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WorksheetsGeography Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT one of the 5 themes Geographers use to study the world?
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Environment
2.
Which is NOT one of the 5 themes Geographers use to study the world?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Region
c)
Culture
d)
Place
3.
Which is NOT a tool Geographers use to study the world?
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
Governments
d)
Maps
4.
Imaginary lines on the globe that help find the exact locations of places around the world.
a)
Latitude
b)
GPS
c)
Maps
d)
Currents
5.
The earth is cut in halves called....
a)
sectors
b)
hemispheres
c)
sections
d)
quadrants
6.
How a person would describe the location of place in relationship to another.
a)
Absolute location
b)
Latitude and longitude
c)
Relative location
d)
satellite imagery
7.
Type of government system in which the power rests with the people
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Monarchy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Democracy
8.
Type of autocratic government where one person holds absolute power
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
socialist
9.
Type of government system where a King or Queen holds power
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
socialist
10.
Type of economic system where the production and distribution of goods and services are privately owned and operated
a)
Traditional
b)
Communist
c)
Free Enterprise/Market
d)
Mixed
11.
The rocks, soil, and land formations of the earth
a)
Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Lithosphere
12.
The air and gases in the air above the earth
a)
Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Lithosphere
13.
Things that come from the earth that have value to others.
a)
valuables
b)
natural resources
c)
Oil
d)
Natural deposits
14.
Resources from the earth that can be replenished
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable resources
c)
Natural resources
d)
Replenishables
15.
Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable resources
c)
Natural resources
d)
Replenishables
16.
Religion that believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
17.
Religion that believes in the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
18.
Type of religion that believes in more than one god.
a)
traditional
b)
animistic
c)
polytheistic
d)
monotheistic
19.
Process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces called sediment
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
washout
d)
decomposing
20.
Process of altering the earth's surface through the carrying of weathered materials
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
washout
d)
decomposing
21.
Type of erosion where weathered materials carried by wind alter the surface of the earth
a)
water erosion
b)
wind erosion
c)
glacial erosion
d)
weathering
22.
Climate zone located in the middle latitudes with more moderate temperatures
a)
tropical
b)
sub arctic
c)
temperate
d)
polar
23.
Climate region located over much of the U.S. and Europe with warm summers and cold winters
a)
Sub-arctic
b)
Tropical Wet
c)
Humid continental
d)
Temperate
24.
Convection helps _______ and ______ currents redistribute heat around the world
a)
ice / wind
b)
wind / ocean
c)
ice / ocean
d)
hot / frozen
25.
The large piece of earth's crust that floats on the liquid mantle
a)
crust
b)
continent
c)
volcanism
d)
tectonic plate
26.
Which is NOT one of the three layers of the earth?
a)
Magma center
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
27.
When built up tension of two tectonic plates finally slips out we experience a
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
28.
Massive storm of wind and rain that usually forms over warm tropical ocean waters
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
tsunami
d)
el nino
29.
The short term condition of the atmosphere at a specific place for a specific time
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
tsunami
d)
weather pattern
30.
To find how far places are north and south of the equator we would use...
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
31.
Which European country is this?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Austria
32.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Brazil
b)
Chile
c)
Argentina
d)
Bolivia
33.
Which east Asia country is this?
a)
Russia
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
North Korea
34.
Which Northern European country is this?
a)
Norway
b)
Sweden
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
35.
Which east Asia country is this?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Manchuria
d)
North Korea
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