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Retake Geo Basics and Themes Test

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
2.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
3.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
4.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
5.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
6.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
7.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.

Latitude lines are parallel to the equator run ________ while measuring north and south distances from the equator.

a)

East/West

b)

North/South

11.

Longitude lines run _________ and are connected at to the poles.

a)

East/West

b)

North/South

12.

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west and divides the earth's north and south hemispheres is called what?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Date Line

13.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
14.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
15.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
16.

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

a)

Movement

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Relative Location

17.

Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?

a)

Place

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

18.

The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Region

19.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
20.

What informs us where something is exactly on the Earth?

a)

Region

b)

Perfect Location

c)

Absolute Location

21.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
22.
In an urban community, you would find________.
a)
large, open areas of land
b)
skyscrapers
c)
large backyards
d)
one story schools
23.
What is another word for rural?
a)
countryside
b)
city
c)
suburban
d)
crop
24.
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
25.

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Place

26.

What is a Region

a)

Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike, and parts of a country that has definable characteristics.

b)

Tells us about the way people travel from one location to the next.

c)

Tells us where people and places are

27.

The study of the earth

a)

Geography

b)

Latitude

c)

Parallel

d)

Degree

e)

Equator

28.

distance north and south of the equator

a)

Geography

b)

Latitude

c)

Parallel

d)

Degree

e)

Equator

29.

imaginary lines that wrap around the earth the same direction as the equator and are used to measure latitude

a)

longitude

b)

meridians

c)

parallel

d)

compasses

30.

an imaginary line that divides the earth between northern and southern hemispheres

a)

equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

31.

an imaginary line that divides the earth between western and eastern hemispheres.

a)

equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

32.

a spherical representation of the earth

a)

compass rose

b)

map projection

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

33.

a ratio size in a map in comparison to the actual place

a)

compass rose

b)

map projection

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

34.

conversion of a flat map into a sphere alters size, shape, distance, and area

a)

compass rose

b)

map projection

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

35.

representation of any part of the globe onto a flat surface for the purpose of making a map

a)

compass rose

b)

map projection

c)

globe

d)

scale

e)

distortion

36.

a circle showing the principle directions printed on a map or a chart

a)

compass rose

b)

map projection

c)

key

d)

scale

e)

distortion

37.

Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Asia

38.

Which continents border the Pacific Ocean?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Asia

39.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Asia

40.

Which continent is the smallest?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Europe

41.

Which continent is the most densely populated?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Europe

42.

Which two continents are sometimes considered to be one continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Asia

43.

Which continent has no permanent human habitation?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

44.

imaginary lines that separate nations which often use natural formation such as rivers and mountains to help define them

a)

border

b)

custom

c)

ecosystem

d)

hemisphere

e)

landscape

45.

a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time

a)

ancestor

b)

custom

c)

ecosystem

d)

hemisphere

e)

landscape

46.

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

a)

ancestor

b)

custom

c)

ecosystem

d)

hemisphere

e)

landscape

47.

a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

hemisphere

e)

landscape

48.

natural landforms such as mountains, valleys, plateaus, and forests.

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

landscape

49.

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

culture

50.

the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments,usually with some regard to aesthetic effect.

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

culture

51.

one who moves from one place to another

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

culture

52.

all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

culture

53.

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

a)

ancestor

b)

population

c)

architecture

d)

immigrant

e)

culture

54.

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

a)

environment

b)

landscape

c)

architecture

d)

hemisphere

e)

culture

55.

Which continent is located between the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean? It is also home to the pyramids, Victoria Falls, and the Sahara Desert.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia