Geography Review Worksheet
| # | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Geography is the study of Earth’s land, water, and places. |
| 2 | A map is used to show where places are located. |
| 3 | Examples include mountains, rivers, lakes, or deserts. |
| 4 | The capital city is usually where the government leaders work and make decisions. |
| 5 | A city is a smaller place where people live, while a state is a larger area that includes many cities and towns. |
| 6 | Governments use maps to plan roads, borders, land use, and services. |
| 7 | Rivers can provide water, transportation, and places for farming or living. |
| 8 | Mountains can make it harder to build towns and roads, so people may build in flatter places. |
| 9 | A border is a line that shows where one area ends and another begins. |
| 10 | A government needs to know about the climate to plan for weather, safety, farming, and building. |
| 11 | People often live near water, flat land, or places with good weather and transportation. |
| 12 | Geography can affect jobs by making certain jobs easier, such as fishing near water or farming on flat land. |
| 13 | Some capitals are chosen for location, safety, or history, not just size. |
| 14 | A political map shows states, countries, borders, and capital cities. |
| 15 | A physical map shows landforms and natural features like mountains, rivers, and plains. |
| 16 | Geography helps leaders choose places that are easy for people to reach and safe to build on. |
| 17 | They need to know about hills, rivers, and other land features so the road is safe and useful. |
| 18 | A flood may require leaders to give help, repair roads, and keep people safe. |
| 19 | Geography affects where people live and travel, and government uses that information to make plans, rules, and services for the state. |
| 20 | The government should think about flood risk near the river and the difficulty of building near mountains. |