WorksheetsSpatial Way of Thinking
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer?
a)
How bubonic plague spread through the bites of infected fleas
b)
How cholera spread through polluted drinking water
c)
How diphtheria spread through direct physical contact
d)
How tuberculosis is spread through the coughs and sneeze
2.
One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is...?
a)
a map showing the vegetation at Yellowstone.
b)
A map showing the gorges and ravines at Finger Lakes
c)
a map showing the cholera deaths near the Broad Street pump
d)
a map showing the climate zones of Alaska
3.
A landform is...?
a)
any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape
b)
the average number of people who live in a unite of area
c)
defined by one or more cultural characteristics that set it apart from another
d)
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
4.
Plains and plateaus are...?
a)
landforms
b)
bodies of water
c)
forms of vegetation
d)
types of economic activity
5.
A physical map may include such features as
a)
natural resources
b)
economic activity
c)
landforms and bodies of water
d)
population density
6.
Which of the following is a body of water?
a)
peninsula
b)
mesa
c)
plateau
d)
strait
7.
What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?
a)
a climagraph
b)
a fjord
c)
a map legend
d)
a physical map
8.
Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
a)
they are at higher elevations
b)
they get more heat from the Earth's core
c)
they get the most direct rays from the sun
d)
they are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans
9.
What kinds of plant are best adapted to an arid climate?
a)
cacti
b)
mossess
mosses
mosses
c)
pine trees
d)
tall grasses
10.
In which vegetation zone would we find small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
a)
temperate grassland
b)
coniferous forest
c)
chaparral
d)
tundra
11.
How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?
a)
temperate grasslands are dry and hot; tropical are cool and moist
b)
Broadleaf evergreen grow in temperate grasslands
c)
temperate grasslands have cool climates; tropical have tropical wet and dry climates
d)
trees and bushes grow in temperate grasslands; but not in tropical grasslands
12.
To calculate population density of a place, you
a)
add the number of people to its land area
b)
divide the number of people by its land area
c)
multiply the number of people per square mile by its land area
d)
divide the number of people by the number of dwellings
13.
One of the most densely populated places on Earth is...?
a)
Avoca, Ireland
b)
Skwentna, Alaska
c)
Waltham, Vermont
d)
Mumbai, India
14.
What kind of housing would you expect to find most often in an area with a very high population density?
a)
houses surrounded by farms
b)
small apartments in skyscrapers
c)
individual homes spaced miles apart
d)
large homes with front and back yards
15.
What could you use to show patterns of land use?
a)
population density map
b)
climagraph
c)
economic activity map
d)
political map
16.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Hill
b)
Canyon
c)
Delta
d)
Island
17.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Plateau
b)
Mountain Range
c)
Canyon
d)
Hill
18.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
19.
What type of landform is in the picture?
a)
plains
b)
hills
c)
valley
d)
glaciers
20.
A passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water
a)
Strait
b)
Isthmus
c)
Island
d)
Peninsula
21.
Delta
a)
A triangle shaped formation of land created where a river flows into another body of water.
b)
Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.
22.
a narrow landbridge that connects two bigger pieces of land.
a)
isthmus
b)
strait
c)
plateau
d)
tributary
23.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
24.
If you are ordering the following countries from highest population density to lowest population density, which order is correct?
a)
China, Canada, United States, India
b)
China, United States, India, Canada
c)
India, China, United States, Canada
d)
Canada, United States, China, India
25.
The total number of people divided by square miles is the formula for...
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
26.
In rugged mountains the population density could best be described as...
a)
sparse
b)
dense
27.
small trees, bushes, and other plants adapted to a dry climate
a)
desert scrub
b)
desert
c)
tundra
d)
ice cap
28.
treeless plain with grasses, mosses, and scrubs adapted to a cold climate
a)
chaparral
b)
tundra
c)
Toyota
d)
highland
29.
Which of the following would not be considered a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
iron
30.
Growing only enough crops to feed your own family is considered ...
a)
subsistence farming
b)
commercial farming
c)
nomadic herding
d)
using natural resources
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