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Chapter 1 and 2 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Satellites use remote sensing to gather information about Earth from far away.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Continents are a type of land-form surrounded by water.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Each half of the Earth is a hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Acid rain can cause damage to Earth's environment.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If you use Google Maps to help you find a nearby pizza parlor, you are using a geography skill.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Movements of air are called winds.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Plains are never found along coastlines.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Rain generally falls on the side of the mountain facing the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The sun remains directly overhead in areas outside the tropics.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Earth has five basic climate zones.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the center of the earth called?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

lithosphere

12.

What is one type of physical feature that can be used to describe locations on earth?

a)

population

b)

climate

c)

economic activity

d)

land use

13.

How many layers make up the inside of Earth

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

14.

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

a)

mountain

b)

city

c)

bridge

d)

coal mine

15.

Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?

a)

vegetation map

b)

political map

c)

land-use map

d)

elevation map

16.

How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?

a)

thousands of years

b)

millions of years

c)

hundreds of years

d)

around 100 years

17.

Which two continents are completely surrounded by water?

a)

Australia and Antarctica

b)

Asia and Africa

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Europe and Asia

18.

Which of these tools provided practical information about the locations of physical and human features?

a)

political maps

b)

thematic maps

c)

storm tracking technology

d)

geospatial technology

19.

Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?

a)

Cities have more parks

b)

Cities consume more water

c)

Cities have more lights

d)

Cities have more metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces

20.

What is one way in which maps differ from globes?

a)

Maps are easier to store and carry

b)

Globes tend to show more kinds of information than maps

c)

Maps tend to be more accurate than globes

d)

Globes distort physical reality

21.

What percent of Earth's surface is water?

a)

71%

b)

90%

c)

85%

d)

75%

22.

Which of the following are geographers most likely to study?

a)

events that occur over time and how those events are connected

b)

people and the world in which they live in mainly terms of space and place

c)

how living things survive and relate to one another

d)

the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

23.

What human feature might be used to define a unique location on earth, or place?

a)

land use

b)

landforms

c)

vegetation

d)

climate

24.

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

a)

the North and South Poles

b)

Earth's distance from the sun

c)

the wind currents

d)

the Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

25.

Which of the following geographical tools is a display of numerical information?

a)

map

b)

diagram

c)

graph

d)

table

26.

What is the name given to the regular movement of water?

a)

water cycle

b)

condesnation

c)

rainfall

d)

water supply

27.

By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

erosion

c)

evaporation

d)

weathering

28.

imaginary line running through earth's center

a)

isthmus

b)

tundra

c)

axis

d)

longitude

29.

underwater plain that boarders a continent

a)

isthmus

b)

continental shelf

c)

continent

d)

tundra

30.

narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

a)

isthmus

b)

tundra

c)

plain

d)

island

31.

occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Winter solstice

b)

Summer solstice

c)

equinox

d)

spring

32.

a biome is simply an example of

a)

isthmus

b)

continental shelf

c)

summer solstice

d)

tundra

33.

Process by which water, wind, or ice moves bits of rock elswhere

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

westerlies

d)

strong wind

34.

a giant ocean wave

a)

cowabunga

b)

tsunami

c)

huge wave

d)

ring of fire

35.

a small ice mass that spreads outward on a land surface

a)

ice cap

b)

ice sheet

c)

glacier

d)

ice

36.

a long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

a)

volcano army

b)

That's a lot of Volcanoes

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Erosion

37.

a large, continuous mass of land

a)

continent

b)

erosion

c)

glacier

d)

ice cap

38.

How many themes of Geography are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

39.

A place compared to another place?

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

40.

Precise location

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location