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Mid Term 2019

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What line of longitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
2.
What line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
3.
What line of LATITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60o N
b)
105o W
c)
150o W
d)
48o N
4.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60o N
b)
105o W
c)
150o W
d)
48o N
5.
What shape is located at 30 degrees East, 15 degrees North?
a)
Triangle
b)
Star
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle
6.
What city is located at about 39 degrees North latitude and 108 degrees West longitude?
a)
Durango
b)
Delta
c)
Boulder
d)
Denver
7.

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

blizzard

8.

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.

b)

Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

9.

A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water with winds over 74mph is:

a)

tornado

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

d)

blizzard

10.

Mountains are formed when _________ push together.

a)

hills

b)

tectonic plates

c)

valleys

d)

canyons

11.
What is significant about the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
a)
It is more prone to earthquakes.
b)
Cold water current keep it temperate in the Spring.
c)
The Earth rotates faster in this zone.
d)
It gets direct sunlight year-round.
12.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
13.

Which similarity do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars share?

a)

The all contained water at some point.

b)

All of them are outer planets.

c)

All of them have very strong atmospheres.

d)

All are predominately consisting of rocky material.

14.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

15.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

16.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

17.

Identify #3 on the map

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Superior

e)

Gulf of Mexico

18.

Identify #7 on the map

a)

Missouri River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Ohio River

19.

What name was given to the children of French and native peoples?

a)

Metis

b)

Manitoba

c)

Bilingual

d)

Territory

20.

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

21.

Early explorations of the New World have often been described as "the meeting of three civilizations." To what does this description refer?

a)

The Spanish, Portuguese, and French explorers all met in the New World

b)

Three major European nations agreed to share North America

c)

the European, Native American, and African cultures came together in the New World

d)

The Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans joined together to defend their lands

22.

What is located here?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Llanos

c)

Pampas

d)

Brazilian Highlands

e)

Guyana Highlands

23.

What is located here?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Llanos

c)

Pampas

d)

Brazilian Highlands

e)

Guyana Highlands

24.

What is located here?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Orinoco

d)

Amazon

e)

Parana

25.

What is a factory that is located in Mexico near the USA border called?

a)

Maquiladora

b)

Manos de cerdo

c)

Hacienda

d)

Mantequilla

26.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North America For Trade Allies

b)

North Americans Fight Terror Agencies

c)

North America Fire Training Agreement

d)

North American Free Trade Agreement

27.

I am a manmade waterway that allows boats to travel a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Lake Maracaibo

d)

Amazon River

28.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
29.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
30.

Which type of economy allows the government to determine what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets it?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

31.

Which type of economy allows past customs and family tradition to determine what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets it?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

32.

Which type of economy allows people to freely decide what to produce and how to produce it and people get or buy what they can afford?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

33.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
34.
Which BEST describes GDP?
a)
It is a measure of what is happening to prices in an economy
b)
GDP  measures how much is produced in an economy in a given time period
c)
It is the data used to determine how many people are employed
d)
GDP is used to determine the inventories of businesses around the us
35.

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

a)

A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

b)

A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

c)

A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

d)

A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

36.
In this type of democracy, the law-making body (legislature) chooses the leader.
a)
presidential
b)
republic
c)
dictatorship
d)
parliamentary
37.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Texoco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
38.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
39.

oligarchy intends to keep power in the hands of

a)

the people

b)

a few elites

c)

those elected by the people

d)

royalty

40.
What is a metropolitan area?
a)
A. a major city and its surrounding suburbs
b)
B. the downtown or central business district of a city
c)
C. a ring of suburbs surrounding a city's urban core
d)
D. the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs
41.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
42.

What physical feature is located here?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Canadian Shield

e)

Mt. McKinley/Denali

43.

The Incas used __________ _________ as an adaptation to the physical geography of their land.

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Night Fishing

c)

Large Boats

d)

Slash and Burn

44.

Identify #2 on the map

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

e)

Lake Superior

45.

What river/seaway is located here?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

St. Lawrence Seaway

e)

Ohio River

46.

In Canada, most people live in the ______ because they prefer to live in a ___________ climate.

a)

North, Cold

b)

South, Cold

c)

North, Warm

d)

South, Warm

47.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
48.
The sun's rays are least direct
a)
near the poles
b)
near the equator
c)
at high altitude
d)
far from the ocean
49.
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
50.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

51.

Which continents does the ring of fire span across?

a)

Africa, Europe, North america, South America.

b)

Africa, Asia, Europe

c)

North America, South America, Australasia, Asia.

52.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
53.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
54.
This word means "tend to fall off" and it also refers to a classification of trees.
a)
maple
b)
deciduous
c)
temperate
d)
cactus
55.

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

a)

cold and wet

b)

warm and dry

c)

cold and dry

d)

warm and wet

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