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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What two hemispheres is Minnesota located in?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Southern and Northern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Eastern
2.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
Europe and Africa
c)
North America and Australia
d)
North America and South America
3.
Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth’s features because of
a)
tilt
b)
scale
c)
rotation
d)
distortion
4.
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
a)
parallel to the Arctic Circle.
b)
parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.
c)
from the North Pole to the South Pole.
d)
from the Prime Meridian to the
International Date Line.
International Date Line.
5.
Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown below?
a)
A. It shows the area of oceans more accurately.
b)
It shows distances between places more
accurately.
accurately.
c)
It shows relative locations of places more
accurately.
accurately.
d)
It shows the size and shapes of continents
more accurately.
more accurately.
6.
What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?
a)
A. the rotation of Earth around its axis
b)
the tilt of Earth’s axis toward the sun and revolution
c)
the distance between the sun and Earth
d)
the division of Earth into hemispheres
7.
What does a map’s scale compare?
a)
direction on a map with direction on Earth
b)
distance on a map with distance on Earth
c)
location on a map with location on a globe
d)
distortion on a map with distortion on
a globe
a globe
8.
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
a)
the longitude and latitude of a place
b)
which symbol shows a place on a map
c)
where a place is compared to another place
d)
the map projection being used to show
a place
a place
9.
When the Earth _______________, it causes night and day to occur.
a)
Rotates
b)
Revolves (revolution in plural)
c)
Orbits
d)
Tilts
10.
A map that shows population density is what type of map?
a)
thematic
b)
physical
c)
political
11.
What is climate?
a)
average weather over a period of time
b)
the day to day changes in the atmosphere
12.
What type of thematic map tells you what people do for their jobs?
a)
economic activity map
b)
population density map
c)
time zone map
d)
vegetation map
13.
The government decides what should be produced in which economic system?
a)
command
b)
market
c)
traditional
d)
mixed
14.
What type of government does the United States have?
a)
direct democracy
b)
indirect/representative democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
mo
15.
Humans often adapt to their environment by heating buildings
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Location
16.
What is G pointing to?
a)
delta
b)
river
c)
peninsula
d)
island
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