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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major city is closest to 40° N, 80°W?

a)

New York, New York

b)

Chicago, Illinois

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

2.

Lou tells Charley to meet him at 45°N, 108°W. Where does Charley need to go?

a)

Des Moines, Iowa

b)

Albuquerque, New Mexico

c)

Billings, Montana

d)

Little Rock, Arkansas

3.

What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the capital of Texas?

a)

40°N, 110°W

b)

30°N, 100°W

c)

50°N, 80°W

d)

20°N, 90°W

4.

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

Location, Movement, Regions, Place, Human Environment Interaction

b)

Physical, Society, Geography, regions, Humans

c)

Place, Spatial Terms, Movement, physical Systems, Geography

d)

Location, Place, Movement, Physical Systems, Geography

5.

Which Physical process is most responsible for the formation of Island sin the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Erosion

b)

Landslides

c)

Flood Deposits

d)

Tectonic Activity

6.

The Grand Canyon was created by which of the following natural processes?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Erosion

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Flooding

7.

What are renewable resources?

a)

Resources Earth replaces naturally

b)

any material in Nature that people use

c)

Resources that cannot be replaced

d)

Formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals

8.

What are Nonrenewable resources?

a)

resources Earth replaces naturally

b)

Material in nature that people use

c)

Resources that cannot be replaced

d)

Formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals

9.

What is Culture?

a)

an activity one group of people take part in

b)

Spread of different traits

c)

Society that induces a variety of traits

d)

set of beliefs, values and practices that a group of people have in common

10.

which of the following is a characteristic of culture?

a)

Elections

b)

Monotheism

c)

Shared Beliefs

d)

Mountain barriers

11.

What are the 5 basic social institutions?

a)

Family, Geography, Culture, Government, Capital

b)

Family, Religion, Education, Government, Economy

c)

Family, Education, Heritage, Arts, Government

d)

Universal, Culture, Theme, Art, Division

12.

What are the 3 Branches of Government?

a)

House of Representatives, Senate, President

b)

Executive, Senate, Church

c)

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

d)

Judicial, Legislative, Church

13.

Line of Latitude are Horizontal and Lines of Longitude are Vertical.

True of False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is an Ecosystem?

a)

Area where plants and animals live where they are suited

b)

Group of plants and animals that depend on each to survive

c)

The spread of desert like conditions in a place where plants or animals live

d)

The clearing of trees in a Habitat

15.

Birthrate + Deathrate = Percentage of Natural Increase. True of False

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who runs the Executive Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

President

d)

House of Representatives

17.

Read the statement below


India and the United States are both democracies. Therefore, both countries have the same culture.


Why is this statement false?

a)

The government of each country controls their respective cultures

b)

People do not often travel from India to America

c)

India and America were one at war

d)

There is more to culture than a country's form of government

18.

Some societies use recipes using food products that are available local within their region. This type of tradition contributes to the culture of a region by ---

a)

encouraging strict religious guidelines

b)

passing customs on to the next generations

c)

providing alternative types of medicines

d)

creating routines for survival in winter months

19.

Which physical Geographic region is located at 0° latitude and 60°W Longitude?

a)

Equator in South America

b)

High latitudes in North America

c)

Equator in Africa

d)

Middle latitude in Europe

20.

According to the map, what Russian city is located at 60°N latitude and 30°E longitude?

a)

Moscow

b)

Novgorod

c)

Rostov

d)

St. Petersburg

21.

• Government

• Economic systems

• Educational systems

• Religious practices


The list above refers to the basic ________ that are common to all societies

a)

Goals

b)

Geography

c)

Institutions

d)

Cultural Traits

22.

According to the excerpt, Tejano South Texas is considered a culture region because the people living in the area----

a)

Share a unique lifestyle

b)

speak the same language

c)

adapted to the environment

d)

migrated from another country

23.

Directions: The map below shows the countries of Switzerland and the Central African Republic. Use the map to answer any questions that follow


Based on the map, which of the following statements is most likely correct?

a)

Both Central African Republic and Switzerland have desert climates

b)

The climate in Central African republic is warmer than the climate in Switzerland

c)

Switzerland gets far more rain than Central African Republic

d)

It almost never snows in Switzerland

24.

Professional geographers pose specific questions when studying features of Earth. One important geographic questions is "What is significant about its location?"


One likely way geographers answer the question above is by---

a)

tracking changes of the moon and stars

b)

studying the history and economy of a local culture

c)

investigating possible treatments for a medical illness

d)

debating government officials about new environment policies

25.

Which of the following state is true of the southern portion of South America?

a)

Its seasons are opposite those in the United States

b)

Many tourists go there for the beaches

c)

You could travel easily across an isthmus to North America

d)

It has the lowest standard of living in South America