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World Geography Final Exam Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  What is the study of the Earth and its people?
a)
Economics
b)
Geology
c)
Geography
d)
Social Studies
2.
1.  What map shows international boundary lines?
a)
Legend
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Topographical
3.
1.  The Earth contains ten continents.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
1.  Maps are true representations of the Earth’s surface.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
1.  Which geography branch covers topics relating to the study of culture?
a)
Human
b)
Locational
c)
Physical
d)
Regional
6.
1.  The Five Themes of Geography help geographers organize the study of geography.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
1.  What is the statement “McDonald’s is next to Subway” an example of?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Directions
c)
MR. LIP
d)
Relative Location
8.
1.  The North Pole is a point of latitude.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
1.  GPS coordinates or an address are examples of what?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Physical Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Spatial Location
10.
1.  The theme of place answer the question:  “What it is like there?”
a)
True
b)
False
11.
1.  Landforms, weather and plant life are examples of what type of place?
a)
Environmental
b)
Physical
c)
Human
d)
Spatial
12.
1.  Which theme answer the questions what do we do to the environment and what does the environment do for you?
a)
HEI
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Movement
13.
1.  Text messaging is an example of which theme?
a)
HEI
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
14.
1.  The spread of ideas & information is an example of HEI. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
1.  Human migrations is an example of which theme?
a)
HEI
b)
Movement
c)
Location
d)
Place
16.
1.  What consists of places with similarities that make them different from surrounding areas?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
HEI
17.
1.  Which of the 5 Themes answers the question “Where is it?”       
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
18.
1.  Which of the 5 Themes answers the question “What it is like there?”
a)
HEI
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Region
19.
1.  Which of the 5 Themes is about how people and ideas get around?
a)
HEI
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Movement
20.
1.  Which of the 5 Themes could be defined by using the word “describe?”
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
HEI
21.
1.  What does “geo” mean?
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Land
22.
1.  The 4 physical systems of Earth are:
a)
a.  atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere
b)
a.  atmosphere, biosphere, watersphere, airsphere
c)
a.  biosphere, lithosphere, hydroxicut, airsphere
d)
a.  biosphere, liposuction, hydrosphere, watersphere
23.
1.  The lithosphere describes:
a)
air
b)
plants and animals
c)
water
d)
land
24.
1.  The atmosphere describes:
a)
air
b)
water
c)
plants and animals
d)
land
25.
1.  The hydrosphere describes:
a)
air
b)
plants and animals
c)
water
d)
land
26.
1.  The biosphere describes:
a)
land
b)
water
c)
air
d)
plants and animals
27.
1.  How many season does Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
1.  When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is colder.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
1.  When a hemisphere is away from the sun it is colder.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
1.  Which of the following terms is defined by an illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender?
a)
demography
b)
population pyramid
c)
DTM
d)
Age Limits
31.
1.  How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?
a)
life expectancy
b)
immigration
c)
crude births and deaths
d)
live births
32.
1.  Which of the following terms is the scientific study of populations by examining trends including but not limited to birth rates and death rates?
a)
sociology
b)
demography
c)
geography
d)
geology
33.
1.  The doubling time, or the number of years it takes a population to double in size, is typically _____________ in more developed countries than in less developed countries. 
a)
longer
b)
faster
c)
shorter
d)
same
34.
1.  When the crude birth rate is higher than the crude death rate, the difference between the two is called the ___________ ________________.
a)
natural increase
b)
replacement rate
c)
fertility rate
d)
death rate
35.
1.  The one-child policy in China has been relatively successful in controlling birth rates, natural increase rates, and doubling time. This is an example of what means to control population growth?
a)
increasing birth rates
b)
increasing death rates
c)
decreasing birth rates
d)
decreasing death rates
36.
1.  What is migration?
a)
To grow up
b)
To move around
c)
To go to school
d)
To take public transit
37.
1.  __________ is an example of a push factor.
a)
Poverty
b)
Higher Wages
c)
Better Weather
d)
Stable Government
38.
___________ is an example of a pull factor.
a)
Slavery
b)
Poverty
c)
Unstable government
d)
Higher standard of living
39.
1.  The Hebrews believed in one God. This is called
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
imperialism
d)
destitutism
40.
1.  What is the name of the religion that Muhammad created?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
41.
1.  Which religion has a large following in Israel?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
42.
1.  Which religion is based on the teachings of Jesus?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
43.
43.  Which religion is non-theistic (they don't believe in any god)?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
44.
43.  One of the 5 major world religions is ____________.
a)
Islam
b)
Greek
c)
Chinese
d)
Voodoo
45.
45.  Distance decay means that the _________ you get from something the _______ it affects you.
a)
further; more
b)
further; less
c)
further; same
d)
closer; less
46.
45.  Gender roles are determined by cultural norms.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
45.  Culture does not include art.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
45.  Language can be written or unwritten.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
45.  People can have a belief system but not have a religion.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
45.  There are 7 elements of culture.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
45.  Which of the following is not an element of culture?
a)
Religion
b)
Language
c)
Traditions
d)
Maps
52.
Polygamy is having ___ spouse(s
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
Multiple
53.
45.  What is a dialect?
a)
form of a language
b)
new language
c)
old phone
d)
2 languages
54.
45.  Customs tell people how to _____.
a)
Behave
b)
Talk
c)
Think
d)
Believe
55.
45.  Language allows people to _______.
a)
Communicate
b)
Believe
c)
Think
d)
Act