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Name______________________________________ Geography Study Guide - Test on 10/26
1. Lines of _________________________ run north and south.
2. The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into
________________________________.
3. This landform is surrounded by water on three sides.___________________________
4. A ____________________________ is a long and narrow body of water that flows into
another body of water.
5. Lines of latitude run from _______________________ to _________________________.
6. A _____________________________ is a landform that has steep sides and a flat top.
7. A _____________________________ is completely surrounded by land, where as an
___________________________ is completely surrounded by water.
8. The four cardinal directions are ________________________, ______________________,
____________________, __________________________.
9. Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast are called
________________________ _____________________________.
10. The water in a __________________ has calmer water than the water in an ocean
because it is partially surrounded by land.
11. Describe the following landforms – mountain, hill, plain, canyon
mountain_____________________________________________________________________________
hill_____________________________________________________________________________________
plain___________________________________________________________________________________
canyon________________________________________________________________________________
12. A ___________________ ___________________ is used to define all of the symbols seen
on a particular map.
13. This is always found on a map and it helps you figure out the different
directions._________________________ ___________________________.
14. A map ______________________ helps you measure how far one place is from
another on a map.
15. Name the five themes of geography - ____________________________,
__________________________, _________________________________________________,
_____________________________, ______________________________.
Name______________________________________ Geography Study Guide - Test on 10/26
16. A place is defined by human and _________________________ characteristics.
17. Beaches, plants, and wildlife are all examples of ________________________
characteristics.
18. Traditions, landmarks, and popular places are all examples of
_____________________ characteristics.
19. There are two types of location - __________________________ and
_______________________.
20. _______________________ location describes where a place is.
21. _______________________ location tells you exactly where a place is located usually
by using longitude and latitude or a street address.
22. The theme of geography that explains the relationship between people and
world is called _____________________________________________________________________.
23. The three ways humans can interact with the world are to depend on it,
modify it, or ______________________ to it.
24. Using water for drinking, transportation, and bathing, is an example of how
we ___________________________ the environment.
25. Recycling is an example of this type of interaction._______________________________
26. Putting on rain boots during a thunderstorm is an example of this type of
interaction.________________________________
27. The theme of movement is defined by how humans, ____________________________,
and ideas are spread from place to place.
28. Today, ________________________________ has a very big impact on how information
and ideas are shared.
29. A section of the world that has certain cultural and geographic similarities is
known as a _____________________________.
30. Some of the similar characteristics that a region may share
include______________________, __________________________, ____________________________.
Name______________________________________ Geography Study Guide - Test on 10/26
In class we talked about all of the different places we live. Please list the seven
different places. Make sure to include your town, your county, your state, your
region, your country, your continent, your hemisphere. Explain how it is possible to
live in all of these places at the same time.
Please list the five themes of geography and briefly describe each one of them.
In class we read The Lorax. Tell which theme of geography this book most closely
relates to. Explain how both the Oncler and the Lorax interacted with and affected
the environment.
In the video “Where is Matt?” we noticed that certain things changed as he travelled
from place to place and region to region. Give three examples of things that changed
that indicated he was moving throughout different regions.
The theme of movement talks about how certain things spread from place to place.
Humans, information, and ideas are all things that spread throughout the world.
Pick one of these explain how it moves, make sure to give an example.