of geography that involves classifying parts of the world with names and labels?
-Movement
-Environment
-Place
-Region
Region
Jerry has been hired to draw the maps of hiking trails, camping sites and scenic areas for the state parks system. What is Jerry's profession?
cartographer
Which of these would a geographer usually not study?
-Pollution
-Climate change
-The Earth's core
-Elevation of mountains
The Earth's core
Who coined the term metageography?
Martin Lewis
Who is considered the Father of Geography?
Eratosthenes
Which of the following is one of the five themes of geography that involves looking at how the environment and humans affect each other?
-Place
-Region
-Location
-Human environment interaction
Human environment interaction
What is defined as the study of earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments?
Geography
What are the two main branches of geography?
-Meteorology and climatology
-Political and cultural geography
-Cultural and physical geography
-Economic and physical geography
Cultural and physical geography
Which subregion is home to the Great Plains
North America
How is GPS and GIS related?
GIS is a software database that gathers data from GPS
According to metageography, which of the following statements is true regarding the Caribbean and the North American continent?
The Caribbean is nowhere near North America