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Self-Check Quiz Visit the Glencoe World
Geography Web site at geography.glencoe.com
and click on Self-Check Quizzes—Chapter 1 to
prepare for the Chapter Test.

Standardized Test Practice
Thinking Like a Geographer
Imagine that you are an urban planner. What
kinds of data might you want to assemble in Use the circle graph below and your knowl-
order to plan a location for a new school? What edge of geography to answer questions 1 and 2.
methods would you use to collect the data? How
would you use the data to determine the location EARTH’S LAND AND WATER
for the school?
Land Water
29.1% of 70.9% of
Problem-Solving Activity Earth’s Earth’s
surface surface
Contemporary Issues Case Study Look at
newspapers and magazines to identify one of the 1
following issues:

•a local issue that involves land use. 4
•a local issue that involves economic
development. 3 2
•a national issue that involves water resources.
Choose one issue, and research to learn more
about its history, the various points of view sur- 1 Pacific Ocean 64,169,000 sq. mi. (166,241,000 sq. km)
rounding the issue, and the final outcome. Use 2 Atlantic Ocean 33,411,00 sq. mi. (86,557,000 sq. km)
this information to prepare an outline. Then write 3 Indian Ocean 28,342,800 sq. mi. (73,427,000 sq. km)
an essay describing the influence of physical and 4 Arctic Ocean 3,661,200 sq. mi. (9,485,000 sq. km)
human geography on the issue.

1. Which ocean covers the smallest area of
GeoJournal the earth’s surface?
Descriptive Writing Refer to the entry you A Atlantic C Pacific
wrote in your GeoJournal and the information in
this chapter. Then imagine you are a physical B Indian D Arctic
geographer and write a paragraph describing 2. Which ocean covers about as much of
another part of the earth’s surface. For example, if
you live in a plains area, describe how the geog- the earth’s surface as land does?
raphy of the mountains or the seashore would be F Indian H Arctic
different from your location. Include as many con- G Pacific J Atlantic
crete details as you can to describe the physical
and human geography of the place you chose.

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25 Study the information shown on the
20 Technology Activity
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circle graph for the areas of the earth
Using the Internet for Research
covered by land and by oceans. Then
Search the Internet for Web sites that provide compare the relative sizes of the different graph seg-
information about geography to the public. Spon- ments. By comparing the segments you will be able
sors may include government agencies, scientific to determine the correct answers.
organizations, or special-interest magazines. Pre-
pare a list of the five best sites, write a brief descrip-
tion of the kinds of information each one contains,
and explain why you included it.
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