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HISTORY QUIZ!

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

Globes distort the features on the Earth's surface

b)

Maps distort the features on the Earth's surface

c)

Globes and maps are equally accurate at showing the Earth's surface

d)

Geographers have no way to accurately show the Earth's surface

2.

What type of map would you look at to learn about the historical battles fought in a region?

a)

choropleth

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

special-purpose map

3.

Lines on a map that measure degrees east and west.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equater

d)

prime meridian

4.

lines of latitude measure areas --------and ------------of the equator.

a)

North and south

b)

East and west

5.

When inflation happens, ______.

a)

the prices of goods go down

b)

the value of money goes up

c)

the prices of goods go up

d)

the cost of living decreases

6.

The act of running a business and taking risks is called ______.

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

labor

d)

land

7.

The prime meridian is....

a)

an Autobot in Transformers

b)

the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

c)

an imaginary line that runs East and West

d)

a place in relation to one or more other places on Earth

8.

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?( the line is in the middle of the earth)

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

9.

When a good is scarce, it means that ______.

a)

nobody is interested in buying it

b)

it is cheap and easy to make

c)

demand drops while supplies rise

d)

it is hard to find and likely to cost more

10.

In which of the following economic systems do individuals make all the choices about what to make, buy, and sell?

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

mixed economy

d)

traditional economy

11.

The line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern halves is called the____

a)

Equator

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Mercator

d)

Prime Meridian

12.

Longitude lines are imaginary lines on a map or globe that run ------------to --------------.

a)

North to south

b)

East to west

13.

The study of how volcanoes and glaciers shape the Earth's surface is part of which Essential Element of Geography?

a)

environment and society

b)

human systems

c)

places and regions

d)

Physical systems

14.

Tells the exact position of a place on Earth.

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

15.

What type of map would you use to identify the location of cities?

a)

choropleth

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

special-purpose map

16.

These imaginary lines circle the Earth from north to south

a)

absolute locations

b)

degrees

c)

latitudes

d)

longitudes