WorksheetsUnits 11 and 12
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the actual location of a city called?
a)
Situation
b)
Confluence
c)
Site
d)
Relative Locaiton
2.
What is the location of a city respect to other geographic features, resources, and transport routes?
a)
Site
b)
Situation
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
3.
What is another word for port and serves as a safe place for ships to trade and dock called?
a)
Export
b)
Docks
c)
Import
d)
Harbor
4.
Which piece of land is totally surrounded by water?
a)
Confluence
b)
Peninsula
c)
Landlocked
d)
Island
5.
What is a fall line?
a)
The division between two types of geology.
b)
A political boundary.
c)
A place where two or more rivers meet.
d)
A place where few waterfalls and rapids are.
6.
Which example of site is a raised area of land?
a)
Hilltop
b)
Confluence
c)
Island
d)
Oasis
7.
What is a region in the middle of desert where there is water and vegetation?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Delta
c)
Oasis
d)
Drought
8.
What is a narrow passageway of water?
a)
Strait
b)
Channel
c)
Canal
d)
River
9.
Which of the following is not a famous example of a harbor site?
a)
New York City, New York
b)
Alexandria, Egypt
c)
Istanbul, Turkey
d)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
10.
Which famous city is situated between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
b)
Alexandria, Egypt
c)
Jerusalem, Israel
d)
Bahgdad, Iraq
11.
Which of the following is not one of the functions of a town or city?
a)
Serve as religious centers
b)
Maintain local government
c)
Allow businesses to open
d)
Tax citizens
12.
Which city is located next to the land bridge between Europe and Asia by the Dardanelles strait?
a)
Tehran, Iran
b)
Cairo, Egypt
c)
Damascus, Syria
d)
Istanbul, Turkey
13.
Which city is the famous pilgrimage site for Muslims?
a)
Varanasi, India
b)
Tehran, Iran
c)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
d)
Jerusalem, Israel
14.
Which city is important for Catholic Christians and serves as their headquarters?
a)
Varanasi, India
b)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
c)
Jerusalem, Israel
d)
Rome, Italy
15.
Which city is a famous pilgrimage site for Hindus?
a)
Tehran, Iran
b)
Varanasi, India
c)
Kashmir, India
d)
Kashmir, Pakistan
16.
What was the original capital of Brazil?
a)
Brasilia
b)
Rio de Janeiro
c)
Buenos Aires
d)
Santiago
17.
Which city in the United States is a famous confluence site and was well known for steel manufacturing?
a)
Pittsburgh, PA
b)
Philidelphia, PA
c)
New York, NY
d)
St. Louis, IL
18.
Which city started for local trade and eventually became larger after the Erie Canal was built?
a)
Chicago, IL
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
San Diego, CA
d)
New York, NY
19.
What is a former mining town that has become abandoned?
a)
Ghost Town
b)
Shantytown
c)
Goldrush Town
d)
Spirit Town
20.
What does sprawl mean?
a)
The growth of cities outside of the center.
b)
The shrinking of cities.
c)
When a city becomes extremely densely populated.
d)
When a city becomes extremely sparsely populated.
21.
Which city is described here:
-Location of Independence Hall
-Location of the Liberty Bell
-Location of Independence Hall
-Location of the Liberty Bell
a)
Williamsburg, VA
b)
Philadelphia, PA
c)
New York, NY
d)
St. Louis, MI
22.
Which of the following is not a problem associated with cities?
a)
Traffic jams
b)
The rich and poor become isolated
c)
More jobs
d)
Noise, air, and water pollution
23.
Which of the follow is not a use of geography at the local level?
a)
Air and water quality management
b)
Land use and transportation planning
c)
Recycling programs
d)
Creating laws
24.
What is a prolonged period of dryness called?
a)
Desert
b)
Steppe
c)
Drought
d)
Oasis
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