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2019 Fall Review

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The best definition of Physical Geography is...
a)
the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries
b)
branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
c)
branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface
d)
the study of Continents and Oceans
2.
38 degrees South Latitude, 83 degrees East latitude is an example of
a)
Absolute location 
b)
Relative location 
3.
The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called
a)
environment
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
horizon
4.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
5.
Which of the following is the  imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
6.
Which of the following is used to determine how far you are east or west from the Prime Meridian?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
7.
Which of the following is used to measures how far north or south of the equator you are?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
8.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
9.
The scientific theory that the Earth's crust is made of moving plates.
a)
quakes
b)
seismic
c)
plate tectonics
d)
rotation
10.

Name the boundary.

a)

convergent boundary (Colliding)

b)

divergent boundary (Spreading)

c)

transform boundary

d)

sergent boundary

11.

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust causing violent movement along a fault line?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

12.

All Arabs are Muslims

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Rock formations hanging from a roof are called ________.

a)

stalactites

b)

stalagmites

c)

troglodytes

d)

minerals

14.

The position of something relative to another place. (Example: Mexico is South of the USA)

a)

relative location

b)

hemisphere

c)

absolute location

d)

compass rose

15.

Area of land surrounded by water

a)

strait

b)

bay

c)

island

d)

river

16.

Inland body of water

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

lake

d)

island

17.

Area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2000 ft

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

plateau

d)

swamp

18.

Low land area between higher lands such as mountains

a)

plain

b)

lake

c)

valley

d)

canal

19.

The ocean is divided by 7 large land masses called...

a)

islands

b)

continents

c)

states

d)

rivers

20.

Spain colonized many countries in Latin America. How is Spain's influence still seen in these colonies today?

a)

Most of these countries have a strong democratic tradition.

b)

No Native American customs and languages have survived.

c)

The king of Spain is still the head of state of most of the countries

d)

Most of the people in these countries are Roman Catholic.

21.

Europeans set up colonies in Latin America to gain wealth for their home countries.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
If you are this, then you have the ability to speak more than one language. 
a)
bilingual
b)
biennial
c)
biped
d)
bifocaled
23.
When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, ______ exists.
a)
Zero Population Growth
b)
Double Timing
c)
Natural Increase
d)
Negative Growth
24.

Nonrenewable resources

a)

can be replenished.

b)

cannot be replenished.

c)

are not limited.

d)

are not fossil fuels.

25.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
26.

This Desert contains the lowest point in North America and has its highest temperature recorded.

a)

Death Valley

b)

Happy Valley

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Sahara

27.

What is the Fall Line?

a)

An area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet and resulting rapids or waterfalls.

b)

The line upon which a tree falls.

c)

The area where the coast touches the Barrier Islands.

d)

The date on the calendar when Fall begins and Summer ends.

28.

What is a tributary?

a)

a river that flows into a larger river

b)

a low, wet area such as a swamp or marsh

c)

a giant sheet of ice

29.

What state is the Everglades, swamps and wetlands, located in?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Virginia

d)

South Carolina

30.
Which Tropic is located at 23 1/2 Degrees North?
a)
Tropic Zone
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cathedral
31.

One orbit of an object, such as a planet or satellite, in space around another object in space

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Diameter

32.

The spinning of a planet, Moon, or other object on its axis

a)

Satellite

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Axis

d)

Rotation

33.

Which of these are true about the difference between weather and climate

a)

weather is long term

b)

weather is short term

c)

climate is short term

34.
Day and night are created by the earth’s
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
35.
Which latitude belt receives the most heat energy?
a)
low
b)
middle
c)
high
36.
The process that traps heat in our atmosphere is
a)
condensation.
b)
the Greenhouse Effect.
c)
Global Energy Systems.
37.

Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

a)

dry

b)

hot

c)

moist

d)

cold

38.

Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

dry

d)

moist

39.

Most moisture falls on the _________ side.

a)

leeward

b)

windward

c)

rain shadow

d)

altitude

40.

As air moves down the leeward side of a mountain it gets

a)

colder

b)

warmer

c)

moister

d)

thicker

41.

A rain shadow forms on the ___________ side of a mountain as a result of ___________ rainfall there.

a)

windward; more

b)

windward; less

c)

leeward; more

d)

leeward; less

42.
Longest River in the world. Provides food, water, transportation to much of Northern Africa, but limits Southern expansion of Egypt due to waterfalls and rapids.
a)
The Nile River
b)
Five Pillars of Islam
c)
Israel
d)
theocratic
43.
Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia?
a)
Oil and natural gas
b)
Forests and wildlife
c)
Gold and gemstones
d)
Forests and freshwater
44.

The largest vegetation zone in the world is:

a)

Desert Scrub

b)

The Pampas

c)

The Amazon Rainforest

d)

Steppes

45.

What physical feature extends along the western edge of South America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Appalachian Mountains

46.
Which of the following regions make up Latin America?
a)
Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
b)
Canada, United States, and Mexico
c)
South America
d)
Portugal and Spain
47.

The main three Native American empires of Latin America were...

a)

Cherokee, Taino, and Tupi

b)

Maya, Aztec, and Inca

c)

Maya, Spanish, and Brazilian

d)

Toltec, Spanish, and Inca

48.

The Andes Mountains are made up of ___________, several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another.

a)

llanos

b)

escarpments

c)

cordilleras

d)

basins

49.

This river is the largest river in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Parana River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Madeira River

50.

This is one of the highest navigable lakes in the world. it gets water from many mountain streams that carry rich soil from the surrounding volcanic peaks.

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Motagua Lake

d)

Yucatan Lake

51.

This is the belief in many gods

a)

polythism

b)

montheism

c)

theocracy

d)

agriculture

52.

This is the belief in one god

a)

polythism

b)

montheism

c)

theocracy

d)

agriculture

53.

The deepest known depression on earth

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hotspot Volcanoes

d)

Pacific Ring of Fire

54.

The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called

a)

Eurasia

b)

Giganticus

c)

Pacifica

d)

Pangaea

55.

Cracks in the Earth's crust are called Faults

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The three layers of the Earth's are crust, mantle, and core

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Definition: area of land with very little rainfall, few plant life, and not very many animals

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Desert

d)

Isthmus

58.

The strait of Hormuz is an important choke point because

a)

it makes boats easier to capture for pirates

b)

it is a strategic waterway which controls access to a vital trade route

c)

Limits European access to cold water points

d)

it prohibits the trade of cars to foreign companies, neglecting transportation opportunities to people around the world.

59.

Large estuary at the mouth of the Parana, Paraguay and Uruguay Rivers, translation River of Silver

a)

Rio De La Plata

b)

Rio Tinto

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Rio De Janerio

60.
Water covers what percent of the earth?
a)
97%
b)
70%
c)
3%
d)
50%
61.
Breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
62.

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

63.
What is the driest desert in the world? Located in the Andes Mountains
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Zatacama Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Navajo Desert
64.
Oil deposits are found near Venezuela's Lake
a)
Maracaibo
b)
Caracas
c)
Strike
d)
Llaneros
65.
Pattern of lines around a map that help determine location
a)
Axis
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Grid System
66.

Which one is the biggest mountain above sea level?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mauna Kea

d)

Mt. Saint Helens

67.

Created as a Free Trade Zone and economic alliance in North America (US, Mexico, and Canada)

a)

European Union

b)

NAFTA

c)

NATO

d)

FBI

68.

...extensive, treeless grasslands in South America.

a)

Llanos

b)

Cerrado

c)

Mestizo

d)

Pampas

69.
1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade. 
a)
Platt Amendment 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Boxer Rebellion 
d)
Panama Canal 
70.
Which is the sacred text for Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Old Testament
d)
Koran
71.

Who is the founder or father of Judaism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Messiah

c)

Canaan

d)

Joseph

72.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

73.

An immigrant is:

a)

A person who leaves a new country

b)

A person who is discriminated against

c)

A person who comes to live in a foreign country

d)

A native

74.

A Push Factor is:

a)

Conditions that encourage someone to leave

b)

Conditions that motivate someone to enter a country

c)

How many times someone has been pushed

d)

How much someone wants to move

75.

A Pull Factor is:

a)

Something that attracts/motivates people to move to a certain place

b)

Something keeping immigrants in their home country

c)

Something that is pulling someone towards their family

d)

How many times the immigrant ship can be pulled to shore

76.

If someone's home in Puerto Rico was destroyed from the hurricane, and they had to find a new place to live, they would be an example of:

a)

A Primary Source

b)

A Refugee

c)

An Economy

d)

An Influence

77.
What is the word for the term ''To move away from ones home or country''
a)
Immigrate
b)
Emmigrate
c)
Stranger
d)
Process
78.

define culture

a)

the things that ALL cultures have

b)

when everyone believes the same thing

c)

shared beliefs and values of a group of poeple

d)

the shared beliefs, customs, practices, and values of a group of people

79.

Definition: a form of language that is spoken by a group of people from the same community or area.

a)

phrase

b)

symbols

c)

dialect

d)

conversation

80.

Which groups are considered stateless people and only want self rule in their respective homelands?

a)

Israelis and Kurds

b)

Israelis and Palestinians

c)

Kurds and Palestinians

81.

the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around; roads, communication, transportation, and schools

a)

obstruction

b)

substructure

c)

infrastructure

d)

construction

82.

Define demography.

a)

The study of how people behave

b)

The statistical study of human populations

c)

The study of living things and their populations

d)

The study of graphs about human geography

83.
This is a tax on imports that is used to increase price of foreign products and raise government revenue. 
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
subsidy
d)
embargo
84.
This is the most restrictive of the trade restrictions a nation can use to close off all importation of a product.
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
subsidy
d)
embargo
85.

What is a textile?

a)

A multi-spindle spinning wheel

b)

An automatic machine loom

c)

cloth or fabric (Cotton)

d)

goods that help create a text in type or print

86.

The water from which a river rises; a source. Often used in the plural.

a)

Strait

b)

Peninsula

c)

Plains

d)

Headwater / Headway

87.

The water cycle is

a)

the electrical power that can be generated from flowing water.

b)

a system that allows for the year-round watering of crops.

c)

the area drained by a river and its tributaries.

d)

the movement of water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back again.

88.

The place where the river pours into the ocean or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

89.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
90.
mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts.
a)
photography
b)
biography
c)
cartography
d)
seismograph
91.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
92.
Power created from the flow of water and building of dams. 
a)
Scarcity
b)
Desalination
c)
Hydroelectricity
d)
Drip Irrigation
93.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
94.

Civilizations appeared in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley because _______________________.

a)

they were far away from oceans.

b)

they were near rivers and fertile soil.

c)

they were isolated from other regions.

d)

they had the most domesticated animals.

95.
Why are the locations in high latitudes so much colder than the locations in low latitudes?
a)
They receive less direct sunlight.
b)
They receive more direction sunlight.
c)
The sun never shines there.
d)
The sun doesn't like those areas.
96.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
97.
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
98.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
99.

Rotation

a)

when the earth's spins on it's axis

b)

when the earth revolves around the sun

c)

when the earth spins

d)

cause of seasons

100.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
101.

Growing crops and raising live stock to meet family needs or local use is called

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Mixed farming

c)

Subsistence farming

102.

Farming and raising livestock for profit is called

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Commercial farming

c)

Arable farming

103.
Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?
a)
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
b)
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
c)
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
d)
Christianity, Islam, Shamanism
104.

A group of people who share common characteristics (language, physical appearance, customs, traditions)

a)

ethnic group

b)

religious group

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

105.

How were the great lakes formed?

a)

They are the remains of the bathwater of dinosaurs.

b)

They were formed due to cracks in the earth.

c)

They were formed from the remains of glaciers from the last ice age.

d)

They were formed as a result of global warming.

106.
The name of the biggest rainforest is _________
a)
The Amazon
b)
The Congo
c)
The Daintree
d)
The Amazing
107.

What is the ring of fire?

a)

The section of the volcano which the most activity takes place in

b)

A section along the pacific ocean where a hot spot of volcanoes are located.

c)

The most deadly volcano in the world

108.

Areas that are designated by official boundaries are known as...

a)

Functional Regions

b)

Artificial Regions

c)

Formal Regions

d)

Perceptual Regions

109.
made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. Often, this is a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it.
a)
functional region
b)
perceptual region
c)
cultural landscape
d)
free enterprise
110.
Tornadoes are measured using which type of scale?
a)
Richter scale
b)
Bathroom scale
c)
Fujita Scale
d)
Mercator Scale
111.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
112.

Foreign owned factories that assemble parts made in other countries due to cheaper labor.

a)

Mestizos

b)

Plaza

c)

Maquiladoras

d)

Creole

113.

Lowest Point on Earth's Surface

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Death Valley

d)

Amazon River Basin

114.

Puerto Rico is now

a)

an independent country.

b)

a territory of Spain.

c)

a colony of the United States.

d)

a territory of the United States classified as a commonwealth

115.

Puerto Rico citizens can vote in USA presidential elections

a)

True

b)

False

116.
A farming method often used in a jungle; involves cutting down plants and trees and burning them to make fertile farmland
a)
Slash-and-burn
b)
Terraces
c)
Irrigation
d)
Maize
117.

Haiti won it's independence from...

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Rome

d)

America

118.

Which is NOT shown on a population pyramid?

a)

Age

b)

Sex (male/female)

c)

Literacy

d)

Race

119.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
120.
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
a)
water cycle
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
121.

The leeward side of the mountain in in the

a)

rain shadow

b)

way

c)

river

d)

rainbow

122.
An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
123.
permanently frozen underlayer of the earth
a)
permafrost
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous
124.
Natural resources are
a)
renewable.
b)
nonrenewable.
c)
resources that exist without actions of humankind. 
d)
resources produced by humans from using biotic and abiotic factors found in nature.
125.
_____ is another word for 'air pollution'.
a)
smag
b)
smog
c)
smokk
d)
smig 
126.

What is a Command Economy?

a)

CAPITALISTIC economy in which there is free competition and prices are determined by interaction of supply and demand

b)

An economic system COMBINING private and public enterprise.

c)

When production, investment, price, and income are determined centrally by a GOVERNMENT.

d)

A system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs.

127.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

a)

migration

b)

mobility

c)

immigration

d)

globalization

128.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

a)

migration

b)

mobility

c)

immigration

d)

globalization

129.
A regional variation of a standard language is called a:
a)
accent
b)
dialect
c)
isogloss
d)
lingua franca
130.

A heavy snowstorm

a)

challenge

b)

crevice

c)

avalanche

d)

blizzard

131.

This is the only country that has two capitals- La Paz and Sucre

a)

Peru

b)

Brasilia

c)

Bolivia

d)

Chile

132.

What continent is shown below?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

133.

What continent is shown below?

a)

Russia

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

134.

What continent is shown below?

a)

North America

b)

Antartica

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

135.

What continent is shown below?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

136.

What continent is shown below?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

137.
The island of Hispaniola is shared by Haiti and ______________________.
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Jamaica
d)
Dominican Republic

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