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1 Read each statement or question. On the lines below write the letter of the best answer. 1. Geographers look at the Earth 5. What are the two specific A. by studying cities first. measurements of Earth that B. divided into 5 themes geographers use to describe when studying it. location? C. by studying only its A. East & West hemispheres. physical features. B. GIS and GPS. D. as separate regions with no C. Latitude & Longitude. effect on each other. D. Rotation & Revolution. 2. A geographer s tools include A. maps and globes. B. satellite images & GIS. C. aerial photographs. D. all of the above. 3. What do geographers study? a. the Earth b. other planets c. city highways d. the Moon 4. These are the directions of north, south, east, and west. A. Intermediate directions B. GPS C. Latitude D. Cardinal Directions 6. What is the distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees A. Longitude B. Latitude C. Eastern Hemisphere D. Western Hemisphere 7. What is the distance East or West of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees of A. Longitude B. Latitude C. Eastern Hemisphere D. Western Hemisphere

2 8. Which of the following is not one of the five themes of geography? A. movement B. regions C. culture D. location E. place F. human environment interaction 9. Your street address is an example of A. absolute location. B. relative location. C. your environment. D. your society. 10. Each half of the Earth is called a what? A. latitude B. globe C. longitude D. hemisphere 11. What is the theme of geography that groups places by a unifying human or physical feature? 12. What is the theme of geography that focuses on the what it is like in a particular location, such as physical feature, culture or climate? 13. What is the theme of geography that explains how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another? 14. Which theme of geography helps us find where a place is?

3 Study the picture below and answer the question that follows. BP Oil Spill and Rig Fire, Gulf of Mexico 4/22/ Which theme of geography best describes what the picture shows? A. location B. movement C. regions D. human-environment interaction

4 Directions: Study this map to answer the questions below. Directions: Write the letter that best matches the relative location of place named from the map above. 16. Antarctica 17. Asia 18. Africa 19. Australia 20. Europe 21. Pacific Ocean 22. Atlantic Ocean 23. Indian Ocean

5 Read each description. On the lines below, write the letter of the term or place that best matches each description. 24. The study of the Earth 25. Lines of longitude are also called these, running north and south on the globe grid 26. Directions of north, south, east, and west 27. Lines of latitude are also called these, running east and west on the globe grid. 28. These lines on the global grid are also known as parallels 29. These lines on the global grid are also known as meridians 30. The Earth is divided into four of these by the Equator and Prime Meridian A. cardinal directions B. meridians C. parallels D. latitude E. hemisphere F. geography G. longitude Read each description. On the lines below, write the letter of the term or place that best matches each description. 31. The relative size of a place as shown on a map or globe 32. The loss of accuracy when the Earth is represented on a flat surface 33. A computer based system that links information to locations and then is used to create maps 34. This is the method used to map the Earth on a flat surface, such as the Mercator 35. A diagram showing north, south, east, and west 36. Also known as the legend, explaining symbols used on a map H. projection I. compass rose J. scale K. key L. distortion M. GIS (Geographic Information System)

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