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WorksheetsUNIT 1 Pretest
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The following questions are part of a pretest. This allows Ms. Arnold to understand what you already know so that we do not spend time content that is too easy and focus on what you need to learn. Should you freak out over the following questions?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
3.
Which of the following is not a continent:
a)
South America
b)
China
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
4.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
4
d)
6
5.
What is the name of the state that is highlighted in red?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Iowa
d)
Kansas
6.
What state is this?
a)
Indiana
b)
Illinios
c)
Michigan
d)
Wisconsin
7.
Which continent is directly east of Europe?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
8.
What would you find at 180 degrees east of Prime Meridian?
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
International Date Line
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Australia
9.
Where do lines of latitude meet?
a)
At the north and south poles
b)
In the middle
c)
They don't
d)
At 23.5 degrees north and south
10.
What is the precise measurement in degrees of the Tropic of Cancer?
a)
23.5 degrees south
b)
23.5 degrees north
c)
23.5 degrees east
d)
66 degrees north
11.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
12.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
13.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
14.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
15.
A __________ shows relationship between distance on map to distance on Earth
a)
legend
b)
compass
c)
direction
d)
scale
16.
Maps should contain the following five things: 1) a title, 2) borders, 3) a compass rose, 4) ________, and 5) ________ .
a)
continents and countries
b)
landforms and water
c)
map key and symbols
d)
roads and golf courses
17.
What comes to the right of the N (north) on this compass rose?
a)
S (south)
b)
E (east)
c)
W (west)
d)
N (north)
18.
Lines of longitude are called this.
a)
meridian
b)
parallel
c)
equator
d)
longitude
19.
North, South, East, and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
20.
Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?
a)
map scale
b)
map legend
c)
map elevation
d)
map title
21.
NE, SE, NW, SW are these type of directions.
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
c)
main
d)
subterrain
22.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
23.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate
24.
Relative location is...
a)
how to get to a place
b)
finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
c)
not a real thing
d)
exactly where something is located
25.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
26.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Connecticut
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Maryland
27.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Maryland
b)
Minnesota
c)
Connecticut
d)
New Jersey
28.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Delaware
c)
Connecticut
d)
New Hampshire
29.
Name the state that is colored yellow
a)
Colorado
b)
Connecticut
c)
Nebraska
d)
North Dakota
30.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New Mexico
b)
Montana
c)
Arizona
d)
Nevada
31.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Montana
b)
Nebraska
c)
North Dakota
d)
Idaho
32.
What is it like?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
33.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
34.
How do people, plants, animals, and ideas move through out time and place?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Movement
35.
In what ways do people adapt to their environment, or change their environment in order to meet their needs.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Region
36.
How are areas similar or united (physically, politically, or culturally) to other areas around them?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
37.
Washington D.C. is at 38.8 North Latitude and 77 West Longitude
a)
Relative Location
b)
Place
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
38.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
39.
Eskimos and other Inuit people tend to eat foods that are very high in fat content in order to help their bodies stay worm for the harsh winter environments in which they live.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
40.
The Hoover Dam was built to control flooding in the Southwest United States, however it also provides people in that area with a source of fresh water and electricity.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
41.
Southwest Asia and North Africa are generally referred to as "The Middle East" because the people there have a shared language, religion and similar cultures.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
42.
Popular music usually starts in one place (country or local area) and then spreads around the world through sources like the internet or radio stations.
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Location
d)
Region
43.
What is an example of movement in China?
a)
spread of Buddhism on the Silk Road
b)
rise of feudalism
c)
decline of the Plague
d)
decrease in Christianity
44.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
1 month
d)
1 week
45.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
46.
The imaginary line that runs through the Earth's poles is called the ________________.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
tilt
d)
gravity
47.
How long does it take for the moon to make a complete orbit around the Earth?
a)
24 hours
b)
7 days
c)
28 days
d)
365 days
48.
What causes the seasons?
a)
the Earth's gravity
b)
the Earth's force
c)
the Earth's tilt
d)
the Earth's rotation
49.
7. The reason we have seasons is because we get closer and farther to the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, which season is it in North America?
a)
summer
b)
fall
c)
winter
d)
spring
51.
The moon's orbit around the earth is also known as ______________.
a)
a rotation
b)
a revolution
c)
path
d)
a rotation and revolution
52.
What is the largest Continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
South America
53.
What is the largest Ocean?
a)
Arctic
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Pacific
54.
Amount of the Earth's surface that is covered in water.
a)
10%
b)
56%
c)
71%
d)
94%
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