Fall 9 Weeks Test

Lines of latitude measure distance on Earth

• A. in a north-to-south direction.
• B. in miles.
• C. in an east-to-west direction.
• D. in kilometers.

Which of these cities are located in the same region?

• F. Los Angeles and Dallas
• G. New York and Boston
• H. Chicago and Miami
• I. Atlanta and San Francisco

What is the name of the line that divides Earth into sections called the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• F. the Prime Meridian
• G. the International Date Line
• H. the Tropic of Capricorn
• I. the Equator

Which type of map would you use to locate your state’s boundaries?

• F. political map
• G. land-use map
• H. road map
• I. physical map

In the excerpt above, two geographers summarize the content of their geography book.

• A. human-environment interaction
• B. location
• C. movement
• D. region

Which of these would be an example of the environmental characteristics of a realm?

• F. plants and animals that live there
• G. language and religion of the people who live there
• H. nationalities of the people living there
• I. type of government found in the realm

Why would the natural disasters named in this excerpt affect the nation’s economy?

How could relief workers benefit by having maps that show areas that were hit by a natural disaster?

How is the ocean floor similar to the surface of dry land?

The sun’s heat causes Earth to constantly orbit around it.

• true
• False