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Unit 1 & 2 Retest

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mexico is south of the United States is an example of...

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

2.

What is the Absolute Location of Denver?

a)

west of St. Louis

b)

Southeast of Seattle

c)

105 degrees W by 39 degrees N

d)

39 degrees W by 105 degrees N

3.

The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:

a)

To explain the history of the map

b)

To identify the meaning of symbols on the map

c)

To figure out the distance from one place to another

d)

To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat

4.

Building a dam in a river is an example of what theme of geography?

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

5.

The signal area of radio station WIVK is an example of which of kind of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Perceptual

c)

Functional

6.

The map shown here is a...?

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Formal Map

d)

Resource Map

7.

What type of region would be defined by people's feelings and culture?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

d)

Supranational

8.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

9.

Which is an example of Relative location?

a)

Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

b)

Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

c)

The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

d)

4055 Mockingbird Court

10.

How can place be described?

a)

Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

b)

Place can be described by form and function.

c)

Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

d)

Place can be described by physical and human features.

11.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Lincoln, Nebraska

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

12.

What climate does a desert have?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arid/Dry

d)

Temperate

13.

The seasons are caused by___________?

a)

The Earth's rotation on its axis

b)

Changes in the moon

c)

The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

d)

Tropical Storms

14.

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

a)

Greenhouse Effect

b)

Global Warming

c)

Greenland Effect

d)

Ice Age

15.

Cold ocean currents create ___________.

Warm ocean currents create ___________.

a)

Dry Conditions, Wet Conditions

b)

Wet Conditions, Dry Conditions

c)

High temperatures, Low Temperatures

d)

Low Temperatures, High Temperatures

16.

What happens when hot air masses collide with cold air masses?

a)

Polar winds

b)

An increase in precipitation

c)

A decrease in precipitation

d)

Storms

17.

Which is the best example of something you would find in the BIOSPHERE

a)

Wind Patterns

b)

the Mississippi River

c)

Lions, Tigers and Bears

d)

The Rocky Mountains

18.

Which is the best example of something you would find in the HYDROSPHERE?

a)

Wind Patterns

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

Lions, Tigers and Bears

d)

The Rocky Mountains

19.

Humans are part of the....

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

20.

What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?

a)

Mountain

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano

d)

Tsunami

21.

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Volcanic Lines

d)

Lines of Longitude

22.

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Plate Boundary

23.

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

24.

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

25.

What is located in D4?

a)

Classic Coke

b)

Ice Cream

c)

Tootsie Roll

d)

Snickers