Benchmark Test

1. The lines that run north to south on the globe are called ...

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Equator
• Prime Meridian

2. There are _____ Hemispheres

• 3
• 5
• 4
• 2
• Option 5

3. What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Location, Region, Population, Area, Terrain
• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
• Climate, Weather, Elevation, Precipitation, Temperature
• Culture, Race, Ethnicity,

4. Humans interact with the environment in 3 ways. They are ________, _______, and ______.

• Communication, Transportation, Agriculture
• Location, Movement, Climate
• Consumption, Production, Distribution
• Adaptation, Modification, Dependency

5. A tool that is used to determine direction on a map is called _______

• Microscope Rose
• Telescope Rose
• Compass Rose
• Protractor

6. _______ can be found using coordinates or an address

• Movement Location
• Absolute Location
• Geoloprondrical Location
• Relative Location

7. The ____________ is an invisible line of longitude that runs down the center of the earth and runs North to South

• Tropic of Cancer
• International Date Line
• Equator
• Prime Meridian

8. Bee keeping is an example of which human environment interaction? _____________

• Adaptation
• Modification
• Dependency
• Observation

9. How many continents are there in the world, and what are their names?

• 6 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
• 5 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica
• 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
• 4 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia

10. How many oceans are there in the world, and what are their names?

• 3 oceans: Atlantic, Indian, Mediterranean
• 6 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic, Antarctic
• 4 oceans: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic
• 5 oceans: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern, Arctic