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do now: label the compass rose with the cardinal directions (north, south, west, east), then label the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres.
unit 1 review

spatial thinking

• spatial thinking is thinking about the space on the earth’s surface, including where places are located and why they are there.
• geographic patterns are similarities among places. the location of large cities near water is one example of a geographic pattern.

1. what are geographic patterns?

a relationships between environment and society
b similarities among places
c earth’s physical processes
d places found on a map

1. which of these are geographic patterns? (circle them)

river between mountains
major cities located near water
continents with warm climate near equator

map skills

Explanation:

Question 1

The text defines geographic patterns as similarities among places. Option A refers to human - environment interaction, option C to physical processes, and option D to map - based locations, none matching the definition.

• "Major cities located near water": As per the definition, this is a similarity (pattern) in city locations across places.
• "Continents with warm climate near Equator": This is a similarity in climate - continent location across places.
• "River between mountains" is a specific landform feature, not a pattern of similarity among places.

Answer:

B. similarities among places

Question 2