WorksheetsGeo Final Exam Fall 2018
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Regions are ...
Areas of the world that have common characteristics.
An absolute location on Earth.
Where a place is
What it is like in a certain place
When would a geographer use absolute location?
To identify the exact location of a place.
To describe the physical features of an area.
To locate a place by identifying what areas it is near.
To show what the human characteristics of a place are.
An example of an absolute location would be.........
Chicago, Illinois
Central America
The Equator
37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W
What question do you ask the most about PLACE?
What's it next to?
What's it like there?
Where is it?
How did it develop and grow?
What does relative location tell you?
a place's exact position on Earth
why people moved to a certain place
a place's position in relation to other places
how a place is similar to other places
Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?
landforms
climate
vegetation
language
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
a place's position in terms of time, direction, distance or a landmark
the borders that divide cultural regions
the number of places in each hemisphere
an imaginary grid that has been placed on the globe to help us locate places
Which of the following could define a physical region?
people who speak the same language
people who live in or around a desert
an area where the same religion is practiced
political borders defining states
What best defines "absolute location"?
Exact position on earth.
Where something is in relation to something else.
What it is like there.
Where you are at any given time
What is a map key?
It shows distances on a map.
It shows directions on a map.
It tells the subject of a map.
It shows what the symbols on a map mean.
Which of the following is described like this: "Incline Village is on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, about 20 miles southwest of Reno"?
absolute location
relative location
region
map description
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, etc. is what type of map?
Political
Physical
Thematic
Road
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
Political
Physical
Thematic
Regional
A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?
Political
Physical
Economic
Road
A Compass Rose shows ___________ on most maps.
Symbols
Routes
Directions
Climate
Lines on a topographic map that show elevation are called:
contour lines
a grid
index contour
elevation loops
direction
The imaginary lines running vertically on the globe, measured in degrees, are called
latitude
longitude
meridian lines
hemispheres
What is the imaginary line that splits the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
What continent is Mexico located on?
South America
North America
The Caribbean
Central America
What are the continents on earth?
North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, South America
North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, Africa.
North America, Antarctica, South America, Europe, Asia
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia
Which of the following jobs would need to use absolute location?
Teacher
Doctor
Restaurant Worker
Police
Match this description with a theme of geography below: "Lucha Libre wrestlers are very popular in Mexico".
Place
Region
Physical Characteristic
Relative Location
Tariffs are...
taxes on a country's imports
refusing to trade with another country to get what you want
U.S. export taxes
A Chinese word for "no taxes"
What region is Panama in?
The Caribbean
Central America
North America
The South Pacific
If you are more inclined to be a member of the Democrat's Party you would also be labeled a
GOP
Liberal
Socialist
Conservative
If you are a right wing conservative, you would most likely be a member of which political party?
Republican
Socialist
Democrat
Swing
The symbol and color associated with the Democrats is
Donkey / Red
Elephant / Red
Donkey / Blue
Elephant / Blue
Nevada is called a swing state because
it only votes sometimes, in some elections
it does not know as much about politics as other states and so not as many people vote
it does not always vote one way but changes party power depending on the election
it does not vote for either of the two major parties but has it's own political party to vote for instead
The relative location of Nevada is
the Great Basin region
In the Western U.S., between California and Utah
In America, on the west coast
Below Canada and above Mexico, around the West
What type of map would be helpful if you were looking for an area that had a lot of ranching jobs?
Physical Map
Land Use and Resource Map
Climate Map
Historical Map
What type of map would be most helpful if you were engaged in military action in the mountains?
Population Map
Political Map
Economic Map
Topographical Map
Reading the title of the map helps you analyze it because
the title tells you or hints at what the map shows
the title explains everything
the title shows you where the map is located on the earth
the title tells you what kind of map it is
A map grid can help you narrow down...
the location of a place
the physical features on a map
when a country was created
what kinds of topics or themes the map shows
What does relative location tell you?
a place's exact position on Earth
why people moved to a certain place
a place's position in relation to other people and places
how a place is similar to other places
Sanctions are...
The way people and the environment affect each other.
Another way of declaring war on a country
When one country refuses or limits trade with another country
Taxes placed on trade goods with other countries
Which theme of geography examines how and why places are similar to other places?
human-environment interaction
location
place
region
Which of the following could define a physical region?
a language
a mountain range
a religion
political borders
Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?
constructing highways
describing the absolute location
farmers waiting for a flood
wearing heavy coats in winter
Plastic products are made in the US and then shipped around the globe. What is the theme?
location
movement
place
region
Transportation and communication are parts of what theme?
location
movement
place
region
Which of the following is a good example of human-environment interaction?
hunting
moving
studying
praying
What are the different types of Movement?
adapt, modify, depend
human, physical
absolute, relative
goods, ideas, people
What type of Interaction is using air conditioning or heat?
Depending on the Environment
Adapting to the Environment
Modifying the Environment
The main difference between immigration and emigration is:
Immigrants come into the country, emigrants move across it
Immigrants come illegally, emigrants come legally
Immigrants come from Europe, emigrants come from America
Immigrants travel for many miles, emigrants only go short distances
The mountain range that roughly cuts the continent in half would be the
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Cascades
Coastal Range
Latin America is made up of:
North America, Caribbean, and South America
South America and the Southern hemisphere
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean
Brazil is unique because it is
the only South American country with a rain forest
the only South American country with slaves
the only South American country to practice rodeos
the only South American country to speak Portugese
Latin American countries have a lot in common. Most of them...
are Catholic
speak English
eat empanadas
are ruled by dictators
Which of the following trees are not in Tahoe?
Pine
Fir
Cedar
Maple
Field work is when
migrants pick strawberries for a living
students go outside of the classroom to study a specific topic
professors teach about physical geography
you use digital learning to complete classes
Which one of the following statements is the most bias?
I love the president no matter what
George Washington was very popular and became president
It is the year 2018
You look tired today after that long night at work.
"Fake News" is a news story that is
supported by the mainstream media
untrue or phony
promoted by the Democrats
bias in some way
The problem with fake news today is
people think the story is real and they spread it around on social media
it can sometimes lead to discrimination or violence
people don't know how to determine what is true and what isn't
all of the above
All of the following are benefits of trees, except:
They generate water for humans to drink
They generate fresh oxygen for us to breath
They generate healthy spaces to recreate in
They generate many products humans need
