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SS 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number on the map shows The St. Lawrence River ?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
2.

Which river is an important trade route located in southern Canada?

a)

Fraser River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Mackenzie River

d)

Yukon River

3.
Due to Canada's location, climate, and natural resources, the majority of the population tends to live in the ____________________
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
4.

Which Canadian Region contains Newfoundland and Labrador?

a)

Prairie Provinces

b)

Northern Territories

c)

Atlantic Provinces

5.

Which climate best describes the Prairie Provinces?

a)

Dry with cold winters and hot summers

b)

Rainy with mild temperatures

c)

Long cold winters and short cool summers

d)

Cool winters and humid summers

6.
How many regions does Canada have?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
5
d)
6
7.
Area 1 is:
a)
British Columbia
b)
Alberta
c)
Yukon
d)
Northwest
8.
Area 2 is:
a)
British Columbia
b)
Alberta
c)
Yukon Territories
d)
Northwest Territories
9.
Area 3 is:
a)
Quebec
b)
Ontario
c)
Manitoba
d)
Saskatchewan
10.
Area 4 is:
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
Manitoba
c)
Ontario
d)
Quebec
11.
Area 5 is:
a)
Newfoundland and Labrador
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Ontario
12.
Area 6 is:
a)
Prince Edward Island
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Quebec
d)
Ontario
13.
Area 7 is:
a)
Prince Edward Island
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Nova Scotia
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
14.
Area 8 is:
a)
New Brunswick
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
Newfoundland and Labrador
d)
Nova Scotia
15.
Area 9 is:
a)
Newfoundland and Labrador
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Prince Edward Island
d)
New Brunswick
16.
Area 0 is:
a)
Quebec
b)
Newfoundland and Labrador
c)
Nova Scotia
d)
New Brunswick
17.
Area Y is:
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Nunavut
c)
Yukon Territories
18.
Area T is:
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Nunavut
c)
Yukon Territories
19.
Area N is:
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Nunavut
c)
Yukon Territories
20.

What is the climate like most of the year in Canada?

a)

short, mild summers and long, cold winters

b)

tropical with long rainy and dry seasons

c)

a hot and dry desert-like climate

d)

temperate with hot summers and mild winters

21.

Canada has __ provinces and __ territories

a)

10 provinces and 10 territories

b)

5 provinces and 5 territories

c)

3 provinces and 3 territories

d)

10 provinces and 3 territories

22.

The northern climate of Canada is ____, resulting in ______.

a)

arctic, tundra

b)

subarctic, taiga

c)

humid continental, hot summers and cold winters

d)

marine west coast, mild winters

23.

The southern climate of Canada is

a)

subarctic

b)

marine west coast

c)

humid continental

d)

arctic tundra

24.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Montreal

b)

Ottawa

c)

Winnipeg

d)

Toronto

25.
What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
26.
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
27.
What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
28.
What is the capital of New Brunswick?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
29.
What is the capital of Quebec?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
30.
What is the capital of Ontario?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
31.
What is the capital of Manitoba?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
32.
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
33.
What is the capital of Alberta?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
34.
What is the capital of British Columbia?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
35.
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
36.
What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
37.

What physical feature is shown in the picture?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

38.

What physical feature is shown?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

39.

What physical feature is shown?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Plains

d)

Canadian Shield

40.

What physical feature is shown?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Arctic Ocean

41.

This image is the landform in along the Hudson Bay rich in minerals but not good for farmland.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Nunavut

c)

Great Plains

d)

Rocky Mountains

42.
True or False: Deciduous trees produce cones and have needles.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
In which provinces do most Canadians live?
a)
Northern Lands
b)
Atlantic Provinces
c)
Prairie Provinces
d)
Quebec and Ontatio
44.
How many Great Lakes does Canada share with the U.S.?
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
45.

Which Great Lake is not shared between the U.S. and Canada?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Eerie

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Lake Huron

46.

What is permafrost?

a)

permanently frozen soil

b)

permanently Frozen fans

c)

a really cool hair perm

47.

Which ones are themes of geography? (choose all the correct answers)

a)

Movement

b)

Area

c)

Region

d)

Place

e)

Physical

48.

What zone is near the Equator?

a)

high latitude

b)

middle latitude

c)

low latitude

49.

The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments is...

a)

history

b)

geology

c)

geography

d)

social studies

50.

Which are examples of a physical feature?

a)

climate

b)

location

c)

landscape

d)

buildings

e)

culture

51.

Which are examples of a human feature?

a)

laws

b)

city

c)

weather

d)

population

e)

mountains

52.

Which is an example of relative location?

a)

St. Luke School is in uptown Columbus

b)

St. Luke School, 318 11th Street, Columbus, GA 31901

c)

84.988052° W, 32.466375°N

d)

St. Luke is a school

53.

"The U.S. is between Canada and Mexico" is an example of...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

54.

"In Spain, the summers are very warm and dry" is an example of...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

55.

The lines on a map and globe are... (choose all the correct answers)

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

altitude

d)

X and Y axes

56.

To belong in the same region...

(choose all the correct answers)

a)

...must include more than one place

b)

...must be close together geographically

c)

...must have something in common

d)

...must have the same climate

57.

What is located at 90°N?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

Prime Meridian

e)

Antimeridian

58.

What is located at 0° latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

Prime Meridian

e)

Antimeridian

59.

What is located at 180° longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

Prime Meridian

e)

Antimeridian

60.

What zone is near the poles?

a)

high latitude

b)

middle latitude

c)

low latitude

61.

What is located at 90°S?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

Prime Meridian

e)

Antimeridian

62.

What does the Equator do?

a)

divide Earth into Northern & Southern hemispheres

b)

divide Earth into Eastern & Western hemispheres

63.

Which are lines of longitude? (choose all the correct answers)

a)

175°W

b)

35°N

c)

86°E

d)

7°S

64.

What do lines of longitude do? (choose all the correct answers)

a)

measure east-west from the Prime Meridian

b)

run east-west

c)

measure north-south from the Equator

d)

run north-south

65.

Identify this map.

a)

general-purpose map

b)

thematic map

c)

road map

d)

physical map

66.

True or False: There is only one way to project a map.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is the most accurate way to view or represent the world?

a)

A map

b)

A Globe

68.

What feature(s) can be distorted on maps?

(choose all that are correct)

a)

shape

b)

distance

c)

direction

69.

What does GPS stand for?

a)

Global Partying Society

b)

Georgia Palentolgist System

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Geographic Positioning System

70.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Global Information System

b)

Geographic Information Satellites

c)

Global Internet Software

d)

Geographic Information System

71.

What divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Anitmeridian

d)

International Date Line

72.

This shows a wide range of information about an area; generally shows man-made features or natural features.

a)

map projection

b)

thematic map

c)

general-purpose map

73.

What is map distortion?

a)

When the map is wrong.

b)

When it is presented in a way that is misleading.

c)

When the map is 100% accurate

d)

When you use a globe.

74.

What does the map key do?

a)

tells what the map is about

b)

tells how a measured space on the map relates to the actual distance on Earth

c)

tells the relationship between distances on the map and on Earth

d)

explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on the map

75.
If the birthrate is greater than the deathrate, what will happen to the size of the population?
(birthrate > deathrate)
a)
It will increase
b)
It will decrease
c)
It will stay the same
d)
It will take over the world
76.

When people of a population who move into an area.

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Stabilization

77.
Why has the population been able to grow so quickly in such a short period of time?
a)
Doctors have developed easier and safer ways to have babies
b)
People needed more help to work their farms so they had more children
c)
Because people stayed in one place and only moved when crowded out
d)
Because of medical care, clean water and better access to nutritious food
78.

According the population pyramid Canada's population is _______________

a)

growing

b)

steady

c)

declining

79.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase
b)
It will decrease
c)
It will stay the same
d)
It don't matter
80.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has unlimited resources for everyone

b)

Birthrate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birthrate

81.

The average number of people per square mile is...

a)

Birthrate

b)

Population Distribution

c)

Population density

d)

Death rate

82.

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

a)

Immigrant

b)

A runner

c)

Refugee

d)

An illegal alien

83.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

84.

An example of a pull factor is...

a)

A natural disaster

b)

Lack of access to education

c)

Lack of resources

d)

A new job opportunity

85.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

86.

This population pyramid can be described as...

a)

growing

b)

steady

c)

declining

87.

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

88.

This population pyramid can be described as...

a)

growing

b)

steady

c)

declining

89.
War, crime, and poor economy would be examples of ________
a)
pull factors
b)
net migration
c)
push factors
d)
urbanization
90.

People are evenly distributed over the world.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

What are the 2 effects of global migration?

a)

cultural blending

b)

more pollution

c)

urbanization

d)

global population growth

92.
Daniel practices Hinduism.  Which element is this?
a)
arts
b)
history
c)
language
d)
religion
93.
Eating tacos, catholicism and mariachis are all part of Mexican ________________.
a)
culture
b)
language
c)
religion
d)
food
94.

Language, religion, government, and entertainment are

a)

examples of the elements of culture

b)

characteristics of globalization

c)

what makes up an ethnic group

d)

the three things that make a cultural region

95.

Who holds the power in a Democracy

a)

One Ruler

b)

The People

c)

A Monarch

d)

No one

96.

This type of government has one ruler who holds all the power of the people, the government, and the economy

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Republic

97.

The people elect officials to represent them in the government in a ___.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Republic/Representative Democracy

d)

Monarchy

98.

What form of government does the United Kingdom have?

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

representative democracy (republic)

99.

What form of government did ancient Greece have?

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

representative democracy (republic)

100.

What form of government does North Korea have?

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

representative democracy (republic)

101.

What is the process by which nations, cultures, and economies become mixed?

a)

civilization

b)

urbanization

c)

transportation

d)

globalization

102.

What is something most religions do NOT have in common?

a)

writings/holy scripture

b)

worship the same God

c)

follow the Golden Rule

d)

prayer & worship

103.

Select which answers cause a culture to change.

a)

technology

b)

religion

c)

migration

d)

language

e)

exchange of ideas

104.

all believe in the God of Abraham

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism

105.

The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common.

a)

culture

b)

culture trait

c)

culture region

d)

religion

106.

Which of the following is NOT considered an element of culture?

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

climate

d)

history

107.
Culture will never be able to change.
a)
True
b)
False
108.

Economic system where individuals (private owners) answer the three basic economic questions:

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

109.
Economic system where tradition, customs, and values answer the three basic economic questions:
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Modern or Mixed
d)
Traditional
110.

There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

111.
If my government is selling me bread for $5 a loaf, and I have no choice but to buy that type of bread, I live in a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
112.

In the economy of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert the people follow the examples of their ancestors. This is what kind of economy?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

113.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
114.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
115.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
116.

Water is renewable because it.......

a)

can be frozen

b)

important to all life

c)

cycles naturally through the environment

d)

can evaporate

117.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
118.
A resource that is not easily replaced...
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
119.

Any useful material that is found in nature:

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

120.
Most countries in Africa are developed
a)
true
b)
false
121.
People living in developing countries live longer true or false?
a)
True 
b)
False
122.

Which type of industry?

An industry that deals with manufacturing or construction. Examples: food manufacturing, car manufacturing, etc.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

123.

Which type of industry?

An industry that deals with the gathering of resources such as minerals that are minded or quarried, or an agricultural product that is harvested in its raw state.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

124.

Which type of industry?

An industry that provides services more than goods. Examples: Nurse, teacher, doctor

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

125.

Which type of economy is the U.S.?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

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