Geography Study GuideMrs. Burnette

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

• Human and physical characteristics make it that way

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

What does the rotation on Earth’s axis cause?

• Day & Night

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)