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Geography Ch. 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of Physical Geography is ...
a)
People
b)
Planets
c)
Rivers
d)
Physical Education
2.
The study of how people interact with the Earth is ...
a)
Human Geology
b)
Human Geography
c)
Human Biology
d)
Human Topography
3.
What is a visual representation of the earth or parts of the earth?
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
Map
d)
Ancient Scroll
4.
Which one of these is NOT a tool a geographer uses?
a)
Chart
b)
Fruit
c)
Graph
d)
Map
5.
What is this an example of: 500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
6.

What is this an example of: CA is South of the Square?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

7.
What are the Degrees of the Equator?
a)
0 Degrees Latitude
b)
0 Degrees Longitude
c)
180 Degrees Latitude
d)
180 Degrees Longitude
8.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
9.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
10.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
11.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
12.
The theme of geography known as Movement refers to
a)
the automobile industry
b)
people, goods and ideas migrating
c)
people interacting with their environment
d)
running really fast
13.
A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world is called
a)
a globe
b)
a map
c)
Sim City
d)
an atlas
14.
Which example best describe relative location.
a)
Evans school is located at 6998
b)
My house is 30° N and 10° E
c)
I live next to Walmart
d)
Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E
15.
Building houses, building roads, and cutting down trees best describes which of the 5 Themes of Geography.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Location
16.
Jim and his family moved to Mexico for a great job opportunity.  This would be a description of...
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human Environment Interaction
17.
Mountains, rivers, animals and plants would be considered...
a)
human features
b)
physical features
18.
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
19.
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
20.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
21.
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.
22.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
23.
Popular music usually starts in one place (country or local area) and then spreads around the world through sources like the internet or radio stations.
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Location
d)
Region
24.

In which theme of geography do we depend on, adapt to, and modify the environment?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

place

25.

The study of the world and all that is in it, is the definition of ___________________

a)

geometry

b)

geography

c)

geosciences

26.

Paris, France is 48 degrees North latitude and 2 degrees east longitude is an example of _________________________

a)

movement

b)

absolute location

c)

relative location

d)

region

27.

Unique cultures, languages, celebrations, and landmarks are examples of ____________________________

a)

human characteristics of place

b)

physical characteristics of place

28.

The (a)   were the first known ancient people to study the earth.

29.

The first great geographer was.

a)

Elton John

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Julius Ceasar

d)

Alexander the Great

30.

(a)   promoted the geocentric theory.

31.

_____________ favored the heliocentric theory.

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Brutus

32.

All map projections create some degree of (a)   .

33.

"earth" centered theory promoted by Ptolemy.

(a)  

34.

"sun" centered theory promoted by Copernicus.

(a)  

35.

The art of mapmaking.

(a)  

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