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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an area that shares common characteristics called?

a)

a country

b)

a continent

c)

a city

d)

a region

2.

Which is NOT an example of an ethnic region

a)

Kurdistan

b)

China Town

c)

Arab world

d)

Islam

3.

The wheat belt is an example of what type of region?

a)

economic

b)

physical

c)

cultural

d)

ethinic

4.

Which map shows true direction and used for ship navigation?

a)

Polar

b)

Robinson

c)

Mercator

d)

Physical

5.

Map change for all the following reasons EXCEPT

a)

war

b)

historic changes over time

c)

Name changes

d)

ethnic conflict

6.

What is a Muslim place of worship called

a)

Synagogue

b)

Cathedral

c)

Mosque

d)

Pagoda

7.

Ethnic conflict took place in Rwanda between these two groups

a)

Hutu and Tutsi

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Muslims and Hindu

d)

Hindu and Christians

8.

Which one of these is a pull factor?

a)

War

b)

Lack of economic opportunites

c)

Arable land

d)

Lack of food (famine)

9.

The wearing away of soil is called

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Eroison

d)

Deposition

10.

Coal became a resource with the invention of what?

a)

internal combustion engion

b)

Steam engine

c)

Automobile

d)

Airplanes

11.

What type of agriculture is used to farm in mountainous areas?

a)

Slash and burn

b)

Subsistence farming

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Plantation farming

12.

Which city is a hilltop site?

a)

Rome

b)

London

c)

Paris

d)

Istanbul

13.

What city is important to Islam, Judaism and Christianity?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Mecca

14.

Lines on the globe that measure north and south of the equator are called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

15.

Lines on a globe that are used to measure east and west of the Prime Meridian are called

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

16.

Seasonal winds that bring rain are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Typhoons

c)

Cyclones

d)

Monsoons

17.

Geographers use all the following tools EXCEPT

a)

Globes

b)

Maps

c)

scale

d)

GIS

18.

A unifying feature of Latin America would include all EXCEPT

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

culture

d)

politics

19.

Religion can be a unifying force or a dividing force. In which area was there conflict between the Protestants and Catholics?

a)

Israel

b)

Middle East

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

India and Pakistan

20.

In what latitude zone would you find Tropical Wet climate?

a)

Low latitudes

b)

Middle Latitude

c)

High Latitudes

d)

Tundra

21.

What is a political map?

a)

a map that shows a particular theme or topic

b)

a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.

c)

a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.

d)

a map that shows the average weather of a region.

22.

What is a physical map?

a)

a map that shows a particular theme or topic

b)

a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.

c)

a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.

d)

a map that shows major highways, airports, cities, railroad tracks, and local points of interest.

23.

What is a thematic map?

a)

a map that shows a particular theme or topic

b)

a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.

c)

a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.

d)

a map that shows the elevation, or height of an area.

24.

What is climate?

a)

the pattern of weather over a long period of time.

b)

the daily condition of the Earth's atmosphere.

c)

all the plants and trees in an area.

d)

any natural feature of earth's surface that has a distinct shape.

25.

What is economic activity?

a)

Anything related to the types of businesses, industries, and natural resources found in an area.

b)

The average number of people who live in an area.

c)

All the plants and trees that will grow in an area.

d)

The average pattern of weather in an area.

26.
North Africa and Southwest Asia have what in common in regards to culture?
a)
They all speak the same language
b)
They eat the same food
c)
The religion of Islam
d)
Christianity is the major religion in this region
27.
A ___________________ explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on a map.
a)
key
b)
scale bar
c)
scale
d)
compass rose
28.
Map projections can ________________ the size, shape, or distances of the earth’s landforms.
a)
distort
b)
perfect
c)
color
d)
camouflage
29.
One’s ability to construct an accurate mental map would be helpful if someone were to ask them for __________________________.
a)
directions
b)
the time
c)
their mother's name
d)
the date
30.

The Tropic of Cancer would be

a)

230N

b)

660N

c)

230S

d)

660S