This document summarizes a review of the basics of geography. It contains multiple choice questions about key geography concepts like hemispheres, the prime meridian, maps, and the five themes of geography (location, place, region, human-environment interaction, and movement). It also provides examples to illustrate formal regions and human-environment interaction. The review covers basic location terminology, types of maps, and core elements of the field of geography.

1. Chapter 1 Review
The Basics of Geography

2. Round 1

3. Question 1 (1 point)
The earth is divided into two equal halves
(4 total) known as __________.

4. Question 1 Answer
Hemispheres

5. Question 2 (3 points)
Weatherman Tim
Deegan of First
Coast News might
use what type of
map?

6. Question 2 Answer
Thematic Map

7. Question 3 (5 points)
The ____________ is an imaginary line
that divides the earth into eastern and
western halves.

8. Question 3 Answer
Prime Meridian

9. Round 2

10. Question 1 (1 point)
The study of the distribution and
interaction of Earth's physical and human
features is known as ____________.

11. Question 1 Answer
Geography, duh!

12. Question 2 (3 points)
My aunt lives in Nocatee. Nocatee is an
example of a…
Formal Region Functional Region Perceptual Region

13. Question 2 Answer
Formal Region
Nocatee is a community that has
defined borders. People who live in
the community pay homeowners
dues and have access to the
community’s amenities, just like
Julington Creek Plantation,
Aberdeen or Durbin Crossing.

14. Question 3 (5 points)
The digging of the Panama Canal in 1904
is an example of this ______________.

15. Question 3 Answer
Human-Environment Interaction

16. Round 3

17. Question 1 (1 point)
Creekside High School is located at 30
degrees North, 82 degrees West. This is
Creekside’s ________________.

18. Question 1 Answer
Absolute Location

19. Question 2 (3 points)
Google Earth stores information about the
world in a digital database. It has the ability to
combine information from a variety of sources
and display it in ways that allow the user to
visualize the use of space in different ways.
Google Earth is a type of _______________.

20. Question 2 Answer
Geographic Information System (GIS)

21. Question 3 (5 points)
Which of the following themes of
geography deals with the question,
“what is it like?”

22. Question 3 Answer
Place

23. Round 4

24. Question 1 (1 point)
What type of
map is this?

25. Question 1 Answer
Political Map
Shows manmade objects
Such as cities, territories
and borders.

26. Question 2 (3 points)
“I’m so excited about the trip to Disney
World, this road trip seems like FOREVER!”
This is an example of…

27. Question 2 Answer
Psychological Distance

28. Question 3 (5 points)
These satellites orbit the earth and can
scan the entire earth in 16 days
gathering geographic data.

29. Question 3 Answer
LANDSAT

30. Final Question

31. Final Question
(2 points each)
Name all 5 themes of Geography

32. Final Question
Location
Place
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Movement