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WorksheetsUnit 1A World Geography
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Northern Hemisphere experiences summer when it is tilted toward the sun and receives more direct sunlight.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The rain shadow effect causes
a)
hurricanes to develop in the Atlantic Ocean
b)
dry areas to develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
c)
ice caps to develop on the North and South Poles
d)
monsoons to develop in the Pacific Ocean
3.
What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?
a)
They cause extreme changes in seasonal temperatures
b)
They cause temperatures to be more uniform and moderate
c)
They cause year-round high temperatures
d)
They cause year-round cold temperatures
4.
A description of a location using physical and/or human features
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Location
5.
The exact spot on earth something can be found
a)
relative location
b)
place
c)
absolute location
d)
where the X is on the map
6.
Where something can be found using another object or place
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
place
d)
Daylight Doughnuts
7.
An area that contains similar physical and/or human features that separate it from other areas.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Absolute location
d)
human/environment interaction
8.
The exchange of people, goods, or ideas from one place to another
a)
Place
b)
Human/Environment interacton
c)
Region
d)
Movement
9.
How people and their surroundings interact
a)
human/environment interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
10.
The set of imaginary lines that run north and south between the poles
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
11.
The set of imaginary lines that run east west around the earth
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
12.
The name for 0o Latitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
13.
Measures how far east or west of the prime meridian you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
14.
Measures how far north or south of the equator you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
15.
This represents which of the 5 themes of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
16.
This picture is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
17.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
18.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
19.
What layer is the surface of the earth?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Outer Core
d)
Mesosphere
20.
What layer is bright red layer in this picture?
a)
Mantle
b)
Inner Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Crust
21.
What type of heat transfer happens within the Earth?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Microwaveable
d)
Hot Lava
22.
What kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Crust
23.
What kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Crust
24.
What kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Crust
25.
Where can you find this type of plate boundary?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Landslide
26.
Where can you find this type of plate boundary?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Landslide
27.
Where can you find this type of plate boundary?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Landslide
28.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
c)
Wegner World
d)
Pangea
29.
If your latitude is close to 90 degrees North, you live in which zone?
a)
Polar Zone
b)
Temperate zone
c)
Tropical zone
d)
Equatorial zone
30.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
31.
The land on the ______ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow.
a)
Cold
b)
windward
c)
Cloud covered
d)
leeward
32.
The chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim.
a)
Ring of Lords
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Honor
d)
Ring of Marriage
33.
Which sphere would a prairie fall under?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
34.
Which sphere would groundwater fall under?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
35.
Which sphere would oxygen fall under?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
36.
Why don't all places on Earth receive the same amount of direct sunlight at the same place?
a)
The Earth's axis is tilted.
b)
The Earth receives sunlight in an unpredictable pattern.
c)
The Earth rotates from east to west.
d)
Weather in places changes over time.
37.
Which statement best describes how Earth's position affects temperatures?
a)
Temperature is measured in degrees on a set scale.
b)
Earth's axis runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
c)
Earth's rotation from west to east creates unpredictable temperatures.
d)
Temperatures vary depending on which side of the planet is facing the sun.
38.
What does the word equinox mean?
a)
The number of days Earth revolves around the sun.
b)
The condition of the atmosphere in one place.
c)
The days of the year that daytime and nighttime hours are equal.
d)
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth.
39.
Why do parts of the low latitude zone have warm to hot climates?
a)
The Earth's poles receive continuous, indirect sunlight.
b)
They receive direct rays from the sun year-round.
c)
The Earth's atmosphere thins as altitude increases.
d)
The lower the elevation, the higher the temperatures.
40.
When do the North Pole and the South Pole receive nearly continuous, but indirect, sunlight?
a)
When either the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
b)
When the midlatitude zone faces the sun, receiving direct rays.
c)
When either the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
d)
When the low latitude zone faces the sun, receiving indirect rays.
41.
Which of the following statements explains how elevation influences climate?
a)
The Earth's atmosphere thins as altitude increases, producing a colder climate.
b)
Thinner air occurs at lower elevations, lowering temperatures.
c)
As elevation increases, temperatures rise.
d)
.Mountains at higher elevations receive direct sunlight.
42.
What is the first step in the formation of a rain shadow?
a)
Warm, moist air from oceans is pushed upward.
b)
Hot, dry air causes dry areas or deserts on the leeward sides of mountains.
c)
Rising air cools and releases moisture in the form of precipitation.
d)
Precipitation falls on the windward side of the mountain.
43.
What determines the direction of prevailing winds?
a)
Rising air near the Equator
b)
Calm areas at the edge of the Tropics
c)
Latitude and the Earth's movement
d)
Diagonal movement of air
44.
How are the causes of ocean currents similar to those of wind patterns?
a)
Ocean currents are mainly caused by the even distribution of sunlight, just as wind patterns rely on the Sun.
b)
Ocean currents move in a diagonal pattern, similar to the movement of prevailing winds.
c)
Both are solely caused by the relationship between the elevation of a place and its temperature.
d)
Both are caused by Earth's rotation, air pressure changes, and differences in water temperature.
45.
Which of the following does NOT occur on or around December 21?
a)
South Pole is in 24 hours of daylight
b)
Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
c)
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
d)
Direct rays of sun are on the Equator
46.
Which of the following does NOT occur on or around June 21?
a)
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
South Pole is in 24 hours of daylight
c)
Direct Rays of the sun are on the Tropic of Cancer
d)
Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
47.
Due to the orographic effect, the leeward side of the mountains
a)
receives heavy rain or snowfall because of prevailing winds
b)
is dry because of the rain shadow effect
c)
is dry because of prevailing winds
d)
forces clouds to rise, cool, and drop all of their moisture
48.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
49.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
50.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
51.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
52.
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
a)
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
b)
Apart, Together, Slide
c)
Slide, Pull away, Push together
53.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
54.
What is the term for a heavier, denser plate sliding under a less dense plate?
a)
plate boundary
b)
submersion
c)
accretion
d)
subduction
55.
Volcanoes typically form _______________.
a)
along plate boundaries
b)
only under water
c)
only in hawaii
d)
where it is usually hot
56.
Plate movement is caused by ______________.
a)
the rotation of the Earth
b)
ocean tides
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
the moon's gravity
57.
Ice wedging is best described as
a)
a tectonic process
b)
a depositional process
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
58.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
59.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
60.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
61.
Lines of latitude are also called __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
62.
Lines of longitude are also called ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
63.
The two imaginary lines of latitude (parallels) that are closest to the equator are called __________ and ____________.
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
parallels and meridians
c)
International Date line and Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
64.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
65.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
66.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
67.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
68.
An earthquake affects which sphere
a)
biosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
69.
How are mountains, rift valleys, and volcanoes formed?
a)
diverging plates
b)
converging plates
c)
transform plates
70.
Seasons are caused by what
a)
tilt
b)
tilt and rotation
c)
tilt and revolution
d)
revolution
71.
A region with clear cut boundaries is known as a
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
perceptual region
72.
A region that has a center that the surrounding areas depend on is know as a
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
perceptual region
73.
A computer -based system for creating maps and analyzing patterns
a)
Geographic Information System
b)
Terrace
c)
Continent
d)
Region
74.
A satellite system used to find absolute location
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Geographic Pattern
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
75.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral
76.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
77.
Large group or chain of islands
a)
archipelago
b)
atoll
atoll
atoll
c)
fjord
d)
key
78.
What is this landform
a)
valley
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
glacier
79.
Look at this figure.
Which best summarizes the hypothesis shown in the figure?
Which best summarizes the hypothesis shown in the figure?
a)
Rising ocean levels separated Laurasia from Gondwanaland
b)
Magnetic reversals gradually pulled Gondwanaland to the south
c)
The continents gradually drifted away from each other to current positions
d)
Seafloor spreading in the Atlantic ocean separated Laurasia and Gondwana
80.
Based on this map, which of the following is true of both earthquakes and volcanoes?
a)
Both are always very destructive
b)
Both happen only in the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans
c)
Both are completely unpredictable
d)
Both tend to occur along plate boundaries
81.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study. What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
82.
Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?
a)
Formal
b)
Perceptual
c)
Functional
d)
Uniform
83.
Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Uniform
84.
Places that share similar characteristics are called
a)
human systems
b)
environments
c)
regions
d)
physical systems
85.
An area organized around a node or focal point
a)
Functional Region
b)
Formal Region
c)
Vernacular Region
d)
Perceptual Region
86.
A pizza delivery area is an example of?
a)
Formal Region
b)
Functional Region
c)
Vernacular (perceptual) region
87.
A region that is uniform throughout and uses data (numbers, percents, measurements) to decide what is in and what is out.
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Ecological
d)
Perceptual
88.
A region that is defined by what people think about the place.
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Ecological
d)
Perceptual
89.
The dangerous section of LA.
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Ecological
d)
Perceptual
90.
Desert climate in Wyoming
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Ecological
d)
Perceptual
91.
Which is NOT an example of a functional region?
a)
the circulation area of a newspaper.
b)
the area of dominance of a local television station.
c)
the market area of a supermarket.
d)
the area dominated by a particular crop.
92.
Tornado Alley can best be described as which type of region?
a)
Functional
b)
Formal
c)
Perceptual
d)
Place
93.
Tornado Alley can best be described as which type of region?
a)
Functional
b)
Formal
c)
Perceptual
d)
Place
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