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BJHS Geo S1
Geography S1 Exam Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 5 Themes of Geography? | Location, Place Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region |
| What is Location? | Where something is |
| What is the longest river in the U.S.? | Missouri River |
| What is Elevation? | Height above sea level |
| What is Place? | What it is like somewhere |
| Describe a Strait. | Narrow body of water surrounded almost entirely by land |
| What is the longest river in Canada? | McKenzie River |
| What is Human-Environment Interaction | The effect people have on the environment, or the effect the environment has on people |
| Define Peninsula. | A piece of land that is surrounded with water on three sides. |
| Describe "Movement?" | The transportation of people, goods, and ideas |
| What is the highest elevation in the United States? | Mt. Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley) |
| What is the lowest elevation in the United States? | Death Valley |
| This is a group of closely scattered islands. | Archipelago |
| This theme of geography is where you share the same physical, or cultural characteristics. | Region |
| This river is 4,000 miles long and is the world's largest river. | Amazon River |
| This is the longest mountain range in the world, and is located along the western coast of South America. | Andes Mountain Range |
| This is a flat land mass, higher than the surrounding land. | Plateau |
| Define "glacier." | A large body of ice that moves across the earth's surface. |
| Define "tributary." | Smaller streams and rivers that feed a larger river. |
| What is longitude? | The measure of how far east or west of the prime meridian a location is. It is given in degrees east or west 0-180 degrees. |
| What is "source?" | The place where a river starts. |
| Define "latitude?" | The measure of how far north or south of the equator a location is. It is given in degrees north or south 0-180 degrees. |
| What is the "mouth" of a river? | The place where a river empties into a larger body of water. |
| This is the location has the highest number of volcanic and earthquake activity in the world, and surrounds the Pacific Ocean. | The Ring of Fire |
| This is land that receives very little water throughout the year. | Desert |
| This is an example of a cold desert. | Antarctica |
| This is an example of a hot desert. | Sahara Desert |
| When is colder weather in the Southern Hemisphere? | June, July, August |
| When is colder weather in the Northern Hemisphere? | December, January, February |
| These are places near the equator, that are hot and humid most of the year. | Tropics |
| Name the 7 Continents | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica |
| Name the 5 Oceans | Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern |
| What is the imaginary line dividing the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? | Equator |
| What is the imaginary line dividing the world into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres? | Prime Meridian |
| What is "Map Distortion?" | The distortion that occurs to shape, size, and distance between land masses when the globe is flattened out and represented on a flat map. |
| These maps show physical features of the land including mountains, bodies of water, and elevation. | Physical Maps |
| These maps show human features such as boundary lines, cities, states, and countries. | Political Maps |
Created by:
Ms. Traynor-Grimes (Ms.TG)
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