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Unit 1 Geography test review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Lines of latitude

a)

measure distances North and South of the equator

b)

measure distances East and West of the equator

c)

are wider apart near the North and South pole

d)

measure elevation

2.

The Equator is:

a)

The 0° line of LONGITUDE that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

b)

The 0° line of LATITUDE that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

c)

The 0° line of LATITUDE that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

d)

The 0° line of LONGITUDE that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

3.

Lines of longitude:

a)

measure distances North and South of the equator

b)

are wider apart near the North and South pole

c)

measure elevation

d)

measure distances East and West of the Prime Meridian

4.

The Prime Meridian is is:

a)

The 0° line of LATITUDE that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

b)

The 0° line of LONGITUDE that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

c)

The 0° line of LONGITUDE that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

d)

The 0° line of LATITUDE that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

5.

Using latitude and longitude coordinates gives us a place's

a)

absolute region

b)

absolute location

c)

relative location

d)

relative region

6.

North, South, East and West are

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

7.

If you needed to figure out how many miles were between two cities, what part of the map would you need to use?

a)

title

b)

legend/key

c)

scale

d)

compass

8.

If you needed to figure out what the symbols on a map meant, what part of the map would you need to use?

a)

title

b)

legend/key

c)

scale

d)

compass

9.

What part of the map tells you what the map is about?

a)

title

b)

legend/key

c)

scale

d)

compass

10.

physical maps:

a)

show clear borders of countries, cities, states, etc and normally have many different colors on them

b)

are about a particular idea or theme

c)

show what a places looks like (elevation, landforms like mountains, deserts,, plateaus, plains)

11.

political maps:

a)

show clear borders of countries, cities, states, etc and normally have many different colors on them

b)

are about a particular idea or theme

c)

show what a places looks like (elevation, landforms like mountains, deserts,, plateaus, plains)

12.

Thematic maps:

a)

show clear borders of countries, cities, states, etc and normally have many different colors on them

b)

are about a particular idea or theme

c)

show what a places looks like (elevation, landforms like mountains, deserts,, plateaus, plains)

13.

A climate map is an example of a:

a)

political map

b)

thematic map

c)

physical map

14.

Which climate zone typically has a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

15.

Which climate zone is the coldest due to receiving the least amount of sunlight?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

16.

Which climate zone is located around the equator and normally very hot due to it receiving more sunlight than the other zones?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 factors of climate?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

elevation

d)

global winds

18.

low, U shaped land between higher land is called a

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

valley

19.

A deep, narrow kind of valley often shaped in a "v" is called a:

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

valley

20.

low, flat land usually good for growing crops is called a

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

valley

21.

An area of high flat land is called a:

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

valley

22.

water that is completely surrounded by land is called a:

a)

island

b)

lake

c)

ocean

d)

coast

23.

Land that is completely surrounded by water is called a:

a)

island

b)

lake

c)

ocean

d)

coast

24.

Land that is found along a sea or an ocean is called a:

a)

island

b)

hill

c)

desert

d)

coast

25.

land with a rounded top that is higher than a plain but lower than a mountain is called a:

a)

island

b)

hill

c)

desert

d)

coast

26.

dry land that recieves less than 10 inches of rain a year:

a)

island

b)

hill

c)

desert

d)

coast

27.

which desert is in Asia

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Mojave desert

28.

which desert is in North America?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Mojave desert

29.

Which desert is one found in Africa?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Mojave desert

30.

Which desert is one found in South America?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Mojave desert

31.

What continent has the Andes Mountains?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

32.

What continent has the Himalaya Mountains?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

33.

What continent has the Nile River?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

34.

What continent has the hot, wet, tropical Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

35.

What continent has the Alps and Pyrenees mountains?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

36.

What continent has the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

37.

Any part of physical environment that people value and use to meet their needs or provides a benefit is called a

a)

diffusion

b)

natural resource

c)

migrate

d)

climate

38.

The number of people living in a certain area

a)

diffusion

b)

population density

c)

migrate

d)

climate

39.

The type of weather a place has over a long period of time.

a)

diffusion

b)

population density

c)

migrate

d)

climate

40.

Examples of Fossil Fuels are:

a)

water/air

b)

sun/wind

c)

plants/animals

d)

oil/natural gas

41.

Natural resources that we won't run out of are called:

a)

renewable resource

b)

non-renewable resource

c)

reusable resource

d)

non-reusable resource

42.

Natural resources that can NOT be regrown or replaced fast enough to be used (once you run out of them, you are out of them forever) are called:

a)

renewable resource

b)

non-renewable resource

c)

reusable resource

d)

non-reusable resource

43.

What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

a)

Pyranees

b)

Ural

c)

Alps

d)

Atlas

44.

What continent has the Atlas Mountains?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

45.

What continent has the Patagonia Desert?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

46.

What direction would I go to get from Canada to Mexico?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

47.

What direction would I go to get from the Black Hills to Salt Lake?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

48.

What is the name for the directions that are missing?

a)

intertwined

b)

intermediate

c)

inbetween

d)

intermingle

49.

What direction would I go to get from Antarctica to Australia?

a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

50.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

51.

Which theme best describes this image?

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

52.

Which theme best describes this image?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

53.

Name the ocean found at the North Pole!

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

54.

Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, and Australia?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

55.

Which continent is this?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

56.

Which continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

57.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

e)

Asia

58.

Which Continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Australia/Oceana

d)

South America

e)

Africa

59.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Europe

60.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

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