Reflections CA CH 1 Assessment: Physical and Human Geography

Match the following vocabulary words

• border

• The weather that a place has over a long period of time.

• climate

• A line that shows where a state or nation ends.

• plateau

• A landform with steep sides and a flat top that rises into the air.

• community

• A group of people who live in the same place.

• location

• The place where communities are found.

On what continent is your community located?

• the United States of America

• the Western Hemisphere

• the Northern Hemisphere

• North America

The letters NE on the compass rose are between north and east. What does this mean?

• It stands for a cardinal direction.

• It stands for an intermediate direction.

• It stands for New England.

• It stands for northwest.

What do basins and canyons have in common?

• Both are found in highlands.

• They are both kinds of plateaus.

• Both are kinds of valleys.

• They are both bodies of water.

How does a landform map show physical features?

• It uses colors and patterns.

• It uses a compass rose.

• It uses a grid.

• It has lines that show borders.

What are bridges and schools examples of?

• landforms

• human-made features

• physical features

• natural resources

What is usually the first thing people in a new settlement build?

• tunnels through mountains

• schools for children

• homes for people to live in

• hospitals for the sick

Into how many regions is California divided?

• three

• four

• five

• eight

What is the primary purpose of a map's legend?

• To show the scale of the map

• To explain the symbols used on the map

• To indicate the map's orientation

• To provide the map's title

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which is an example of an urban area?

• the Sierra Nevada

• Death Valley

• farmland in the Central Valley

• Anaheim