Thinking Geographically

Question 1

Every person has a mental map of the world around them. In a short paragraph, describe your mental map of your neighborhood by describing two locations that are important to you. How do you know how to get to these two locations? Where are they in relation to each other?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

(Answers should take the form of a short paragraph. Students should describe two important locations while describing how they perceive these locations spatially. Answers might include discussion of landmarks, relative locations, or the qualities of these locations.)

Question 2

Geographic information about human activities __________. A. can help leaders decide how to plan for the future B. is used only by geographers, not other citizens C. is not helpful in planning future cities and neighborhoods D. cannot be used to interpret present-day trends Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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A: A

Question 3

If geography is all about studying where things happen and why they happen there, how is meteorology a part of geography? In a short paragraph, define meteorology. Explain how meteorology is about studying geography's key questions, "where?" and "why there?"

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

(Students should begin by defining meteorology as the study of how the Earth’s atmospheric conditions change over time. Students may mention that meteorology is about studying climate and weather patterns. Geographers study “where?” in meteorology when they identify where climate changes are taking place. When geographers study “why there” in meteorology, they are studying why climate changes and weather patterns take place in certain parts of the world.)

Question 4

The effect of human activity on Earth is not important to geography. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Question 5

Which of the following statements about perspective and perception in geography is false? A. Geographers use perspective to help them organize and categorize the world. B. It is important to view the world geographically from only one perspective. C. Perspectives help geographers examine patterns in the world. D. Regions and mental maps can vary according to each person’s perception. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Question 6

A geographer’s interpretation of events, people, and places is influenced by perceptions and perspective. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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A: T

Question 7

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo licensed from iStock Which of the following statements best describes the role of a surveyor in geography? A. A surveyor provides plans for transportation systems. B. A surveyor provides close readings of soil decomposition. C. A surveyor provides close readings of land elevations. D. A surveyor provides detailed descriptions of flora and fauna. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Question 8

Geographers seek to answer two key questions when they study the world: "where?" and "why there?" A geographer can study any process taking place in the world today by answering these questions. In a short paragraph, identify one of your interests (maybe it's sports, games, or another hobby). How could you answer geography's two key questions when studying this interest?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:
 
 
(In a short paragraph, students should choose an appropriate hobby and discuss how it could be studied geographically. Where does this hobby take place? Who participates in this interest? Is it more popular in some places than others? Why is it there?)

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of human-environment interaction? A. building wind farms in Texas to harness the environment’s energy B. Antarctic lands not being visited or affected by humans C. constructing the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River D. building tunnels to construct the transcontinental railroad Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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B: B

Question 10

In this lesson, we identified many uses of geography. One example is urban planning. How would geography be useful in helping to plan the future of a community? Give your response in the form of a short paragraph.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

(Answers should address planning transportation, planning future services, or planning new housing.) Geographers help in planning where these future needs might be met. They also assist in discovering why these future needs might be necessary in certain places.

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