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Geo Only ISS Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What field studies Earth’s physical features and human activity? | Geography |
| What branch studies landforms, climate, and natural processes? | Physical geography |
| What branch studies population, culture, migration, and human systems? | Human geography |
| What branch studies how humans interact with the natural environment? | Environmental geography |
| What term means the exact spot where latitude and longitude meet? | Absolute location |
| What term describes a place compared with other places? | Relative location |
| What tools are used to map and analyze Earth and human societies? | Geospatial technologies |
| What geographic tool uses digital map layers to analyze patterns? | GIS |
| What term means the relative size or ratio shown on a map? | Scale |
| What lines measure distance north and south of the Equator? | Latitude |
| What lines measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian? | Longitude |
| What line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres? | Equator |
| What line divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres? | Prime Meridian |
| What map shows countries, states, borders, and capitals? | Political map |
| What map shows mountains, rivers, plains, and elevation? | Physical map |
| What map uses contour lines to show elevation and terrain? | Topographic map |
| What map shows one topic such as population, climate, or income? | Thematic map |
| What map changes the size of places to represent data? | Cartogram |
| What map feature explains symbols and colors? | Legend |
| What map feature shows direction? | Compass rose |
| What theme of geography identifies where something is located? | Location |
| What theme of geography describes human and physical traits of an area? | Place |
| What theme of geography groups areas with similar traits? | Region |
| What theme of geography studies travel of people, goods, ideas, and information? | Movement |
| What theme studies how people adapt to and change the environment? | Human-environment interaction |
| What term means a defined geographic area? | Region |
| What term means ways humans shape and reshape Earth through daily activities? | Human systems |
| What term means learned beliefs, customs, language, and ways of life? | Culture |
| What term means ideas, beliefs, or customs spreading from place to place? | Cultural diffusion |
| What term means movement of people from one place to another? | Migration |
| What factors drive people away from a place? | Push factors |
| What factors attract people to a new place? | Pull factors |
| What term means a person who moves to a new country to live? | Immigrant |
| What term means the natural world, including water, forests, minerals, and land? | Physical environment |
| What resources can replace themselves naturally over time? | Renewable resources |
| What resources cannot be replaced quickly after use? | Nonrenewable resources |
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rockcastle