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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best definition of “geography”?

a)

The imaginary lines on Earth that we use to determine location.

b)

he exact place where something is found.

c)

The study of Earth and all of its natural features.

d)

The way of life of a group of people.

2.

Which theme of geography best fits with the description below?

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are all part of the Gulf Coast of the United States.

They all share a warm, humid climate with short winters and long summers.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

3.

Which of the following is the best defintion of "place"?

a)

A point on Earth that is defined by common features such as: buildings, customs or language

b)

How humans interact with the natural world around them such as: wearing coats in the winter

c)

A group of cities, countries or towns that are unified because of a land forms

d)

The relative location of a city, town or village on a map

4.

Which theme of geography best fits with the description below?

In Ancient Egypt, Egyptians would build ditches to help control the flooding of the Nile.

They also used these ditches to drain water from the river to nourish the fields during dry seasons.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Place

5.

Which of the following is the best defintion of "location"?

a)

How human interact with the natural world around them such as: wearing coats in winter

b)

A group of cities, countries or towns that are unified by a land form

c)

An area that is defined by common features such as: buildings, customs or language

d)

The place on Earth where something is found; either using coordinates or by using cardinal and intermediate directions

6.

Which theme of geography best fits with the description below?

A large number of people were forced to leave their homes during the

flooding of Hurricane Harvey last summer. Many families had to live

with friends and family while their homes were being rebuilt.

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

7.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Mrs. McDonald lives down the street from West Lake Middle School.

b)

Dr. Hodgkinson works in Houston, Texas.

c)

The cafeteria is located on the Main Street hallway.

d)

WLMS is located at 29 degrees North and 95 degrees West

8.

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

a)

Maddie goes to dance class at 1234 Ballerina Road, San Antonio, TX.

b)

Trent wants to visit a small town in Australia at 30 degree south, 150 degrees east.

c)

Piper told Maddox that McDonalds was down the street from the Target store by the baseball field.

d)

Naruto has World Cultures in Room B116 at West Lake Middle School in Humble ISD.

9.

North America and South America are represented by letters -

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and F

d)

D and G

10.

Which continent is letter E

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

11.

If you started in Australia and traveled southwest you would reach -

a)

South America

b)

Antarctrica

c)

Africa

d)

The Hidden Leaf Village

12.

In which direction would you travel from Europe to Australia?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

13.

Which letter on the map represents the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which letter on the map represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which letter on the map represents the Arctic Ocean?

a)

E

b)

A

c)

B

d)

D

16.

Which letter on the map represents the Southern Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

17.

The Pacific Ocean is represented by letter E. Why are there two letter E's?

a)

On a globe, the two areas represented by letter E would be connected.

b)

There is a separate East Pacific Ocean and a West Pacific Ocean

c)

The Pacific Ocean is too large to be represented by only one letter.

d)

The Pacific Ocean is a much lower temperature than the other four oceans.

18.

What continent is located at 60N, 120W?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

19.

Which continent or ocean is located at 45N, 90E?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

20.

What continent or ocean is located at 15N, 30E?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

21.

Which theme of geography best fits with the scenario below?

Andrew owns a lemon farm in the hill country of Texas. At the end of Summer, Andrew harvests his lemons and packages them in bags to be sold to grocery stores all over Texas. He hires a truck company to deliver his lemons.

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

22.

Which theme of geography does the picture below best fit with?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

23.

way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

Physical Features

d)

Region

24.

lines on a map that run east to west

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Coordinates

d)

Geography

25.

lines on a map that run north to south

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Place

d)

Geography