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Chapters 1 and 2 Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its . . .
a)
relative location.
b)
distortion
c)
absolute location
d)
map projection 
2.
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
a)
to identify symbols on a map
b)
to indicate directions on a map
c)
to tell what a map shows
d)
to allow people to locate any point on Earth
3.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Reef
b)
Desert
c)
Isthmus
d)
Plain
4.
Which of the following run east and west around the globe?
a)
International Date Line
b)
meridians of longitude
c)
parallels of latitude
d)
Prime Meridian
5.
When does the sun shine straight down on the equator?
a)
in April and October
b)
in February and August
c)
in June and December
d)
in March and September
6.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Tributary
b)
Strait 
c)
Delta 
d)
Isthmus 
7.
You tell your friend the park is two blocks north of the school. You just described the park’s . . .
a)
absolute location 
b)
latitude
c)
map projection
d)
relative location
8.
What type of thematic map is this?
a)
vegetation zones
b)
physical features
c)
economic activity
d)
climate zones
9.
What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?
a)
Only globes can accurately show distances.
b)
Size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.
c)
Maps are more difficult to carry around than globes are.
d)
The map must be enormous to show any amount of detail.
10.
What physical feature is this?
a)
isthmus
b)
strait
c)
archipelago
d)
reef
11.
Which of the following is a temperate zone?
a)
the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole
b)
the area between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
c)
the area between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
d)
the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
12.
Which two continents occupy the same landmass?
a)
Europe and Asia
b)
Europe and Africa
c)
North and South America
d)
Australia and Antarctica
13.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Plain
b)
Coast
c)
Peninsula
d)
Plateau
14.
Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located?
a)
geographic coordinates
b)
cardinal directions
c)
parallel of latitude
d)
meridian of longitude
15.
One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is . . .
a)
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park
b)
a map showing gorges, ravines, and streams
c)
a map showing the cholera deaths in the area
d)
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska
16.
What type of thematic map is this?
a)
physical fetures
b)
climate zones
c)
vegetation zones
d)
economic activity
17.
A landform is . . . 
a)
any natural feature of Earth's surface
b)
the average number of people who live in a unit of area
c)
defined by characteristics that set it apart from others
d)
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
18.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Island
c)
Reef 
d)
Strait
19.
What could you learn from a climate map?
a)
how much rainfall an area receives
b)
the average temperature of an area in summer
c)
how cold an area gets in winter
d)
all answers are correct
20.
A physical map may include features such as . . .
a)
natural resources
b)
economic activity
c)
landforms and bodies of water
d)
population density
21.
What physical feature is this?
a)
bay
b)
lake
c)
strait
d)
river
22.
Which of the following is a body of water?
a)
peninsula
b)
mesa
c)
plateau
d)
tributary
23.
Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
a)
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world
b)
They get more of the heat of Earth's core
c)
They get the most direct rays from the sun
d)
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans
24.
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
a)
cacti
b)
mosses
c)
pine trees
d)
tall grasses
25.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Mesa
b)
Butte
c)
Mountain
d)
Canyon
26.
To calculate the population density of a place, you . . .
a)
add the number of people to its land area
b)
divide the number of people by its land area
c)
multiply the number of people per square mile by land area
d)
divide the number of people by the number of its dwellings
27.
Economic Activity Maps show you resources and what other important feature?
a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
c)
Land Use
d)
Water Depth
28.
What is an example of a region defined by economic activity?
a)
the Corn Belt
b)
the West Coast
c)
the Rocky Mountains
d)
all other answers
29.
What physical feature is this?
a)
reef
b)
isthmus
c)
island
d)
archipelago
30.
Which vegetation zone would we find small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
a)
temperate grassland
b)
coniferous forest
c)
chapparral
d)
tundra
31.
Which economic activity is linked to the natural resources of the area?
a)
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
b)
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
c)
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
d)
the insurance industry in Hartford, Connecticut
32.
What type of thematic map is this?
a)
political boundaries
b)
physical features
c)
economic activity
d)
population density
33.
What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?
a)
houses surrounded by farm fields
b)
small apartments in skyscrapers
c)
individual homes spaced miles apart
d)
large homes with front and back yards
34.
One of the most densely populated places on Earth is . . .
a)
Avoca, Ireland
b)
Skwentna, Alaska
c)
Waltham, Vermont
d)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
35.
What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?
a)
a climagraph
b)
a fjord
c)
a map legend
d)
a physical map
36.
What type of thematic map is this?
a)
Physical Features
b)
Climate Zones
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population Density
37.

Which statement about map projections is true?

a)

All map projections have some kind of distortion.

b)

Geographers use map projections that eliminate all distortions.

c)

No map projection can accurately show the sizes of places.

d)

All map projections distort the shapes of places.

38.

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

a)

north

b)

compass rose

c)

southwest

d)

latitude

39.

A synonym for map legend is map

a)

guide

b)

grid

c)

translator

d)

key

40.

A map grid

a)

indicates cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.

b)

helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.

c)

explains the symbols that are used on the map.

d)

describes the area shown on the map and identifies the map’s topic.

41.

The line that marks 0° longitude is the

a)

equator.

b)

International Date Line.

c)

prime meridian.

d)

Tropic of Capricorn.

42.

What does the map scale tell you?

a)

how many miles are represented by an inch on the map

b)

how many kilometers are represented by a centimeter on the map

c)

how to read the distances on a map

d)

all answers are correct

43.

South America fits entirely within the

a)

Eastern Hemisphere.

b)

Western Hemisphere.

c)

Northern Hemisphere.

d)

Southern Hemisphere.

44.

The spinning motion of Earth on its axis is called

a)

gyration

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

revolution

45.

Plains and plateaus are

a)

landforms

b)

bodies of water

c)

forms of vegetation

d)

types of economic activity

46.

What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?

a)

cacti

b)

mosses

c)

pine trees

d)

tall grasses

47.

More than half of the land in Africa is used for subsistence farming, in which

a)

farmers must move around often to find food and water for their animals.

b)

farmers raise crops or livestock to sell.

c)

farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.

d)

farms are owned by large multinational corporations.

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