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WorksheetsGeography Unit 1 All
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ___________ model uses birthrates & death rates to show changes in the population of a country or region.
a)
Natural Increase
b)
Population Explosion
c)
Migration
d)
Demographic Transition
2.
Ideas spread from one culture to another by the process of ______________.
a)
Culture
b)
Culture Hearth
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Global Warming
3.
A government by one person is called ____________.
a)
A Democracy
b)
An Oligarchy
c)
A Federation
d)
An Autocracy
4.
______________ countries have recently moved from mainly agricultural to mainly industrial economic activities.
a)
Newly Industrialized
b)
Developed
c)
Developing
d)
Democratic
5.
Why is negative population growth a concern?
a)
Many more schools must be built.
b)
There may not be enough workers to fill available jobs.
c)
There are too few old people to take care of the many children.
d)
People may not enjoy good health.
6.
The idea behind democracy is that __________.
a)
A monarch is the best kind of ruler.
b)
A dictator rules on behalf of the people.
c)
The people hold sovereign power.
d)
A monarch has a purely ceremonial role.
7.
What is the EU?
a)
European Union
b)
Elephants Uniting
c)
Equal Usurping
d)
Equator Uprising
8.
The removal of trade barriers so that goods can flow freely among countries is called:
a)
Free Trade
b)
Tariffs
c)
A Union
d)
World Trade
9.
Can not be replaced, such as minerals and fossil fuels.
a)
Renewable Resources
b)
Non-renewable Resources
c)
Polluted Resources
d)
Nuclear Power
10.
In a _____________, habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Traditional Economy
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Command Economy
11.
___________ is any system of government in which a small group holds power.
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
12.
A ________________ of government divides the powers of government between the national government and the state or provincial government.
a)
Unitary System
b)
Monarchy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Federal System
13.
What are early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas?
a)
Nomadic Lands
b)
Silk Road Tyrants
c)
Culture Hearths
d)
Cultural Diffusion
14.
What are the 5 Culture Hearths?
a)
Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, China, & Mexico
b)
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, England, & China
c)
Australia, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, & Japan
d)
Iraq, England, Canada, Brazil, Egypt
15.
What language family are English & Spanish members of?
a)
Dravidian
b)
Indo-European
c)
Afro-Asiatic
d)
Japanese/Korean
16.
People who share a common language, history, place of origin, or a combination of these elements.
a)
Friends
b)
Language Family
c)
Ethnic Group
d)
Cultural Compadres
17.
The number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land.
a)
Population Growth
b)
Population Distribution
c)
Population Density
d)
Ethnic Family
18.
The number of births per year for every 1,000 people.
a)
Inhabiting Rate
b)
Migration Rate
c)
Death Rate
d)
Birthrate
19.
The pattern of human settlement, uneven.
a)
Population Distribution
b)
Population Density
c)
Negative Population Growth
d)
Urbanization
20.
The growth of cities.
a)
Population Density
b)
Urbanization
c)
Doubling Time
d)
Demographic Transition
21.
What is the region called that is between the Sahara Desert and the savannahs?
a)
The Sahel
b)
Death Valley
c)
Nile River Delta
d)
No region inbetween
22.
Lines of _____________ are drawn on maps from the North Pole to the South Pole to measure the distance east and west.
a)
Longitude
b)
Parallels
c)
Location
d)
Latitude
23.
The shortest distance between 2 places on the Earth follows a _______________________.
a)
Straight line on a map
b)
Scenic route
c)
Great circle route
d)
Map projection
24.
Lines of _______________, or parallels, circle the Earth parallel to the Equator, and measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees.
a)
Longitude
b)
International Date Line
c)
Latitude
d)
Meridians
25.
The Equator is measured at _______________, and divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
0 degrees Longitude
b)
180 degrees Longitude
c)
0 degrees Latitude
d)
90 degrees South
26.
The Prime Meridian is located at __________________, and divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.
a)
180 degrees Longitude
b)
0 degrees Longitude
c)
90 degrees North
d)
0 degrees Latitude
27.
What are the 7 Continents?
a)
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America
b)
United States, England, Antarctica, Australia, Africa, Asia, Greenland
c)
Europe, America, China, England, Africa, Asia, Australia
d)
France, Timbuktu, Kentucky, New York, Egypt, Japan, Australia
28.
What are the 5 oceans?
a)
Nile, Pacific, Atlantic, Amazon, Rio Grande
b)
Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
c)
Southern, Rio Grande, Indian, Nile, Mediterranean
d)
Mediterranean, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Caribbean
29.
What is the world's longest river?
a)
Nile
b)
Mississippi
c)
Amazon
d)
Rio Grande
30.
The _________________ is the Earth's land or crust.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Lithosphere
31.
According to the theory of ______________, the Earth's continents were once joined in one large landmass and then separated.
a)
Evolution
b)
Motion
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Relativity
32.
In the process of ________________, Earth's surface is worn down by wind, glaciers, and water.
a)
Folding
b)
Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Plate Tectonics
33.
A saturated, porous, underground layer of rock through which water flows slowly is ___________.
a)
An aquifer
b)
A spring
c)
Desalination
d)
A pool
34.
What 2 Tectonic Plates make-up most of the San Andrea's Fault Line?
a)
Eurasian Plate & Philippine Plate
b)
North American Plate & Pacific Plate
c)
South American Plate & Nazca Plate
d)
Caribbean Plate & North American Plate
35.
____________, freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface, comes from rain and melted snow that filter through the soil and from water that seeps in to the ground from lakes and rivers.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Aquifer
c)
Runoff
d)
Icebergs
36.
Removing salt from water to create fresh water is called:
a)
Evaporation
b)
Desalination
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
37.
What is part of the water cycle?
a)
Desalination, Ground Water, Evaporation
b)
Ground Water, Glaciers, Precipitation
c)
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
d)
Glaciers, Condensation, Desalination
38.
What body of water is almost entirely encircled by southern Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Caspian Sea
39.
What is correct layer order from outer Earth to the very inside of Earth?
a)
Inner Core, Mantle, Crust, Outer Core
b)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
c)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Atmosphere, Gaseous, Lithosphere, Crusty
40.
__________ occurs when a heavier sea plate dives beneath the lighter continental plate.
a)
Subduction
b)
Accretion
c)
Spreading
d)
Faulting
41.
Molten Rock
a)
Magma
b)
Mantle
c)
Gava
d)
Pangea
42.
What is the tallest summit in North America?
a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Mt. Kilamanjaro
c)
Mt. Pintatubo
d)
Mt. McKinley
43.
In what ocean is the Mariana Trench?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
44.
What are the 4 terrestrial planets?
a)
Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Neptune
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
d)
Earth, Saturn, Mars, Ceres
45.
What are the top three longest rivers, in order from longest.
a)
Congo, Yellow, Mississippi
b)
Nile, Mississippi, Amazon
c)
Long, Yellow, Indus
d)
Nile, Amazon, Long
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