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Core Concepts Part 1

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the distance north or south of the Equator

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Elevation

d)

Distortion

2.

the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Elevation

d)

Distortion

3.

loss of accuracy

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Degrees

d)

Distortion

4.

Pictures of Earth taken from orbit

a)

Aerial photography

b)

Snapshots

c)

Satellite phtoography

d)

Digital photography

5.

The part of a map that explains the symbols and shading

a)

Scale bar

b)

Compass rose

c)

Title

d)

Map key

6.

Shows how much real-world distance is represented by a given space

a)

Scale bar

b)

Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Map key

7.

A location using latitude and longitude

a)

relative location

b)

GPS location

c)

Absolute location

d)

Place

8.

Where something is located, based on something else

a)

Relative location

b)

Absolute location

c)

GPS location

d)

Place

9.

Shows where the area on a map is locatd

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Locator map

d)

Special purpose map

10.

Shows natural features

a)

Political map

b)

Locator map

c)

Physical map

d)

Special purpose map

11.

An area with at least one unifying physical,or human feature

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Movement

d)

Human-environment interaction

12.

How people, goods, and idea get from one place to another

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human-environment interaction

13.
Denver is in Mountain time and Chicago is in Central time. If it's 7:00 P.M. in Denver, what time is it in Chicago?
a)
5:00 P.M.
b)
6:00 P.M.
c)
7:00 P.M.
d)
8:00 P.M.
14.
Colorado and Oklahoma are in the same time zone.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
If I live in the Central Time Zone and wanted to call a prospect in the Pacific Time Zone, what would be the time difference?
a)
1 hour
b)
2 hours
c)
3 hours
d)
It would be the same
16.
Water that falls from the sky to earth
a)
Precipitation
b)
Wind
c)
Leaves
17.
The average weather of a place over many years
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
region
d)
place
18.
The condition of the air and sky at a specific place and time
a)
weather
b)
climate
19.
What is average weather over a long period of time?
a)
A tropical vacation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Science
20.
What is the day to day changes in the air or sky?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Storms
d)
Earth's Rotation
21.
What are the lines called that run east and west around the globe?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Ladder
d)
Lines
22.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
23.
The exact position of a place on Earth, using lines of latitude and longitude is called...
a)
equator
b)
absolute location
c)
relative location
d)
coordinate grid system
24.
loss of trees/forests
a)
global warming 
b)
deforestation 
c)
forest fire 
25.
A continental climate is ____.
a)
warm summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation
b)
hot summers, mild winters, heavy precipitation
c)
hot summers, mild winters, very little precipitation
d)
cool summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation
26.
Compared with weather patterns, climate patterns are more _____.
a)
severe
b)
long term
c)
local
d)
unusual
27.
Climates are classified by  ____
a)
plants and animals
b)
bodies of water and ocean currents
c)
temperature and precipitation
28.
Besides being used to find location east or west of the Prime Meridian, what other special purpose does longitude serve?
a)
determines time zones
b)
calibrating compasses
c)
finds elevation
d)
creates ocean currents
29.
The type of weather that a region experiences over a long period of time can BEST be defined as
a)
weather
b)
climate
30.
Identify this type of map
a)
Road map
b)
Climate Map
c)
Physical Map
31.
What region receives the least amount of direct sunlight?
a)
Polar Zones
b)
Temperate Zones
c)
Tropic Zone
32.
If we look outside and see that it is sunny at 60 degrees today, that is our
a)
weather
b)
climate
33.
What month receives the most precipitation?
a)
July
b)
June
c)
September
d)
August
34.
What clothing should you not pack if you were in this climate zone?
a)
shorts and t-shirts
b)
winter coat
c)
swim suit
d)
umbrella
35.
Which month has the average low temperature at about 62 degrees?
a)
November
b)
April
c)
January
d)
July
36.
Humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs.  Which doesnʻt belong
a)
food
b)
shelter
c)
clothing
d)
electronics
37.
How do humans affect their environment?
a)
positvely
b)
negatively
c)
both
38.
How does the environment affect humans?
a)
positively 
b)
negatively
c)
both
39.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, resources, 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.
40.
A resource that can be easily replaced.
a)
renewable resource
b)
alternative resource
c)
nonrenewable resource
41.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
42.
Any useful material from Earth
a)
natural resource
b)
alternative source
c)
Moon Dust
43.
Takes millions of years to form...
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
44.
Which of the following resources is renewable?
a)
coal
b)
trees
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
45.
Animals are what type of resource?
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
46.
What zone of latitude in closest to the equator, in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
a)
Polar
b)
Temperate
c)
Tropical
d)
Seasonal
47.
What zone of latitude do we live in?
a)
Polar 
b)
Temperate
c)
Tropical
d)
Region

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