The Great State of Alabama Assessment

Why are geographers important?

• They measure mountains to see how high they are.

• They think about people and their communities.

• They count how many people live in a region.

• They test global positioning systems.

Which would be the best region to start a farm in?

• the Black belt

• the Piedmont

• the Cumberland

• the Ridge and Valley

If you started on the north end of Alabama and rove south, which order would you encounter these cities in?

• Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville

• Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham

• Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham

• Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile

True or False: A region can be classified using several different characteristics.

• True

• False

If you wanted to find out whether you were moving to a dry place or a rainy place, what kind of map would you use?

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• historical map

Which kind of weather event is rare in Alabama?

• a rainstorm

• a sunny day

• wind

• a tornado

Which of the following are NOT one of the five themes of geography?

• location

• economics

• movement

• human-environment interaction

True or False: Northern Alabama has the most mountains.

• True

• False