WorksheetsFall Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do most people in the US and Canada live?
a)
Rural areas
b)
Urban areas
c)
In the west
d)
In the north
2.
On what factors does climate depend?
a)
elevation and longitude
b)
bodies of water and longitude
c)
precipitation and elevation
d)
latitude and elevation
3.
How do the number of services in a place relate to the urban hierarchy?
a)
The amount of services decrease as you move up the urban hierarchy.
b)
The number of services remain constant throughout the urban hierarchy.
c)
The number of services increase as you move down the urban hierarchy.
d)
The number of services increase as you move up the urban hierarchy.
4.
How has the basis of the US economy changed over time?
a)
It started with agriculture, moved to services and then back to agriculture.
b)
It started as agriculture, moved to industry, and now is based on service industries.
c)
It started as industry, moved to agriculture, and now is based on communication.
d)
It started with transportation, moved to industry and now is based on agriculture.
5.
Why is the US' climates generally warmer than Canada?
a)
The US is a larger country than Canada.
b)
Canada is wider than the US.
c)
Canada is closer to the equator than the US.
d)
Canada is further north than the US.
6.
Which are affected by the relative positions of the earth and the sun?
a)
day/night, climate, seasons
b)
elevation, shifting plates, climate
c)
ocean currents, elevation, mountains
d)
axis, earthquakes, hurricanes
7.
Where is the Tropic of Capricorn located?
a)
North of the Arctic Circle
b)
South of the equator
c)
In the northern hemisphere
d)
North of the equator
8.
What is the term for subsoil that is permanently frozen?
a)
taiga
b)
Sunbelt
c)
high pressure system
d)
permafrost
9.
Frost wedging is what type of external forces processes?
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Seafloor spreading
d)
Mechanical weathering
10.
The water cycle is part of which sphere?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Lithosphere
11.
On what type of map are natural features shown?
a)
Physical maps
b)
Political maps
c)
Population density maps
d)
Economic activity maps
12.
Lines that run parallel to each other across the globe are called
a)
lines of meridians.
b)
lines of longitude.
c)
lines of latitude.
d)
lines of tropics.
13.
Zones that identify the angle that the sun's rays strike the earth are known as
a)
longitude.
b)
temperate.
c)
polar.
d)
latitude.
14.
What is the greatest agent of erosion?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
glaciers
d)
sediment
15.
Which would be considered the MOST important climate control?
a)
plates
b)
elevation
c)
nearness to water
d)
latitude
16.
In which direction does warm air and water generally flow?
a)
from the poles to the equator
b)
in a straight line
c)
from high to low pressure areas
d)
from the equator to the poles
17.
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
The earth is one solid landmass and is shrinking.
b)
The earth is unchanging over time.
c)
The earth is divided into plates that move on top of the mantle.
d)
The ocean floor is the same as the continents.
18.
Where is the Canadian Shield located?
a)
along the Arctic Ocean
b)
in the Rockies
c)
along the Pacific coast
d)
around Hudson Bay
19.
Why is the earth's population unevenly distributed?
a)
People need to live near the mountains.
b)
Most climates cannot support life.
c)
People like to live away from each other.
d)
Natural obstacles restrict where people live.
20.
A political map is designed to show
a)
natural features.
b)
boundaries between countries.
c)
population density.
d)
political parties of the region.
21.
What type of plate movement leads to volcanoes along the coast of a continent?
a)
Seafloor spreading
b)
Diverging
c)
Colliding
d)
Transform
22.
On what part of the earth is the Ring of Fire, where most volcanoes occur?
a)
Along the Atlantic Ocean
b)
In the middle of Asia
c)
Surrounding Antarctica
d)
Along the edges of the Pacific Ocean
23.
The Mid Atlantic Ridge and Iceland are examples of what type of plate movement?
a)
Converging plates
b)
Transform plates
c)
Diverging plates
d)
Subduction
24.
Which of the following is NOT a landform found in both the US and Canada?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Arctic Islands
25.
What are two factors that have been major influences on the growth of American cities?
a)
transportation and location
b)
land and resources
c)
climate and safety
d)
hinterlands and communication
26.
Where were most major American cities located in the first 50 years of independence?
a)
On the Pacific Coast
b)
Along the Great Lakes
c)
Along the Canadian border
d)
On the Atlantic Coast
27.
Kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas are examples of what type of species to Australia?
a)
Native
b)
Exotic
c)
Invasive
d)
Extinct
28.
Why did Chicago grow to be the largest city in the midwest after the Civil War?
a)
Many people from the West migrated there.
b)
The Erie Canal made it an important center of trade.
c)
Many types of agriculture are located there.
d)
It was centrally located with the best location on the railroad network.
29.
Which of the following would be an example of a transform boundary?
a)
Iceland
b)
Andes
c)
Himalayas
d)
San Andreas Fault
30.
What will happen to the denser plate in a subduction zone?
a)
It will ride on top of the lighter plate.
b)
It will break into fault lines.
c)
It will move away from the other plate.
d)
It will sink below the lighter plate.
31.
Why are the earth's tectonic plates able to move?
a)
The mantle is too hard and will crack.
b)
The plates move on top of the flexible layer of the mantle.
c)
The core is spinning faster than the rest of the earth.
d)
The core is cooling and allows the plates to sink.
32.
Where does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
along a subduction zone
b)
Where plates converge
c)
at diverging plate boundaries
d)
on the edge of a continent
33.
The areas that are warm all year because they receive direct rays are found between the
a)
Arctic Circle and North Pole.
b)
Equator and Tropic of Capricorn.
c)
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
34.
What causes the seasons?
a)
the Equator and Prime Meridian
b)
Earth's tilt and day/night
c)
north and south poles
d)
Earth's tilt and revolution
35.
What physical features could be attributed to glaciers?
a)
Mountains
b)
deserts
c)
Volcanoes
d)
a string of lakes
36.
The agent of erosion that scrapes bare the landscape is
a)
wind.
b)
glaciers.
c)
rivers.
d)
waves.
37.
Why did New York become the most important commercial port in the nation after the building of the canal?
a)
It was the only port city along the Atlantic Ocean.
b)
It was the only city along the Erie Canal.
c)
It was the only city on the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
It was a port city that was connected to the west by cheap water transportation.
38.
Western railroads ran east to west rather than north to south because
a)
most trade took place with the east.
b)
most railroads were in the west.
c)
there was not many people in the east.
d)
the east used canals rather than railroads.
39.
What is a metropolitan area?
a)
Farmland surrounding a suburb
b)
A place where people live rather than work
c)
A large city and its surrounding suburbs
d)
Surrounding area served by an urban center
40.
What is the largest urban center in Canada?
a)
Calgary
b)
Montreal
c)
Vancouver
d)
Toronto
41.
Where do most people in Canada live?
a)
Along the Atlantic coast
b)
Along the Pacific coast
c)
Near Hudson Bay
d)
Along the border of the US
42.
Why are people in Australia concerned with skin cancer?
a)
They are near the hole in the Ozone Layer.
b)
They live in the southern hemisphere and have opposite seasons.
c)
Invasive species are destroying the environment.
d)
Continental drift leads to increased UV radiation.
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