TExES Social Studies 7-12 (232) Geography
Review UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Geography - CORRECT ANSWER - This is the study of the distribution and interaction of
physical and human features on earth.
Absolute Location - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the exact place on earth where a
geographic feature is found
Relative Location - CORRECT ANSWER - This describes a place in comparison to other
places around it
Equator - CORRECT ANSWER - This divides the north and south halves of the
hemispheres
Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWER - This divides the east and west halves of the
hemispheres
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER - These are a set of lines that run parallel to the equator
Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - These are a set of lines that go around the earth over
the poles
Place - CORRECT ANSWER - This includes the physical features and cultural
characteristics of a location
Region - CORRECT ANSWER - An area of the earths surface with similar characteristics
, Formal Region - CORRECT ANSWER - This is defined by a limited number of related
characteristics
United States - CORRECT ANSWER - This is considered a formal region
Functional Region - CORRECT ANSWER - This is organized around a set of interactions
and connections between places such as a hub
Perceptual Regions - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a region in which people perceive the
characteristics of the region in the same way
Linear Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This means how far across the earth a person or
idea or a product travels
Time Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This is the amount of time it takes for a person or
idea or a product to travel
Psychological Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This refers to the way people view
distance
Globe - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a three-dimensional representation of the earth
Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - These are two dimensional graphic representatives of
selected parts of the earths surface
Map Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a way of drawing earths surface by
presenting a round earth on flat paper
Topographic Map - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a representation of natural man made
features on the earth
Review UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Geography - CORRECT ANSWER - This is the study of the distribution and interaction of
physical and human features on earth.
Absolute Location - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the exact place on earth where a
geographic feature is found
Relative Location - CORRECT ANSWER - This describes a place in comparison to other
places around it
Equator - CORRECT ANSWER - This divides the north and south halves of the
hemispheres
Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWER - This divides the east and west halves of the
hemispheres
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER - These are a set of lines that run parallel to the equator
Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - These are a set of lines that go around the earth over
the poles
Place - CORRECT ANSWER - This includes the physical features and cultural
characteristics of a location
Region - CORRECT ANSWER - An area of the earths surface with similar characteristics
, Formal Region - CORRECT ANSWER - This is defined by a limited number of related
characteristics
United States - CORRECT ANSWER - This is considered a formal region
Functional Region - CORRECT ANSWER - This is organized around a set of interactions
and connections between places such as a hub
Perceptual Regions - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a region in which people perceive the
characteristics of the region in the same way
Linear Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This means how far across the earth a person or
idea or a product travels
Time Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This is the amount of time it takes for a person or
idea or a product to travel
Psychological Distance - CORRECT ANSWER - This refers to the way people view
distance
Globe - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a three-dimensional representation of the earth
Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - These are two dimensional graphic representatives of
selected parts of the earths surface
Map Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a way of drawing earths surface by
presenting a round earth on flat paper
Topographic Map - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a representation of natural man made
features on the earth
