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World Geography Final Exam Fall 2019

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What's the landform with water on three sides?
a)
strait
b)
ocean
c)
sea
d)
peninsula
2.

What is the water cycle?

a)

the 3 forms of water

b)

the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

c)

when water melts

d)

when clouds form

3.
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 temperature over many years.
4.
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.
5.

An enormous moving piece of the earth's lithosphere is a

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

d)

tectonic plate

6.

A fracture in earth's crust is a

a)

tsunami

b)

fault

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

epicenter

7.

Where are most volcanoes found?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

near the center of tectonic plates

d)

near plate boundaries

8.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
9.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
10.

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

a)

cryofracturing

b)

acid rain

c)

permeability

d)

abrasion

11.

To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

a)

the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

b)

the lines of latitude only

c)

the lines of longitude only

d)

a neighboring area to describe the location

12.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
13.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
14.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
15.

Beliefs, customs, and traditions would all be examples of what element of culture?

a)

What do we create?

b)

What is our heritage?

c)

How are we organized?

d)

What do we value?

16.

Language, religion, ethnicity would be examples of what element of culture?

a)

What do we create?

b)

What is our heritage?

c)

How are we organized?

d)

What do we value?

17.

The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

a)

ethnicity

b)

heritage

c)

culture

d)

social structure

18.

A common way of doing things by a culture, usually handed down from ancestors

a)

ethnicity

b)

heritage

c)

tradition

d)

social structure

19.

The Poly student council is an example of

a)

how we are organized

b)

what we create

c)

what we value.

d)

our heritage.

20.

This statement about Poly reflects our

a)

History

b)

Social Structure

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Beliefs

21.

Poly Mariachi is an example of

a)

how we are organized.

b)

what we create.

c)

our beliefs or customs.

d)

our heritage.

22.

Language is part of a culture's

a)

heritage.

b)

ethnicity.

c)

traditions.

d)

religion.

23.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
24.

The statistical study of populations and particular groups within it is called

a)

correlation

b)

demography

c)

population pyramid

d)

graphic analysis

25.

A graph that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population is called

a)

a line graph

b)

a bar graph

c)

a pie graph

d)

a population pyramid

26.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

Rapid growth/expanding

b)

stationary growth

c)

contraction / negative growth

27.
The movement of people from place to place
a)
Migration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Modernization
d)
Industrialization
28.
1. Which is marked with a “1” on the map?
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Atlantic Ocean
29.
 Which number represents the Great Lakes? 
a)
7
b)
2
c)
6
d)
1
30.
 Which borders Canada?
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Panama
d)
Russia
31.
What is the Capital of Canada
a)
Toronto
b)
Ottawa
c)
Vancouver
d)
Montreal
32.

Which Canadian province is this?

a)

Quebec

b)

Saskatchewan

c)

Yukon

d)

Prince Edward Island

33.

Which Canadian province is this?

a)

Quebec

b)

Saskatchewan

c)

Ontario

d)

Prince Edward Island

34.

Which Canadian province is this?

a)

Quebec

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Ontario

d)

Prince Edward Island

35.

Which Canadian province is this?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

New Foundland and Labrador

36.

Name this country

a)

Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Cuba

37.

Name this country

a)

Haiti

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Cuba

38.

Name this country

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Mexico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Cuba

39.

Name this country

a)

Cuba

b)

Bahamas

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

40.

Name this country

a)

Guatemala

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

41.

What is the country in red?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Brazil

42.

What is the country in red?

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Ecuador

d)

Argentina

43.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Paraguay

44.

What is the country in red?

a)

Chile

b)

French Guiana

c)

Brazil

d)

Bolivia

45.

What is the country in red?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Guyana

d)

Argentina

46.

Water body C is

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Gulf of California

d)

Pacific Ocean

47.

Physical feature A is:

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Brazilian River

d)

Amazon River

48.

The yellow physical feature is

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Isthmus of Panama

c)

Great Blue Hole

d)

Cave of Crystals

49.

The red physical feature is

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Isthmus of Panama

c)

Great Blue Hole

d)

Cave of Crystals

50.

The green physical feature g is

a)

Great Plains

b)

Gulf Coastal Plains

c)

Atlantic Coastal Plains

d)

Pacific Coastal Plains

51.

The river marked by the letter K is the

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Brazos River

52.

The mountains indicated by the letter F are the

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

d)

Davis Mountains

53.

The North Star State

a)

Missouri

b)

Kansas

c)

Minnesota

d)

Nebraska

54.

The Mount Rushmore State

a)

Wyoming

b)

Iowa

c)

South Dakota

d)

Wisconsin

55.

The Badger State

a)

Wisconsin

b)

MIchigan

c)

Ohio

d)

Indinana

56.

The Big Apple State

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Idaho

d)

Connecticut

57.

THE CENTENNIAL STATE

a)

WYOMING

b)

NEW MEXICO

c)

MONTANA

d)

COLORADO

58.

THE LAST FRONTIER

a)

ALASKA

b)

NEW MEXICO

c)

CALIFORNIA

d)

HAWAII

59.

THE SOONER STATE

a)

NEW MEXICO

b)

OKLAHOMA

c)

CALIFORNIA

d)

ARIZONA

60.

This river formed the Grand Canyon.

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Arizona River

d)

Rio Grande River