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Basics of geography lessons 1-4

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The average weather over many years

d)

The average amount of rain over many years.

2.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
3.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
4.

What are the three main factors that determine the climate of an area?

a)

precipitation, humidity, and wind

b)

temperature, air pressure, and atmosphere

c)

wind conditions, humidity, ocean currents

d)

temperature, precipitation, and wind

5.

What climate zone is the green area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

6.

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

7.

What climate zone is the red area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

8.

Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

9.

Temperatures in the TROPICAL ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

10.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
11.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
12.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
13.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
14.
Which Middle Eastern Climate has hot dry summers and warm dry winters?
a)
Arid
b)
Semi Arid
c)
Mediterranean
15.
Which climate has an actual wet winter season?
a)
Arid
b)
Semi Arid
c)
Mediterranean
16.
In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
Polar ocean waters
c)
On lakes and rivers
d)
Over the central plains of the U.S
17.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
18.

Which climate has a hot, dry weather in the summer and a cooler, rainy season in the winter

a)

Tropical wet climate

b)

Mediterranean climate

c)

arid climate

d)

Continental cool climate

19.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

20.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

21.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

22.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

23.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Wind

24.

37 degrees North, 76 degrees West

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Locations

25.

Across the street from Raceway

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

26.

What is a region?

a)

A group of places with something in common.

b)

a place with a unique characteristic

c)

A group of places with nothing in common

d)

A place with several characteristics in common

27.

What type of map shows borders of countries, states, provinces, and cities?

a)

poltical

b)

thematic

c)

physical

d)

natural resource

28.

What kind of map is this?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

thematic

d)

hydrolic

29.

Lines of latitude

a)

measures distance away from the equator

b)

measures distance away from the prime meridian

30.

lines of longitude

a)

measures distance away from the equator

b)

measures distance away from the prime meridian

31.

0 degrees latitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

tropic of capricorn

32.

0 degrees longitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

international date line

33.
What are the reasons that people want to come to a country?
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
c)
immigration
d)
emigration
34.
What describes people who are entering a country to live?
a)
internal migration
b)
push factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
35.
What describes people who are leaving the country where they live?
a)
international migration
b)
pull factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
36.
What is urbanization?
a)
the loss of countryside
b)
the increase and growth of cities
c)
the movement from rural to urban
d)
the migration of urban to rural
37.
Is the example describing a push or pull factor?
Erica is moving to Park Hill because the school district is so awesome. 
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
38.
Is the example describing a push or pull factor?
Bobby is moving to Kansas City because St. Louis has such high crime rates.
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
39.
Is the example describing a push or pull factor?
Emma is moving to Kansas because she hates the earthquakes in California.
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
40.
Is the example describing a push or pull factor?
Hector is moving to Italy because he loves the architecture and culture.
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
41.
What is population density?
a)
the amount of immigrants in an area of land
b)
the amount of citizens in an area of land
c)
amount of emigrants in an area of land
d)
the amount of people per area of land
42.

According to the graph, Sub-Saharan African is expected to see a _____ by 2050.

a)

Elderly population increase by double

b)

Elderly population decline by half

c)

Elderly population remain stable

43.

According to the graph, what can you conclude about Europe's population?

a)

More people are expected to live longer.

b)

Health care will decline.

c)

People are having more children.

44.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

45.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

46.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

47.

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.


What is the audio recording in this sentence?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

48.

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Photograph

c)

Diary

d)

Textbook

49.
Which theme of geography tells your WHERE something is?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
50.
Which theme of geography GROUPS places together that are SIMILAR?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
51.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
52.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
53.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
54.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
55.
Syrian refugees fleeing the Middle East into Europe and sanctuary countries around the world is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
56.

According to the map, which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

57.

What symbol on a map indicates direction?

a)

the scale

b)

the key

c)

the compass rose

d)

the legend

58.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, west, east

b)

northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

c)

the direction the Earth rotates

d)

the direction all students walk to Northwest Middle School

59.

The mantle is made of

a)

molten (melted) rock

b)

molten (melted) metal

c)

solid rock

d)

solid metal

60.

What is human-environment interaction?

a)

how humans travel on Earth

b)

how humans affect Earth, and how Earth affects humans

c)

how Earth's environment affects its orbit in space

d)

how Earth rotates on its axis, and how it revolves around the sun

61.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
62.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
63.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
64.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
65.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
66.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
67.
Which most likely causes earthquakes?
a)
plates slipping 
b)
a hurricane 
c)
water weathering rocks
d)
tidal stresses caused by the moon
68.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

the direction the Earth rotates

b)

the direction birds fly in the winter

c)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

d)

north, south, east, west

69.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
70.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
71.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
72.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
73.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
74.
Which theme of geography discusses the TRAVEL of people, objects or ideas?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
75.
Which theme of geography DESCRIBES what a place looks like?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
HEI
76.
Which theme of geography is the CHANGE of humans and the environment?
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
77.
Which theme of geography GROUPS places together that are SIMILAR?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
78.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
79.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
80.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
81.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
82.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
83.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
84.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

a)

cups

b)

plates

c)

dishes

d)

spoons

85.

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

86.

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero and the atmosphere is very cold. Is this weather or climate?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

87.
Describe a temperate climate.
a)
dry and cold year round
b)
warm year round, high humidity and rainfall
c)
variety of climate patterns, seasons, moderate precipitation
88.

Which of the following is a push factor for migration

a)

fair government

b)

educational opportunities

c)

poverty

d)

better food availability

89.

Which of the following is a pull factor for migration

a)

corrupt government

b)

job opportunities

c)

war

d)

food shortage

90.

What is emmigration?

a)

When people move away from their home country

b)

When people move into a new country

c)

The trend to move to the cities from rural areas

d)

The development of machine powered production and manufacturing

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