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Midterm Exam Section 1 (Chapters 1 & 2, Types Econ & Gov't)

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where a place is located in relation to another place or landmark.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

Over yonder

d)

Exact location

2.

With this information, you could find an exact spot.

a)

Neither here nor there

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

Somewhere over the rainbow

3.

What causes distortion on a map?

a)

Poor ink quality used by the map company.

b)

Map makers are not trained properly.

c)

Dishonest map makers.

d)

Trying to show a 3-dimensional object on a 2-dimensional map.

4.

Look to this part of the map to quickly see what type of information the map is communicating...

a)

Compass rose

b)

Map title

c)

Equator

d)

Map scale

5.

"North, south, east, and west" are known as the...

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Wildcat directions

d)

Coordinates

6.

Lines that run east-west on the globe and measure distance from the equator are called lines of ___________.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Meridians

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

7.

Longitude is the measurement of distance from the ...

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

8.

What line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Antarctic Circle

9.

The ratio between distance on a map and distance in real life is called...

a)

Latitude

b)

Compass rose

c)

Map scale

d)

Longitude

10.

Which of these is the result of the earth being tilted on its axis?

a)

365 days in a year

b)

Changing of the seasons (spring, summer, fall, etc.)

c)

24-hour day

d)

UK being awesome in basketball

11.

"Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest" are known as...

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Wildcat directions

d)

None of these

12.

What tells you what different colors or symbols on a map represent?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Rivers and oceans

c)

Map Legend or Key

d)

Intermediate Directions

13.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
14.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
15.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
16.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
17.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
18.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
19.
When stating the absolute location of a place, you always begin with the latitude line.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

Continent F is ________.

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

21.

Name Ocean #1!

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

22.

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

c)

Eastern hemisphere

d)

Western hemisphere

23.
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.
24.

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

rotation of the earth

c)

change in solar output

d)

tilt of the earth's axis

25.

Which two zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

Northern and Southern Polar Zones

b)

Northern and Southern Temperate Zones

c)

Northern and Southern Tropical Zones

26.

Which two zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

the Northern and Southern Polar Zones

b)

the Northern and Southern Temperate Zones

c)

the Northern and Southern Tropical Zones

27.

Which two climate zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

the Polar Zones

b)

the Temperate Zones

c)

the Tropical Zones

28.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
29.
An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
longitude
c)
equator
d)
latitude
30.
All map projections are somehow incorrect.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
A map that shows climate zones is a type of
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
thematic map
d)
regional map
32.
What type of map would have the following information in its legend
a)
population density
b)
climate zone
c)
economic activity
d)
vegetation zone
33.
What type of tree has leaves that fall off in the winter?
a)
deciduous
b)
broadleaf evergreen
c)
coniferous
d)
chaparral
34.
What type of tree stays green all year and has needles and cones?
a)
coniferous
b)
deciduous
c)
chaparral
d)
broadleaf evergreen
35.
Which vegetation zone has permanent ice and snow and no plant life
a)
iceland
b)
tundra
c)
ice cap
d)
Santaland
36.
What is the name for a group of islands?
a)
mesa
b)
fjord
c)
archipelego
d)
tributary
37.
What physical feature does the image show?
a)
volcano
b)
delta
c)
mesa
d)
canyon
38.
What kind of information about Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota is shown on the graph?
a)
vegetation zones
b)
climate pattern
c)
economic activity
d)
population density
39.
Which type of map would have the following information in its legend.
a)
vegetation zone map
b)
physical features map
c)
economic activity map
d)
climate zone map
40.
Which type of map would have the following information in its legend?
a)
physical features map
b)
vegetation zone map
c)
climate zone map
d)
population density map
41.
Which type of map would have the following information in its legend?
a)
political boundaries map
b)
economic activity map
c)
population density map
d)
vegetation zone map
42.
What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
a)
a city
b)
a region
c)
a landform
d)
a climate zone
43.
Which part of the graph shows the temperature patterns?
a)
the line graph
b)
the bar graph
44.
Which part of the graph shows the precipitation patterns?
a)
the line graph
b)
the bar graph
45.

Physical Geography is the study of the earth's

a)

two hemispheres

b)

atmosphere

c)

land, water, plant and animal life

d)

neighboring planets

46.

The average number of people living in a unit of area. Used to measure how crowded an area is.

a)

Thematic Maps

b)

Population Density

c)

Climagraph

d)

Vegetation Zones

47.

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

a)

Strait

b)

Tributary

c)

Landforms

d)

Bay

48.

Made from the remains of prehistoric plants/animals and burned to meet the Earth's energy needs

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Reef

d)

Thematic Maps

49.

Long-term weather patterns.

a)

Climate

b)

Region

c)

Climagraph

d)

Reef

50.

A map that shows any action that relates to the making, buying, & selling of goods and services in an area.

a)

Population Density

b)

Bay

c)

Climagraph

d)

Economic Activity

51.

Climate zone which receives minimal rain.

a)

Tributary

b)

Bay

c)

Reef

d)

Arid

52.

A long, narrow landform that juts out from a continent into water.

a)

Bay

b)

Reef

c)

Peninsula

d)

Mountain

53.

A region with an arid climate.

a)

Desert

b)

Bay

c)

Landform

d)

Tributary

54.

This is converted from the energy of moving water harnessed by dams built on rivers.

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Forestry

c)

Strait

d)

Hydroelectric Power

55.

What kind of housing would you expect to find most often in an area with a very high population density?

a)

houses surrounded by farm fields

b)

small apartments in skyscrapers

c)

individual homes spaced miles apart

d)

large homes with front and back yards

56.

When land is used for subsistence farming.....

a)

farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families

b)

farmers must move around often to find food and water for their animals

c)

farmers raise crops or livestock to sell

d)

farms are owned by large multinational corporations

57.

What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?

a)

land uses

b)

vegetation zones

c)

natural resources

d)

economic activities

58.

What factors affect climate?

a)

vegetation and temperature

b)

precipitation and temperature

c)

latitude and elevation

d)

longitude and altitude

59.

How do you find the population density of an area?

a)

population density = population

b)

population density = land area / population

c)

population density = population x land area

d)

population density = population / land area

60.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

61.

Which of these is non renewable

a)

natural gas

b)

water in a dam

c)

solar power

d)

wind energy

62.

The decisions about production and consumption are based off customs

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

63.

Most countries in the world, including the US, use what economic system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

64.

The decisions about production and consumption are made by a powerful ruler or the government

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

65.

The decisions about production and consumption are based off the freedoms of the consumer and companies

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

66.

In which economic system do people in business decide how things will be made or grown?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

67.
If a leader inherits their position, you know right away it is a  __________________.
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
68.

A single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

a)

Totalitarian

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

69.

A government headed by a religious leader

a)

Totalitarian

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

70.

Voters elect lawmakers to represent them & those elected lawmakers choose a prime minister to head the executive branch

a)

Monarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

71.

Voters choose the person to lead the government as head of the executive branch

a)

Monarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

72.

Citizens make public decisions, either in a popular assembly or through a popular vote

a)

Monarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

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