World Geography Unit 1 Study Guide
Standards SSWG1 a-c – SSWG2 a-d Students will explain the physical and cultural aspects of
geography.
Words and key terms:
Orographic effect
Greenhouse effect
Aquifer
Homogeneity
Globalization
Cartographer
Biome
Permafrost
Culture
Weathering
Spatial
Diffusion
Urbanization
Infrastructure
CONCEPTS TO KNOW:
1. How to read a map – longitude and latitude
2. How would a geographer use the following terms to describe the world?
3. Location, place, region, movement, human environment interaction
4. Give an example for each region and explain why it is that type of region.
Formal, functional, perceptual
5. Five Themes for Geography
6. What geographic factors influence population distribution?
7. Why is language so important to culture?
8. Why does a country need an infrastructure?
9. How is absolute location different from relative location?
10. Why do geographers study movement?
11. Which term is also known as a meridian line?
12. What are the major factors that influence climate?