World Geography
Unit 1 – Introduction to World Geography
Study Guide
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A study guide tells you what will be on the test and helps you prepare and study. This is a required assignment
& is due on the day you take the test. Please write your answers neatly on a separate sheet of paper.
1.
What are the five parts of a map?
2. List and define each of the five themes of geography:
3. Explain the difference between absolute location and relative location:
4. How would you describe the physical characteristics of a place?
5. How would you describe the human characteristics of a place?
6. Which theme would geographers use to study the consequences of peoples’ actions?
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a globe?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of maps?
9. On a blank globe, could you label the following items:
a. Prime Meridian
b. Equator
c. lines of latitude
d. lines of longitude
e. the Northern Hemisphere
f. the Southern Hemisphere
g. the Western Hemisphere
h. the Eastern Hemisphere
10. List and define each of the five themes of geography.
****You will be required to match the correct map type with its official name. (There are three)
Essay Question: Essay questions must be answered in complete sentences. You will be required to answer the
following essay question:
1. If you were planning a two day car trip to a different state, would you take a map or a globe with you?
Explain your decision.