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World Geography Post Test Prep

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a theme of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place/Region

c)

Movement

d)

Human Environment Interaction

e)

position

2.

Indicates where a place is by using degrees of latitude and longitude.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

3.

Indicates where a place is by describing the places near it.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

4.

If you are studying the human and physical features of the earth, which category of Geography would that fall into?

a)

place

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

human environment interaction

e)

region

5.

When a spot on the globe has unifying characteristics such as climate, land, or history that help define them as

a)

region

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

human environment interaction

6.

When people, goods, and ideas move from place to place, this is known as which theme of geography?

a)

region

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

human environment interaction

7.

a loss of accuracy.

a)

distortion

b)

compass rose

c)

legend/key

d)

title

8.

Used to determine directions on a map

a)

distortion

b)

compass rose

c)

legend/key

d)

title

9.

Used to determine distance on a map

a)

scale bar

b)

compass rose

c)

legend/key

d)

title

10.

Landforms are represented by which of the below

a)

Mountains, Plateaus and plains

b)

humans, animals and insects

c)

cars, planes and trains

d)

houses, apartments and skyscrapers

11.

What are NOT reasons a population might grow?

a)

improvement of medical care

b)

increase in food supply

c)

the spread of disease

d)

creation of a new supercrop

12.

True or False: A population declines when the birth rate is greater than the death rate.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following would be a reason to leave your country(push factor)?

a)

war

b)

peace

c)

jobs

d)

freedom

14.

Which of the following would be a reason to go to another country country(pull factor)?

a)

hope for a better life

b)

poverty

c)

lack of jobs

d)

lack of freedom

15.

Since farming has become easier thanks to companies, more and more people have moved to large cities(urbanization). Why would they move to larger cities?

a)

Easier to find work

b)

They're not, they're staying in the country

c)

More people are choosing to live on farms

d)

They don't like cows

16.

People who raise food and animals mainly to feed their own families is known as:

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial farming

c)

intensive farming

d)

pastoral farming

17.

Advances in which categories have made it easier to connect with people from across the globe?

a)

transportation and communication

b)

farming and animal husbandry

c)

cars and boats

d)

vaccines and books

18.

If you are studying how people and the environment affect each other, which category of Geography would that fall into?

a)

place

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

human environment interaction

e)

region

19.

a natural resource that cannot be replaced

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

20.

a natural resource that can be replaced

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

21.

A positive effect of immigration in a particular country would be which of the following?

a)

cultural diversity

b)

fewer jobs

c)

more taxes

d)

fewer resources

22.

What separates a developed nation from a developing nation?

a)

many industries and advanced technology

b)

few industries and simple technology

c)

no industries and little technology

d)

no industries and no technology

23.

In what hemisphere would I find Kansas?

a)

Northern and Western Hemispheres

b)

Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

c)

Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

d)

Southern and Western Hemispheres

24.

What city is closest 46 N and -88 W?

a)

Iron Mountain

b)

Jackson

c)

Ann Arbor

d)

Marquette

25.

What are the Coordinates of Ludington?

a)

42 N and -86.5 W

b)

44 N and -86.5 W

c)

42 N and -88.5 W

d)

44 N and -88.5 W

26.

If I was going from Marquette to Traverse City, what direction would I travel?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

27.

What country lies directly south of the United States?

a)

Mexico

b)

Aruba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Belize

28.

Based on land mass, what is the largest country in South America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

29.

What is the proper name of the country you live in?

a)

America

b)

United States of America

c)

US

d)

Candyland

30.

What is this country?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Haiti

c)

Cuba

d)

Madagascar

31.

What State is directly East of Kansas?

a)

Missouri

b)

Nebraska

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Colorado

32.

What State is directly West of Texas?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Mexico

c)

Louisiana

d)

Oklahoma

33.

What state is directly south of New York?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Vermont

c)

Connecticut

d)

Michigan

34.

What continent is in the color Green?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

35.

What continent is in the color Purple?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

36.

What continent is in the color dark blue?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

37.

What continent is in the color Orange?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

38.

What continent is in the color Yellow?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

39.

What continent is in the color Red?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

40.

What continent is in the color Light Blue?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

41.

What ocean is west of N. America and East of Asia?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

42.

What ocean is east of N. America and west of Europe and north of S. America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

43.

What ocean is south of Africa and north of Antarctica

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

44.

What Ocean is north of Europe, Asia and N. America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

45.

What Ocean is east of Africa, south of Asia and west of Australia?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

46.

Government when the power of the king or queen is limited by the constitution.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

47.

One person rules, who is not a king or queen, with almost total power.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

48.

King or queen inherits the throne by birth and has complete control.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

49.

A form of government controlled by a small group of people.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

50.

A form of government in which all adults take part in decisions.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

51.

A form of government in which the people indirectly hold power to govern and rule.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy