Geography Study Guide

*Know and understand the terms for Unit 1

-What is a geographer? 

-What are the two basic questions that geographers always ask when they are studying the earth? 

-List and define each of the five themes of geography

-Explain the difference between absolute and relative location

-How would you describe the physical features of a place? 

-How would you describe the human features of a place? 

-Which theme would geographers use to study the consequences of peoples' actions? 

-Which theme helps geographers understand cultural changes? 

-On maps, what do geographers use to show regions? 

-What are the advantages and disadvantages of a globe? 

-What are the advantages and disadvantages of flat maps? 

-Prime Meridian, Equator, Lines of latitude, Lines of longitude, the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, the North Pole, the South Pole 

Math Test Concepts for Monday, April 4th

Angles Concepts: 

-Supplementary angles

-Complementary angles

-Opposite angles

-Corresponding angles ("F" pattern)

-Alternate angles ("Z" pattern)

-Measuring angles using a protractor

-Applying rules we know about angles to calculate the missing angles in a diagram (i.e. without a protractor)

-Rules about triangles

-Applying rules about triangles to find the missing angle(s) 

Geography Questions

Questions that the 5 Themes Answer 

Location
-Where is the place (longitude, latitude, continent, hemispheres)?
-How far way from is it? (travel time by plane, distance in miles or kilometers)?
-What countries are neighbors of the country?

Place
-Describe the place (size, shape)
-What is the climate (temperature, rainfall)?
-What kinds of physical features are there (mountains, rivers, deserts)?
-Describe the people who love there (nationalities, traditions, etc.)

Human-Environment Interactions
-How do people use the land (farming, herding, mining, industry)?
-How have people changed the land?
-Where do most people live (near a river or coastline, in the mountains)?
-Why do you think people settled there (water, safety, food, natural beauty)?

Movement
-How will you travel to the place (route, drive, fly, walk)?
-Does the country export goods to other places? If so, what and where?
-Does the country import goods to other places? If so, what and where?
-Why would people leave or move to the country (jobs, family, climate, war)?

Regions
-What language(s) do people speak?
-What are the political divisions of the country (states, provinces, republics)?
-How is the country similar to any of its neighbors (traditions, language, climate)?