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WorksheetsStudy of Geography Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which of the following is a human made landscape?
Plateau
Canyon
Desert
City
Which branch of geography is the science of making maps?
Human
Cartography
Hydrology
Meteorology
Which branch of geography is the study of water on Earth?
Hydrology
Meteorology
Human
Cartography
Which tool for studying geography would be best for getting a global perspective of the space on Earth?
Map
Globe
Paper
Compass
Which tool would be ideal for monitoring changes in geography?
Paper
Compass
Map
GIS/GPS
Which of the following is a reason why geography is studied?
Getting from one place to another
Being aware of other people and places and how to effectively interact with them
Better understand the past, present, and future
All of these answers are correct
Which term best describes the process of countries becoming more connected through culture and trade?
Geography
Meteorology
Globalization
Interdependence
What part of a map will help you determine distance on a map?
Grid
Orientation/Compass Rose
Index
Scale
What part of a map will provide information about what is found on a map?
Legend
Scale
Orientation/Compass Rose
Grid
Which part of a map will help you determine direction on a map?
Title
Orientation/Compass Rose
Legend
Index
Which of the 5 Themes is an area defined by everything in it and would consider the people, land, and climate of the area?
Location
Region
Place
Movement
Which theme would be concerned about the use of fossil fuels or deforestation?
Place
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Which theme would be concerned with trade, immigration, or emigration?
Location
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Which theme can find itself at one or more of the following levels: Local, Regional, or Global when defining an area by certain characteristics?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Which of the five themes would range from the use of latitude and longitude to more descriptions of where a place lies?
Place
Region
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
How long does a revolution of the Earth around the sun take?
23.5 Days
30 Days
365.25 Days
1 Day
Which of the following are the changes caused by the tilt of the earth’s axis?
The Seasons
The Lunar Phases
The Movement of Tides
The Orbit of the Earth
Which of the following best describes the Earth’s location from the sun?
The second planet from the sun
The third planet from the sun
The fourth planet from the sun
The closest planet to the sun
Which event takes about 30 days?
Earth’s revolution around the sun
Earth’s full rotation around the sun
Moon’s revolution around the Earth
Moon’s full rotation around the sun
What measure of time best describes a full rotation of the earth?
Year
Month
Week
Day
What is the imaginary line running through the earth's center?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Axis
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What is the second closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What is the fourth closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which term is a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land?
Canyon
Isthmus
Plateau
Trench
Which term is a flat area at a high elevation?
Canyon
Isthmus
Plateau
Trench
Which term is a a steep-sided lowland formed by a river cutting through a plateau?
Canyon
Isthmus
Plateau
Trench
What is the highest point on Earth?
Mt. Everest
Mariana Trench
Death Valley
Mt. McKinley
What is the lowest point on Earth?
Mt. Everest
Mariana Trench
Death Valley
Mt. McKinley
What can result from move in Earth's tectonic plates?
Volcanoes erupt
mountain ranges are created
earthquakes
All of the answers are correct
Which layer of the earth screens out dangerous rays from the sun?
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Atmosphere
Which process is the breaking of surface rocks into boulders, gravel, sand. or soil?
weathering
liquification
gravity
What landform is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides?
Island
Peninsula
Isthmus
Continental Shelf
Which landform is a smaller stretch of water between two larger pieces of land, but smaller than a channel?
Gulf
Bay
Sea
Strait
Which landform is a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, but generally is smaller than a gulf
Channel
Bay
Sea
Strait
What statement BEST describes the median income levels of the United States to the rest of the world's people for a household of 4 people?
The US Median Income is about 3 times larger than the rest of the world.
The US Median Income is about the same as the rest of the world.
The US Median Income is about 1/3rd of the rest of the world.
The US Median Income is about 10 times larger than the rest of the world.
About what proportion of the Earth's people are US citizens?
1/2
1/4
1/16
1/25
Olmsted County is an example of what type of Region?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Political
What type of region would include people moving towards the Mississippi River?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
River
The Middle East is an example of what type of region?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Eastern
A general description of a location is called...
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Nonspecific Location
Military Location
