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WorksheetsLFC-Unit 1 World Geography
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________________ has human and physical meaning.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Movement
2.
Chicken Express is right across the street the from Lowery Freshman Center is an example of _____________ Location?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
c)
Total
d)
Estimated
3.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
4.
28.6000° N 81.3392° W
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
5.
a)
Formal Region
b)
Functional Region
c)
Perceptual Region
6.
Geography focusing on natural landforms, climate and soil is called...
a)
human geography
b)
physical geography
c)
lunar geography
7.
An imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between two points.
a)
cartography
b)
great circle routes
c)
relief
d)
elevation
8.
A region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data.
a)
perceptual region
b)
functional region
c)
formal region
d)
relative location
9.
Latitude lines indicate
a)
distance north and south of the equator
b)
distance east and west of the equator
10.
True or False: Three types of regions are formal, functional and perceptual.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What lines are parallel to the Equator?
a)
Great Circles
b)
Latitude Lines
c)
Hemispheres
d)
Longitude Lines
12.
Which of the five themes of geography answers the question “Where is it?”
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Region
13.
Which of the five themes of geography answers the question “What is it like there?”
a)
Location
b)
Human Environment Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Movement
14.
What branch of geography covers topics relating to the surface of the Earth?
a)
Human Geography
b)
Human Place
c)
Non-human Movement
d)
Physical Geography
15.
Which of the following terms refers to finding the exact location of a place on the earth’s surface?
a)
Absolute
b)
Great Circle
c)
Mercator
d)
Relative
16.
What type of regions has clear cut borders such as nations, forests, climate regions?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Human
d)
Perceptual
17.
What type of region is based on your opinion?
a)
Formal
b)
Human
c)
Functional
d)
Perceptual
18.
Which of the five themes answers the question “What do places have in common?”
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
19.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Global Positioning Satellites
c)
Global Positioning Software
d)
Global Phone System
20.
A display of the Earth's features ( mountain elevation of water depth)
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Regional Map
d)
Historical Map
21.
A map that displays things like a country, boundaries, and capitals is a:
a)
Physical Map
b)
Regional Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
Political Map
22.
Explains the lines symbols, and colors used on a map
a)
Legend/Key
b)
Scale
c)
Compass
d)
Title
23.
A measuring line that help you find distance on the map?
a)
Compass
b)
Legend/Key
c)
Scale
d)
Title
24.
Tells you where the north, south, east, and west are on a map and helps with direction?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Legend/Key
d)
Compass
25.
What does GIS stand for?
a)
Geographical Information System
b)
Geography In Space
c)
George Is Silly
26.
What city is located at 87º W. lat, 42º N. long. ? (If you click on the map, the text will disappear so that it is easier to read).
a)
Chicago
b)
Detroit
c)
St. Louis
d)
Atlanta
27.
Advances in technology have allowed for the creation of much more informative and interactive maps. These are commonly known as ____.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
UPS
d)
LCD
28.
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
a)
lines of latitude
b)
time zones
c)
lines of longitude
d)
parallels
29.
This is an example of a
a)
Physical Map
b)
Political Map
30.
The primary purpose of a _____________ map is to show landforms and terrain.
a)
Political
b)
Thematic
c)
Physical
d)
Population
31.
This map is an example of what type of region?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
National
32.
___________ is the study of Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments.
a)
History
b)
Geology
c)
Geography
d)
Sociology
33.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
professional
d)
population
34.
When taking a round globe and making it flat, we run into what problem?
a)
Functionalism
b)
Ugliness
c)
Distortion
d)
Perfection
35.
__________ is a map which distorts the size of land area or distance to convey information, relationships or data
a)
Cartogram
b)
Economic
c)
Choropleth
d)
Political
36.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Cartogram
d)
Topographic
37.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
38.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
39.
What is an example of Human Systems?
a)
Oceans
b)
Landforms
c)
Exhaust from cars and trucks
d)
Atmosphere
40.
Identify what type of country this would be: High Literacy rate; Low Infant Mortality Rate; High Capita per GDP
a)
Least Developed
b)
Newly Developed
c)
More Developed
d)
Not Developed at all
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