Geography Unit Study Guide
Name: __________________
Part 1- Continents and Oceans; Absolute Location
On the Blank World Map Provided- Practice labeling the following: Check as you go.
____ 7 Continents ​
(Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica)
____ 4 Oceans ​
(Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean)
____ Equator
____ Prime Meridian
____ Compass Rose
____ Lightly shade the country that you live in.
On the same World Map- practice Latitude and Longitude; find absolute location.
1. Name two continents that the Equator runs through.
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2. Place a star at the coordinate 40 degrees South Latitude and 60 degrees West
Longitude.
3. Place a star at the coordinate 20 degrees North Latitude and 140 degrees East
Longitude.
4. Find the coordinate shown on the map that is closest to Ohio. Write the absolute
location below.
_________ degrees North Latitude and __________ degrees West Longitude
A view of the Earth is shown on the map below. Look at it to answer the question.
5. What does the star on this map represent?
6. Which 3 continents can you see from this view?
Part 2- Vocabulary
Study your Vocabulary Cards that you made. Write a sentence using each of the
following Vocabulary Words:
Human Feature-
Physical Feature-
Geography-
Cartography-
Culture-
Absolute Location-
Which Vocabulary Word above would match best with each picture below.
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Part 3- Interpreting information about people and places using maps.
In Social Studies book A24-A25, find the Thematic Maps to answer questions below.
1.What is the Theme or purpose of each map shown on A24-A25?:
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2. In Australia, which Religion is most widely practiced? _________________________
3. What is the Climate in most of South America?_______________________________
Part 4- Human activities are affected by physical environments.
Use your Effect on Settlement Chart to answer question 1-3.
1.When people are drawn towards places where they can earn a living and survive in a
comfortable environment this called a:
a. push factor
b. pull factor
2. When people move away from places because they cannot find work, or they
experience environmental hazards this is called a:
a. push factor
b. pull factor
3. Describe another example of a push or pull factor. (at least 2 sentences)
4. Use your Geography Writing Assignment and People Places Observation sheet to
answer the question: How does Geography affect the way people live?
(at least 3 sentences)