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Geography Final Exam Review #1

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is latitude?
a)
lines that run east to west
b)
lines that run north to south
c)
lines that run east to north
d)
lines that run west to south
2.
What is longitude?
a)
lines that run east to west
b)
lines that run north to south
c)
lines that run east to north
d)
lines that run west to south
3.
What is a map key?
a)
round model of the earth
b)
flat drawing of the surface of the earth
c)
tells what the symbols on a map stand for
d)
used to figure out read distance between two locations on a map
4.

What is a map scale?

a)

weighs the continents on the map

b)

shows North, East, South, West

c)

tells what the symbols on a map stand for

d)

shows how far the distances are on a map

5.

What is a compass rose?

a)

shows North, East, South, West

b)

describe one place in relation to another place

c)

exact location of a place based on latitude and longitude lines

d)

latitude line at 0*

6.

What is the equator?

a)

longitude line at 0*

b)

sea level

c)

shows North, East, South, West

d)

latitude line at 0*

7.

What is the prime meridian?

a)

longitude line at 0*

b)

sea level

c)

exact location of a place based on latitude and longitude lines

d)

latitude line at 0*

8.

What is a plateau?

a)

natural feature of the earth's surface

b)

a flat area of land at a high elevation

c)

Flat, low-lying land where a river spreads out and flows into the ocean

d)

large natural stream of water that runs through the land

9.

What is a delta?

a)

natural feature of the earth's surface

b)

a flat area of land at a high elevation

c)

Flat, low-lying land where a river spreads out and flows into the ocean

d)

large natural stream of water that runs through the land

10.
What is a valley?
a)
narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
b)
piece of land surrounded by three sides of water
c)
area of level land and often covered with grasses
d)
area of land between hills or mountains
11.
What is a peninsula?
a)
narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
b)
piece of land surrounded by three sides of water
c)
area of level land and often covered with grasses
d)
area of land between hills or mountains
12.

What is a mountain?

a)

land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land

b)

area of land between hills

c)

piece of land surrounded by three sides of water

d)

climates that are rainy and warm

13.

What is a climate?

a)

land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land

b)

average weather over a long period of time

c)

a dry place behind mountains that block wind and rain

d)

area of land between hills or mountains

14.

What is a tropical climate?

a)

four seasons, mild temperatures

b)

mountainous

c)

dry

d)

rainy and warm

15.

What is a temperate climate

a)

hot and rainy

b)

four seasons, mild temperatures

c)

dry and cold

d)

mountainous

16.

What is a arctic/ antarctic climate

a)

dry with little rain

b)

four seasons, milder temps

c)

dry and cold

d)

rainy and warm

17.

What is sea level

a)

Elevation 0 ft

b)

Latitude 0*

c)

Longitute 0*

d)

underwater valleys

18.

What is a Rain Shadow?

a)

piece of land surrounded by three sides of water

b)

a flat area of land at a high elevation

c)

Elevation 0 ft (where the sea meets the land)

d)

a dry place behind mountains that block wind and rain

19.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

20.
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
21.
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia Oceania
d)
South America
22.

What ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

23.

What ocean is this?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

What continent is this?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia Oceania

d)

Asia

25.

What continent is this?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

26.

What ocean is this?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

27.
a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

28.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

29.

Look at the map. Which continent is located at 45oN, 100oE?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

30.

Which side of this map is east?

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

left

d)

right

31.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
32.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
33.
a)
Physical Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Thematic Map
34.
a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Route Map

35.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Topographic

d)

Route / Street

36.

What Climate Zone is highlighted in pink?

a)

Arctic/ Antarctic

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Capricorn

37.

What Climate Zone is highlighted in pink?

a)

Arctic/ Antarctic

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Capricorn

38.
The movement of people from one place or region to another
a)
immigrants
b)
migration
c)
rural
d)
urban
39.

Someone who has left their home but not their country

a)

Refugee

b)

Internally Displaced Person

c)

Asylum Seeker

d)

Migrant

40.

Someone who is escaping war or persecution

a)

Refugee

b)

Migrant

c)

Internally Displaced Person

41.

reasons why people leave and migrate away from their homes

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

42.

reasons why people move to a new place

a)

pull factors

b)

push factors

43.
The War in Syria has made our family decide to leave and move to Europe.
a)
Push Factor 
b)
Pull Factor
44.
There are many opportunities for work and plenty of food in America.
a)
Pull Factor 
b)
Push Factor 
45.

Crops are dying due to a lack of rainfall/water.

a)

political factor

b)

environmental factor

c)

social factor

46.

There are many high-paying jobs.

a)

social factor

b)

economic factor

c)

environmental factor

d)

political factor

47.

A person who does not have official permission to be in a country

a)

voluntary migrant

b)

IDP

c)

undocumented immigrant

48.

Coal, natural gas, oil - energy sources that pollute carbon dioxide

a)

Greenhouse gasses

b)

fossil fuels

c)

atmosphere

d)

sea level rise

49.

A "blanket" of gasses around the earth, climate change causes this to trap extra head

a)

fossil fuels

b)

atmosphere

c)

sea level rise

d)

renewable energy

50.

Carbon dioxide, methane, etc. Emitted from burning fossil fuels, become part of the atmosphere

a)

Greenhouse gasses

b)

fossil fuels

c)

sea level rise

d)

renewable energy

51.

Rising temperature and melting glaciers cause this

a)

fossil fuels

b)

atmosphere

c)

renewable energy

d)

sea level rise

52.

Solar panels and windmills are examples of this. They last forever and don’t emit greenhouse gasses

a)

fossil fuels

b)

atmosphere

c)

renewable energy

d)

sea level rise