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WorksheetsWG Unit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What describes spatial relationships between and among places
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Orientation
c)
Relative Location
d)
Projection
2.
Distortion is a problem when mapping Earth because...
a)
Earth's surface is transferred to a flat surface
b)
Current map-making technology is too limited
c)
Earth's populations are constantly changing
d)
Climate conditions are difficult to measure
3.
What type of map is used to show different levels of elevation on landforms and bodies of water?
a)
Resource Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Historical Map
d)
Topographic Map
4.
Cartographers today use GIS to create maps. GIS stands for...
a)
Geographic Information Systems
b)
Geologic Interpretation Storage
c)
Geosynchronous Irradiated Sagitariae
d)
Global Positioning System
5.
The body of water between Europe and Africa is the...
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
North Sea
d)
English Channel
6.
Which one of these is NOT affected by climate and weather?
a)
Crops
b)
Language
c)
Clothing
d)
Housing
7.
People in the Netherlands have altered their landscape by building...
a)
Dikes and Polders
b)
Forests and Fields
c)
Mines and Quarries
d)
Dungeons and Dragons
8.
What technology allowed people to live in the suburbs instead of cities?
a)
Air Conditioning
b)
Automobiles
c)
Bicycles
d)
Airplanes
9.
A group of nations in Europe have unified for economic purposes. This group is called the...
a)
English Empire
b)
European Union
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
10.
What physical region is found in the northern part of South America?
a)
Rain Forest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
11.
To transport goods and have access to drinking water, people have traditionally settled near...
a)
Rivers
b)
Mountains
c)
Deserts
d)
Swamps
12.
The Colosseum, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and Stonehenge are all found in what continent?
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
13.
Which of the following is not an ocean?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
d)
Antarctica
14.
Which of the following is not a continent?
a)
America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Asia
15.
Which lines run north and south?
a)
Latitude
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Longitude
16.
Which lines run east and west?
a)
Legend
b)
Scale
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
17.
This tells the direction of the map
a)
legend
b)
compass
c)
scale
d)
the map
18.
Where on the map can you look to find key information about the map?
a)
Legend
b)
That one place
c)
The map
d)
The left side
19.
The best map for showing states and countries is a
a)
colorful one
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
thematic
20.
A physical map is best for showing
a)
Texas
b)
Dallas
c)
rivers
d)
workout plans
21.
This.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
GIS
c)
Scale
d)
Key
22.
Which of these would NOT be a source for a geographer?
a)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
b)
Satellite Images
c)
Maps/Globes
d)
Snapchat
23.
These lines.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
24.
Uses a reference point to describe location in relation to somewhere else...
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute Location
25.
Exact location using address or coordinates.
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute Location
26.
This type of map projection has more distortion near the poles, and is used by ship navigators.
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Polar
27.
This type of map projection is more accurate, although there is still some distortion. It is used in classrooms.
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Polar
28.
This type of map projection is used by pilots (and Santa)...
a)
Polar
b)
Robinson
c)
Mercator
29.
This type of map shows elevation using lines.
a)
Contour
b)
Robinson
c)
Mercator
d)
Polar
30.
Historically known as Formosa, this island is now called ___.
a)
China
b)
Taiwan
c)
Japan
d)
Israel
31.
A geographic area that shares physical, political, or cultural similarities
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
HEI
32.
Imaginary lines that encircle the Earth and run parallel to the equator
a)
Lines of Longitude
b)
GIS
c)
GPS
d)
Lines of Latitude
33.
A map that displays the important resources or economic activity in an area
a)
Resource Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Topographic Map
34.
A map that highlights the elevation of the land using contour lines
a)
Resource Map
b)
Topographic Map
c)
Political Map
d)
Physical Map
35.
The general weather in a particular region
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Climate
d)
GPS
36.
Imaginary lines that encircle the Earth and run from the North to the South
a)
Lines of Latitude
b)
GIS
c)
GPS
d)
Lines of Longitude
37.
The characteristics of a given location
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
HEI
d)
GPS
38.
A map that displays political borders, capitals, and major cities
a)
Physical Map
b)
Topographic Map
c)
Political Map
d)
Resource Map
39.
A change of position or location
a)
Location
b)
GPS
c)
GIS
d)
Movement
40.
A system designed to capture, manage, and analyze geographic data.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
41.
A fixed place or position in space
a)
Place
b)
GPS
c)
Location
d)
Movement
42.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
43.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
44.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
45.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
46.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
47.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
48.
Which are examples of technology being used in the theme of movement?
a)
instant messaging
b)
the internet
c)
email
d)
all of the above
49.
This map is an example of a . . .
a)
Population Map
b)
Thematic Map
c)
Climate Map
d)
Land Use and Resources Map
50.
This map is an example of a . . .
a)
Political Map
b)
Land Use Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Thematic Map
51.
This map is an example of a . . .
a)
Climate Map
b)
Land Use Map
c)
Historical Map
d)
Topographic Map
52.
1. Which of the following parts of a map is used to show the approximate distance between two places?
a)
compass rose
b)
legend (key)
c)
scale
d)
A. symbols
53.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
54.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
55.
____________________________ are mapmakers.
a)
cartographers
b)
geographers
c)
epidemiologists
d)
ecologists
56.
Map projections can ________________ the size, shape, or distances of the earth’s landforms.
a)
distort
b)
perfect
c)
color
d)
camouflage
57.
Relief maps show changes in _________________.
a)
elevation
b)
temperature
c)
rainfall
d)
population
58.
The special computer software geographers use to gather different information about the same place is ___________________________________ (GIS).
a)
geographic information system
b)
geographic positioning system
c)
geologic intstitute system
d)
graphic maps inhance system
59.
A _______________ map is the internal image people construct from their knowledge of where places are located.
a)
mental
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
flow-line
60.
Maps that use colors and symbols to show information related to a specific idea are called _______________________ maps.
a)
qualitative
b)
mental
c)
relief
d)
scrambled
61.
_______________________ is the study of the earth and all its variety.
a)
geography
b)
geology
c)
history
d)
sociology
62.
How can a person’s attitudes and feelings affect their mental maps?
a)
They can distort people's internal pictures of places they have never visited.
b)
They can provide people with accurate detals about places they have never seen in person
c)
They can prevent people from being affected by bias or intolerance
d)
they can provide people with reliable substitutes for concrete facts about places
63.
A ____________________ is the internal image people construct from their knowledge of where places are located.
a)
mental map
b)
physical
c)
political
d)
flow-line
64.
____________________ is the shape of Earth’s physical features.
a)
topography
b)
geography
c)
climate
d)
demography
65.
A ________________________ is a scientist who studies the earth and its people.
a)
geographer
b)
geologist
c)
historian
d)
demographer
66.
Which of the following is an example of the movement of people, goods, and ideas between places?
a)
imaginary lines on the earth.
b)
tsunamis.
c)
international trade
d)
earthquakes
67.
Lines of latitude are referred to as _________________ and lines of longitude are referred to as __________________.
a)
parallels : meridians.
b)
parallels : contour lines.
c)
meridians : parallels.
d)
contour lines : isotope lines.
68.
What is the reference point used to measure elevation?
a)
lake level
b)
sea level
c)
zero
d)
elevation
69.
What are the surface features of an area called?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
topography
d)
elevation
70.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
71.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
72.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
73.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?
a)
Colors to blend in to surroundings
b)
The Earth moving around the sun
c)
Migrating butterflies
d)
Webbed feet
74.
An adaptation is _____________.
a)
the environment that an organism lives in
b)
the affect of climate on an organism
c)
not important for the survival of an organism
d)
any structure or behavior that helps and organism survive
75.
When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called
a)
Global Warming
b)
Greenland Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ice Age
76.
Hurricanes Generally Occur in ________
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
77.
Which climate is most prevalent in the triangle area on the map.
a)
Ice Cap
b)
Sub artic
c)
Tundra
d)
Marine West coast
78.
Which location most likely has a tropical wet climate?
a)
1°S, 55°W
b)
50°N, 8°E
c)
79°N, 12°E
d)
35°S, 70°W
79.
Which location most likely has ice caps?
a)
82°S, 135°W
b)
18°S, 46°E
c)
45°N, 143°E
d)
25°N, 80°W
80.
Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
81.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
82.
Knowing the latitude of a location would be most helpful in determining
a)
time
b)
temperature
c)
population
d)
language
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