1. Mr. Davis Warriors Social Studies 7
Geography Study Guide
Mr. Davis
Warriors
Social Studies 7

2. 1. Give 2 examples of absolute location
Coordinates: 37 degrees N, 86 degrees W (any measurement with degrees N or S, degrees E or W)
7031 Louisville Road (or any other address)

3. 2. What do human geographers study?
Anything that deals with people and culture:
Economics (trade)
Politics
Food
Languages
Religions
Clothing

4. 3. Define place
A theme of geography that refers to what makes a place unique

5. 4. Why do geographers divide the world into regions?
To compare different places in the world by physical or human traits

6. 5. What are features that would define a physical region?
Any kind of landform:
Mountains
Lakes
Oceans
Rivers
Plains
Islands

7. 6. Give an example of relative location
Anything telling us that something is near something else…
WEMS is next to WEHS
Japan is east of China
BG is between Louisville and Nashville

8. 7. What might a human geographer conduct research on?
Anything that deals with how people live or interact with the land around them:
People building houses and cities
The types of crops people are growing in a region
What type of church people go to

9. 8. How do physical environments affect the way we live?
The types of shelters we build
The type of clothing we wear
The types of crops we produce

10. 9. What might a geographer at a global level study?
How events and ideas from one region or country affect people in other regions or countries
Trade patterns between different countries

11. 10. What does the tilt of the Earth’s axis cause?
Seasons

12. 11. What is the equator?
Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

13. 12. Can you… Find relative and absolute location on a map?
Locate coordinates when given?
Tell where something is in relation to another place on a map?
You will have 5 questions that go with a map of South America

14. 13. How do landforms affect people’s lives?
Keeping them isolated so they don’t speak the same language
Influencing where people settle
Influencing what jobs are available

15. 14. What types of landforms would attract settlement?
A rich mineral deposit (for mining)
A river valley (for fresh water)
Fertile farmland (good soil for crops)

16. 15. What is found on a physical map?
Landforms
Mountain ranges
Bodies of water
Deserts
Elevation

17. 16. What are some examples of human-environment interaction?
Mining for coal or minerals
Building cities, houses, and neighborhoods
Irrigating a field of crops
Building dams to control water

18. 17. What does a political map show?
How humans divided the earth among themselves into countries or states

19. 18. Describe a Mercator Projection
Latitude lines are spaced out at the poles.
Shapes of the land are correct, but sizes are distorted. (Greenland is as big as South America.)

20. 19. Describe a Robinson Projection
Latitude lines are of equal distance
Longitude lines meet at the poles
(20) Most preferred because it is the most accurate when looking at size, shape, and distance between landmasses

21. Physical/Political Maps
You will see a physical map of the Middle East.
There are 5 questions asking you about the map and different features you see (mountains, rivers, bodies of water, deserts, landforms)