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Ch.1 Study Guide

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the study of the world and the people and things that live ther

a)

geography

b)

landform

c)

plateau

d)

equator

2.

a feature on the surface of the land

a)

geography

b)

landform

c)

plateau

d)

equator

3.

a high steep sided area rising above the surrounding land

a)

geography

b)

landform

c)

plateau

d)

equator

4.

the type of weather a place has over a long peiod of time

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

plateau

d)

equator

5.

the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

plateau

d)

equator

6.

a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and servies

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

scarcity

d)

opportunity cost

7.

a person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to the job

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

scarcity

d)

opportunity cost

8.

not having as much of something as people want

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

scarcity

d)

opportunity cost

9.

the thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

scarcity

d)

opportunity cost

10.

the protection and wise use of natural resouces

a)

conservation

b)

human resource

c)

scarcity

d)

opportunity cost

11.

an area that has one or more features in common

a)

region

b)

economy

c)

specialization

d)

consumer

12.

the system people use to produce goods and services

a)

region

b)

economy

c)

specialization

d)

consumer

13.

resulet of people making the goods they are best able to produce with the resouces they have

a)

region

b)

economy

c)

specialization

d)

consumer

14.

someone who buys goods and services

a)

region

b)

economy

c)

specialization

d)

consumer

15.

the buying and selling of goods

a)

region

b)

trade

c)

specialization

d)

consumer

16.

the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live

a)

environment

b)

erosion

c)

pollution

d)

ecosystem

17.

process by which water and wind wear away the land

a)

environment

b)

erosion

c)

pollution

d)

ecosystem

18.

anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy

a)

environment

b)

erosion

c)

pollution

d)

ecosystem

19.

a community of plants and animals along and the surrounding soil, air, and water

a)

environment

b)

erosion

c)

pollution

d)

ecosystem

20.

_____________________lines run east to west.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

prime

d)

linear

21.

_____________________lines North to South

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

prime

d)

linear

22.

Wind and ________ are used to make electricity.

a)

water

b)

mountains

c)

erosion

d)

basin

23.

______________ __________________ shape and change the earth.

a)

natural forces

b)

tectonic plates

c)

nonrenewable resources

d)

renewable resources

24.

People settle near rivers because they can use the water for drinking and farming, running machines, and ________________________.

a)

transportation

b)

cooling off

c)

the beautiful scenery

d)

the cost is lower

25.

Physical Features are____________

a)

things we find in nature

b)

the way people live

c)

arms, legs, and hands

d)

the way you move

26.

Human Features are____________

a)

things we find in nature

b)

the way people live

c)

arms, legs, and hands

d)

the way you move

27.

The Cascade Mountains were created by_______.

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes

c)

hurricanes

d)

glaciers

28.

Trees and soil are______.

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

fossil fuels

d)

products

29.

Copper, iron, and fossil fuels are______.

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

fossil fuels

d)

products

30.

Saying your address and describe how close you are to other places are ______________________.

a)

ways to describe the location of a place

b)

physical features

c)

human features

d)

show lines of longitude and latitude

31.

________ are important because the water is used for drinking, farming, and transporting goods from one place to another.

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Glaciers

d)

Rivers

32.

_________ uses more fuel than any other country.

a)

Kuwait

b)

United States

c)

Kenya

d)

China