Geography Homework Practice
| # | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Geography is the study of places, land, water, and how people live in different locations. |
| 2 | Geography can affect where people live by giving them water, flat land, or safe places to build homes. |
| 3 | A map is used to show where places are located. |
| 4 | People often live near rivers because rivers provide water and help with travel and farming. |
| 5 | Mountains can make travel harder because roads may be steep and rough. |
| 6 | A farmer is an important job in a farming area. |
| 7 | Flat land helps people build towns because it is easier to build roads, homes, and stores. |
| 8 | A store might be built near many houses so more people can buy goods there. |
| 9 | A place near the ocean, a lake, or a river might have many fishing jobs. |
| 10 | Good roads help an economy by making it easier to move goods and people. |
| 11 | People may need to bring water from another place or store water carefully. |
| 12 | Ports are important for trade because ships can bring and send goods there. |
| 13 | A desert can affect jobs and businesses because there is little water, so people may need special ways to farm and live. |
| 14 | People build cities near coasts because ships can carry goods, and people can travel and work there. |
| 15 | Climate can change what people grow because some plants need warm, cool, wet, or dry weather. |
| 16 | A factory might be built near transportation routes so it is easier to get materials and send out products. |
| 17 | A forest can help people earn money by providing wood, jobs, and tourism. |
| 18 | A tourist area may have many hotels and restaurants because visitors need places to stay and eat. |
| 19 | Location can affect the price because goods may cost more to transport to faraway places. |
| 20 | If a town has no nearby market, people may have to travel farther to buy and sell goods. |
| 21 | It can help farmers grow and sell more crops, and shoppers can buy fresh food. |
| 22 | They may need special clothes and tools because the weather is cold and the land can be hard to use. |
| 23 | A river can help a town become a trading center because boats can carry goods to and from the town. |
| 24 | Example: A lake can help people make money by supporting fishing, boating, and tourism. |
| 25 | Some jobs happen more often in certain places because geography and natural resources are different in each place. |
| 26 | The farms provide food and the roads help people move the food to the city to sell it. |
| 27 | A place with many trees can help businesses by providing wood, paper materials, and outdoor jobs. |
| 28 | People on an island may need boats more because water surrounds the island and boats help them travel and trade. |
| 29 | Geography can affect cafeteria food because local farms, weather, and water can change which foods are available nearby. |
| 30 | A place's geography can influence jobs and trade because land, water, weather, and transportation affect what people can make, grow, or move. For example, coastal places may have fishing and shipping jobs, while farming areas may sell crops and buy tools or machines. |