Unit Test 9/23 Study Guide
 Know maps 1A, 1B, 2, and 3
 5 Themes of Geography
Mr. Help
M-Movement
R- Region
H-Human/
E-Environment Interaction
L-Location
P-Place
*Remember location, place, and regions have two each
*Remember how we connected each theme to pictures and places in class
Location1.Absolute location- is the exact location
Ex: street address (local location)
Line where latitude and longitude cross- Paris, France-48°51’ North
latitude and 2.20’East longitude
2.Relative location- landmarks, time, direction, or distance from one place
to another
Ex: Toms River is 20 minutes from Seaside
Place
1.Physical- think nature
Ex: mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil
2.Human-ideas and actions of people that result in changes to the
environment.
Ex: buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits
Movement
The movement of people, import and export of goods, and mass
communication.
People interact through movement- travel, trade, E-mail
*Also ideas, fashion, and fads move
Regions
1.Formal Regions- defined by boundaries
Ex: United States, Colts Neck
2.Vernacular Regions- defined by people’s perceptions
Ex: The South, The Middle East
Human Environmental Interaction
*Humans change the environment
There are 3 key concepts:
Humans adapt on the environment
Adapt to environment by wearing clothing that is suitable. Ex: Winter
wear a jacket, rain use an umbrella
Humans modify the environment
Ex: Heating and cooling buildings
Humans depend on the environment
Depend on the Mississippi for water and transportation
Artifacts & Archaeology (Think):
1.Where is the object located?
2.What is the object and how is it used?
3. What is the object made out of?
4.Historical Reference
5.Carbon Dating
 Artifact- Artifacts are defined as products of human skill.
Ex: A piece of pottery, a tool, or a coin
 Archaeology- the study of artifacts in order to find out more about history
or the people who lived years ago.
*skeletons and bones are not artifacts-but we can use some of the same
methods in order to understand more about them
 Carbon Dating- When an item made of carbon ages, little pieces of
carbon-14 atoms fall off in the process. We can tell how old the object is
by how much carbon the item still has.
*Very popular method with scientists today
*Look at picture in notebook
Chronological Order – means placing events according to when these
events occurred. (Be able to place dates in order)
B.C. and B.C.E. are the same exact thing, only different terms!
A.D. and C.E. are the same exact thing only with different terms!
B.C.= Before Christ
A.D.= Anno Domini (Year of the Lord)
B.C.E.= Before Common Era
C.E.= Common Era
1.Take all of the B.C. and B.C.E. terms and make the terms the same
2.Take all of the A.D. and C.E. terms and make the terms the same
3.Now, take all B.C./B.C.E. terms and list them from greatest to least
4.With the next number, take the lowest A.D./C.E. number and count to
the highest number