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Geography Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continents does the equator intersect?

a)

North America and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

Australia and Europe

d)

South America and Africa

2.

Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia border which ocean?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

3.

Which ocean lies between North America and Africa?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

4.

New Mexico lies directly west of which state?

a)

Arizona

b)

Texas

c)

Nevada

d)

Australia

5.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location.

a)

Absolute location is the exact location of a place.

b)

Absolute location describes where a place is from another.

c)

Absolute location does not involve latitude & longitude.

d)

Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.

6.

What does the red line represent?

a)

meridian line

b)

date line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

7.

What does the yellow line represent?

a)

Equator

b)

meridian line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

dateline

8.

Which continent do we live in?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

9.

How do scientists adapt to the environment in Antarctica?

a)

Living in deep caves.

b)

Trading with native people

c)

Wearing warm clothing

d)

Gathering food from their surroundings

10.

Based on the picture, which of the following industries has modified the environment?

a)

Mining

b)

Farming

c)

Fishing

d)

Manufacturing

11.

Building houses, planting crops, building dams & man-made lakes are examples of:

a)

Ways people adapt to the environment

b)

Ways people establish industrial centers

c)

Reasons for taxation

d)

Ways people change/modify the physical environment

12.

Based on the map, which country in Central America does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Belize

d)

Honduras

13.

Which two countries border the Aegean Sea?

a)

Turkey and Greece

b)

Morocco and Tunisia

c)

Spain and Italy

d)

Slovenia and Albania

14.

North and South Korea are examples of what type of landform?

a)

Continent

b)

Archipelago

c)

Mesa

d)

Peninsula

15.

Which of the following is the best title for the picture?

a)

Methods of Farming

b)

Ways People Establish Industrial Centers

c)

Reasons for Taxation

d)

Ways People Change/Modify the Environment

16.

Insulating homes, Designing Irrigation Systems, and Creating Heating and Cooling Systems are examples of:

a)

Effective ways to construct cities

b)

Methods of adapting to the environment

c)

Methods of modifying the environment

d)

Responsibilities of a free-enterprise economy

17.

Land surrounded by water is a :

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Mesa

d)

Valley

18.

Described by time, distance, place to one another, and landmarks

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

island

d)

peninsula

19.

Mining Industry

a)

Industry that modifies the environment by polluting the air

b)

Industry that modifies the earth by digging holes deep in the earth for minerals like coal, iron, oil, gas, etc...

c)

How we modify the Amazon Rainforest

d)

Industry that modifies the environment that clears the land to plant crops

20.

Deforestation

a)

Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean

b)

How we modify the Amazon Rainforest

c)

What continents border the Indian Ocean

d)

Equator passes through which two continents

21.

A Way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs is:

a)

Religion

b)

Culture

c)

Tradition

d)

Government

22.
What is culture?
a)
different foods and traditions
b)
the way of life of a group of people
c)
how people dress
d)
a theme of geography
23.

An area where people share common characteristics

a)

Functional Region

b)

Region

c)

Perceptual Region

d)

Hearth

24.

True or False: Cultures borrow from each other

(a)  

25.

What is cultural diffusion/borrowing?

a)

How people express what they think is meaningful.

b)

Items specific to a group of people.

c)

The movement of cultural traits from one place to another.

d)

The way in which goods and services are made.