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Chapter 1 Review
Geography and History
Structure of Chapter
Chapter 1
Geography and History
Section 1
Elements of Geography
Section 2
Land, Water Climate
Section 3
Natural Resources
Section 4
Legends
Section 5
Archaeology
What is the study of the earth and of the
way people live and work on it.
Geography
What is the term that includes features
and characteristics that give an area
its own identity or personality?
Place
What is a Region?
Regions are areas that share one or
more common characteristics.
What does it mean to modify your
environment?
To change the environment to meet
your needs.
Why do geographers organize the
world into regions?
To make the world easier to study.
What is Elevation?
Elevation is height above sea level.
Explain the difference between
Elevation and Relief (how are they
different and the same)
What are the three layers of the
Earth?
The three layers of the Earth are:
Core
Mantle
Crust
What are tectonic plates?
Are sections of the earths crust.
The Earth’s crust is broken into pieces
or tectonic plates.
What is Continental Drift?
The movement of Tectonic Plates
What is Erosion?
Erosion is the warring away of land by
natural forces.
How have landforms played an
important role in history?
How are earthquakes and
volcanoes formed?
They are formed from shifts in the
earths crust.
What is the term that refers to the exact
location of a place on the earth’s
surface?
Absolute Location
What are three natural forces
that cause erosion?
Wind
Water
Ice
What percent of the Earth’s
surface is covered by water?
70%
What is Climate?
Climate is a pattern of weather of a
place over many years.
What are the names of the
climate zones?
Tropical Zone
Temperate Zone
Polar Zone
What is Relative Location?
Relative Location refers to the position
of a place in relationship to other
Places.
What is the cause of the Seasons?
The revolution of the Earth around the
Sun.
What are natural resources?
They are useful materials found in
nature.
What does it mean to adapt to
your environment?
To modify yourself to live in that
environment.
What is the name given to one of the
Earth’s natural resources that is made
of non-living material found beneath
the Earth’s surface?
Minerals
What is the difference between
renewable and nonrenewable
resources?
What do all three legends have in
common?
A Chinese Legend
An African Legend
A Rumanian Legend
They all deal with the
creation of the Earth!
What is Archaeology?
Archaeology is the study of past human
life and culture.
Name the Earth’s four largest
waterways.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What is an Artifact?
Things made by people.
What does it mean to excavate?
To dig in the earth to uncover the
remains of the past
Why was the discovery of the
Rosetta Stone so important?
Because it allowed us to read ancient
Egyptian Writing.
What are the three ages given to
the time periods based on the
materials used by the people
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
What is Relief?
Relief is the change in the height of a
landform.
Where did early people settle and
why did they settle there?
What are two way of determining
how old an artifact is?