World Cultures & Geography Chapter 1 Test

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true. 1. Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.

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Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true. The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the map key.

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Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true. A secondary source is a description of an event by someone who lived through it.

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Listing events, ideas, and objects in a logical order is called sequencing.

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Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true. Forests and oil are examples of resources.

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Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true.

the sky is green

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Which of the following is a geographer most likely to study?

• how events that occur over time are related

• the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth

• how living things survive and relate to one another

• why people live where they do

What is one way to organize and interpret information?

• make an inference

• draw a conclusion

• identify cause and effect

• create and use a database

Which of the following would most likely be explained by the key on an elevation map?

• the kinds of plants that grow in different areas

• the amount of annual rainfall each color represents

• the locations and names of cities

• what height above or below sea level each color represents

What does Line A on Map 1 represent?

• line of latitude

• equator

• line of longitude

• dateline