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WC6 Unit 1: Tools of Geography Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Study of features on Earth's surface including landforms, climate, plants, animals, and people

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

geography

d)

geology

2.

A map that shows natural features such as cities, states, or countries with clear border lines.

a)

physical map

b)

thematic map

c)

topographical map

d)

political map

3.

A map that shows features such as cities, states, or countries with clear border lines.

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

d)

topographical map

4.

What is continent is west of Europe and east of the Pacific Ocean?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

United States

d)

Europe

5.

What is continent is Southwest of Africa?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

6.

What is continent has the South Pole?

a)

Antartica

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

7.

What is continent is Northeast of Africa?

a)

Antartica

b)

South America

c)

Austalia

d)

Asia

8.

What is ocean is Northwest of Australia?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

9.

What is ocean is directly north of Europe?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

10.

Half of the earth or half of a sphere

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Axis

11.

Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast on a compass rose?

a)

Intermediate Directions

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Artifacts

d)

Map Legend

12.

0° degrees longitude line

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Prime Meridian

13.

0° degrees latitude line

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

14.

Tool on a map that explains all of the symbols found on that map.

a)

Geographical Dictionary

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Key or Map Legend

15.

The largest of the 4 oceans.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

16.

Area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from others.

a)

a city

b)

a region

c)

a land form

d)

a climate zone

17.

What does a map's scale compare?

a)

direction on a map with direction on Earth

b)

location on a map with location on a globe

c)

distance on a map with distance on Earth

d)

distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

18.

What does a global grid tell a map user?

a)

the relative location of places on a map

b)

the cardinal directions on a map

c)

the symbols on a map

d)

the absolute location of places on a map

19.

What does a map title tell a map user? (Choose the BEST answer.)

a)

the topic of a map

b)

the name of the country

c)

the location of a map

d)

the name of the person who made the map

20.

What imaginary line splits the globe into the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meridian

21.

How far above sea level a feature is

a)

Landforms

b)

Landscapes

c)

Elevation

d)

Environment

22.

Making changes in human behavior or make changes with use of the natural environment.

a)

Adapting

b)

Modifying

c)

All the above

d)

None of the above

23.

The natural surroundings of a place

a)

Landscapes

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Environment

24.

Name for the unique locations on Earth that defined by both human and physical characteristics.

a)

Places

b)

Environments

c)

Vistas

d)

Landscapes

25.

A map that shows a topic or theme.

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

d)

topographical map

26.

Making changes in physical environment to create a new purpose for the land area.

a)

Adapting

b)

Modifying

c)

All the above

d)

None of the above

27.

Which is NOT an example of an element of culture?

a)

Location, Place, Human Environmental Interaction

b)

Dance, music & sports

c)

Christianity, Islam & Hinduism

d)

Religious groups, sports teams, school clubs

e)

English, Spanish, French, Italian

28.

Which is NOT an example of Movement (5 themes of geography).

a)

Sending a text message

b)

Wearing shorts on a hot day

c)

Shipping Nike shoes from China

d)

Taking the bus to school

29.

What is NOT an example of Human Environmental Interaction?

a)

Building houses on stilts

b)

Planting vegetables to eat

c)

Natural disasters like tornadoes & hurricanes destroying cities

d)

Surfing the Internet on wifi

30.

What is NOT an example of Region?

a)

People from Frisco, TX drink water when hot & thirsty

b)

People of southern part of the U.S.A. like country music

c)

People from Latin America speak Spanish

d)

People from the Middle East have hot, desert-like climate

e)

People from Europe use the same currency called the Euro