Geography Study Guide

Mr. DavisWarriors

Social Studies 7

1. Give 2 examples of absolute location• Coordinates: 37 degrees N, 86 degrees W (any measurement with 0-

90 degrees N or S, 0-180 degrees E or W)

• 7031 Louisville Road (or any other address)

2. What do human geographers study?• Anything that deals with people and culture:• Economics (trade)• Politics• Food• Languages• Religions• Clothing

3. Define place

• A theme of geography that refers to what makes a place unique

4. Why do geographers divide the world into regions?• To compare different places in the world by physical or human traits

5. What are features that would define a physical region?• Any kind of landform:• Mountains• Lakes• Oceans• Rivers• Plains• Islands

6. Give an example of relative location• Anything telling us that something is near something else…• WEMS is next to WEHS• Japan is east of China• BG is between Louisville and Nashville

7. What might a human geographer conduct research on?• Anything that deals with how people live or interact with the land

around them:• People building houses and cities• The types of crops people are growing in a region• What type of church people go to

8. How do physical environments affect the way we live?• The types of shelters we build• The type of clothing we wear• The types of crops we produce

9. What might a geographer at a global level study?• How events and ideas from one region or country affect people in

other regions or countries• Trade patterns between different countries

10. What does the tilt of the Earth’s axis cause?• Seasons

11. What is the equator?

• Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

12. Can you…

• Find relative and absolute location on a map?

• Locate coordinates when given?

• Tell where something is in relation to another place on a map?

• You will have 5 questions that go with a map of South America

13. How do landforms affect people’s lives?• Keeping them isolated so they don’t speak the same language• Influencing where people settle• Influencing what jobs are available

14. What types of landforms would attract settlement?• A rich mineral deposit (for mining)• A river valley (for fresh water)• Fertile farmland (good soil for crops)

15. What is found on a physical map?• Landforms• Mountain ranges• Bodies of water• Deserts• Elevation

16. What are some examples of human-environment interaction?• Mining for coal or minerals• Building cities, houses, and neighborhoods• Irrigating a field of crops• Building dams to control water

17. What does a political map show?• How humans divided the earth among themselves into countries or

states

18. Describe a Mercator Projection

Latitude lines are spaced out at the poles.

Shapes of the land are correct, but sizes are distorted. (Greenland is as big as South America.)

19. Describe a Robinson Projection

• Latitude lines are of equal distance• Longitude lines meet at the

poles• (20) Most preferred because it

is the most accurate when looking at size, shape, and distance between landmasses

Physical/Political Maps

• You will see a physical map of the Middle East.

• There are 5 questions asking you about the map and different features you see (mountains, rivers, bodies of water, deserts, landforms)