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WorksheetsGeography Pre-Assessment 2nd
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Geography is the study of
a)
the sun
b)
people
c)
the earth
d)
animals
2.
What is a region?
a)
An area that is the exact same
b)
A physical area that shares the same characteristics
c)
A area that is completely different than the its neighbor
d)
Something that tells us where people and places are
3.
What is movement
a)
How people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
How places are alike
c)
How rivers flow into oceans
d)
How to get to one location from another location
4.
What is location
a)
How people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Where people and places are
c)
A physical area that shares the same characteristics
d)
The address you live at.
5.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
6.
Longitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
7.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east to west is called?
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
8.
Cutting down trees to build houses- is an example of which geography theme?
a)
Location
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Place
9.
People leaving their homes in Florida to go to Texas to avoid a hurricane- is an example of which geography theme?
a)
Location
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Place
10.
Bio-chemical warfare that pollutes the water- is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Place
11.
Tennessee is south of Kentucky- this is an example of which geography theme?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
12.
The state in the area known as the "Southwest" of the USA are often grouped together because they are very hot, share the same general location, and have dry desert like areas- this is an example of which geography theme?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
13.
This geography theme describes the human and physical characteristics of a location
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Relative Location
14.
This geography theme describes how areas are similar (Physically, politically, or culturally)
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Relative Location
15.
The ways in which people adapt to their environment or change their environment - describes which geography theme
a)
Location
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Place
16.
This geography theme tells where something is on the earth.
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Location
17.
What is the relative location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
West of Texas
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
West of Florida
18.
Using lines of latitude and longitude you can find the
a)
Relative Location
b)
Place
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Prime Meridian
19.
North, South, East, and West are each
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
Degrees
c)
projection
d)
meridian
20.
"Green" represents which region in the United States
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
Eastern
21.
"Blue" represents which region in the United States
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
Eastern
22.
On the map "A" is what major land form?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Appalachian Mountains
23.
On the map "B" is what major land form?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Appalachian Mountains
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