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Unit 1 - Introduction to Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A region is an area with one or more...

a)

common featuers

b)

people living there

c)

cities

d)

languages spoken

2.

What would you use to plan a route to take a trip across the USA or to see the different languages spoken in Asia?

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

satellite images

d)

history book

3.

What would you use to see a model of the Earth or to see what is on the opposite side of the Earth from here?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite images

d)

youtube

4.

What would you use to see an infrared image of the Earth or to see what the Great Pyramids look like from space?

a)

satellite images

b)

globe

c)

map

d)

compass

5.

Which theme of geography tells us where a place is found?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

d)

region

6.

Which theme of geography tells us what a location is like?

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

region

d)

human environment interaction

7.

Which theme of geography tells us how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment?

a)

human environment interaction

b)

location

c)

place

d)

movement

8.

Which theme of geography tells us how people, goods, and ideas get from place to place?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

human environment interaction

d)

location

9.

Which theme of geography makes comparisons between 2 or more different places?

a)

region

b)

human environment interaction

c)

location

d)

place

10.
Which field of geography is the science of making maps?
a)
cartography
b)
hydrology
c)
biology
d)
meteorology
11.
Which field of geography is the study of water on Earth?
a)
hydrology
b)
cartography
c)
meteorology
d)
kinesiology
12.
Which field of geography is the study of weather and what causes it?
a)
meteorology
b)
cartography
c)
hydrology
d)
physiology
13.
The rotation of the Earth on its axis is what causes...
a)
day and night
b)
the seasons
c)
the tides
d)
the phases of the moon
14.
The tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the sun cause...
a)
the seasons
b)
day and night
c)
solar eclipses
d)
the tides
15.
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
16.
In which latitude zones would you expect to find the warmest temperatures?
a)
between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle
c)
Between the South Pole and the Antarctic Circle
d)
Between the Equator and the South Pole
17.
What percent of water on Earth is fresh water?
a)
3%
b)
33%
c)
97%
d)
79%
18.
What process in the water cycle occurs as surface water heats up and becomes water vapor?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
elevation
19.
What process in the water cycle occurs as water vapor cools and clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
levitation
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
20.
What process in the water cycle occurs as clouds become too heavy?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
mobilization
21.
What type of landforms attract a large number of settlers?
a)
river valleys
b)
oceans
c)
deserts
d)
mountains
22.
Most of the freshwater on Earth can't be used by humans because it is...
a)
frozen in glaciers
b)
in the clouds
c)
too polluted
d)
hard to find
23.
Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa and Europe are the names of the Earth's __________.
a)
continents
b)
countries
c)
states
d)
cities
24.
How long does one rotation of the Earth take?
a)
24 hours
b)
one week
c)
365 and 1/4 days
d)
one month
25.
How long does one revolution of the Earth take?
a)
365 and 1/4 days
b)
24 hours
c)
one week
d)
one month
26.
What is the name for the average weather conditions over a long period of time?
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation
27.
What is the name for the day-to-day changes in the temperature and precipitation in a specific location?
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
hydrology
d)
vegetation
28.
Which of the following is NOT something that geographers use to determine climate zones?
a)
temperature
b)
precipitation
c)
vegetation
d)
population
29.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of which type of resource?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
mineral
d)
rare
30.
Solar, wind, hydroelectricity, trees and other plants are all examples of what type of natural resource?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
fossil fuels
d)
mineral

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