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Chapters 3 & 4 Geography - CJHS 2019-2020

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

natural gas


Renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

2.

Gemstones


Renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

3.

Forests


Renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

4.

Petroleum


Renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

5.

Ecosystems can be of any size and occur:

a)

Wherever air, water and soil support life

b)

Wherever plants, animals and minerals support life

c)

Wherever plants, animals and vegetables die

d)

Wherever gas, solids and minerals support life

6.

True or False:


Warm air is heavier than cold air.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What are some features of a tropical climate?

a)

humid, warm and rainy

b)

dry with extreme temperatures

c)

humid, cold, rainy

d)

cold, frozen and dry

8.

Which receives less than 10 inches of rain a year?

a)

Savanna

b)

Steppes

c)

Desert

d)

Mediterranean climate

9.

What creates rain shadow?

a)

Sunshine on a cloudy day

b)

moisture from ocean air falls on a mountainside facing the wind

c)

moisture from ocean air falls on a mountainside facing the East

d)

moisture from ocean air falls on a valley facing the North

10.

The birthrate is the number of births per:

a)

50 people

b)

50,000 people

c)

100 people

d)

1,000 people

11.

Tundra has the climate of:

a)

sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters

b)

NO vegetation

c)

long, hot dry season followed by short periods of rain

d)

mosses, lichens and shrubs for plant life

12.

Which of the following is NOT a type of ecosystem

a)

a stream

b)

a vacant lot

c)

a city park

d)

a forest

13.

Which of the following are natural resources?

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

soil

14.

Which of the following are MAN-MADE resources?

a)

plastic

b)

paper

c)

water

d)

machines

15.

The polar ice cap is a climate with:

a)

Lush vegetation, warm summers and cool winters where brown bears live

b)

semidry prairies where prairie dogs live

c)

sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters where eagles live

d)

no vegetation where penguins and polar bears live

16.

What is an ethnic group?

a)

Group of people who live near lakes and share a meal

b)

Group of people who share a common sport and language

c)

Group of people who share a common dress and dance

d)

Group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

17.

What is climate?

a)

The short-term weather for a particular location

b)

The 7-day weather forecast for a particular location

c)

The usual weather in a particular location over a long time

d)

How many days of below-zero temperatures a particular location has over a one-year period

18.

What is culture?

a)

The ability to speak 2 or more languages

b)

People that share a common culture and ancestry

c)

The measure of the number of people living in an area

d)

The set of beliefs and values that a group of people have in common

19.

Where are the hottest places on Earth?

a)

the higher lattitudes

b)

the higher longitudes

c)

the lower lattitudes

d)

the lower longitudes

20.

What is population density?

a)

The measure of the number of people living in an area

b)

The measure of the number of trees in an area

c)

The measure of the number of grocery stores in an area

d)

The measure of the number of people over the age of 50

21.

An animal that has completely died out is called:

a)

extinct

b)

exciting

c)

prehistoric

d)

extinguished

22.

A process of people moving from one place to another is called:

a)

migration

b)

migraine

c)

immigration

d)

Communism

23.

A country ruled by a single person who holds ALL the power is called:

a)

dictatorship

b)

communist regime

c)

constitutional republic

d)

democracy

24.

Which type of government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country?

a)

Democracy

b)

Constitutional monarchy

c)

Communist government

d)

Republican government