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World Geo Chapter 1 & 2 Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________ shows the size of an area on a map as compared with the area’s actual size.

a)

key/legend

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

2.

Which of the following is one of the best map projections used to navigate?

a)

Goode’s Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Equal Area Projection

d)

Robinson Projection

3.

Cutting down trees for firewood is an example of ___________.

a)

Dependence

b)

Adaptation

c)

Modification

d)

All the above

4.

Clearing forest lands to grow crops is an example of ___________.

a)

Dependence

b)

Modification

c)

Adaptation

d)

Mapping

5.

Which theme of geography asks “What are the relationships between people and their places?”

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

6.

What is the imaginary line of longitude that runs from the North to South Pole at 0 degrees called?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

7.

There are _____ themes of geography.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

8.

Wearing shorts on a hot day in the desert is an example of ___________.

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation

c)

Dependence

d)

Climate

9.

Which of the following hemispheres is the United States located in?

a)

Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

10.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

123 South Street

b)

Down the street

c)

10 minute walk

d)

Next to McDonald’s

11.

The three layers of the Earth are:

a)

the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere

b)

the plates, the crust, and the ocean basins

c)

the surface, the inner core, and the outer core

d)

the core, the mantle, and the crust

12.

The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is

a)

to provide freshwater to support human activities.

b)

to promote jobs in high-tech industries and decrease agricultural careers.

c)

to expand trade exports of excess salt and brine processing.

d)

to provide economic stability to undeveloped countries.

13.

What is the name given to the super continents that is theorized to exist billions of years ago?

a)

Pangea

b)

Jumanji

c)

Perciva

d)

Contiva

14.

What keeps the planets revolving around the sun?

a)

the sun’s heat

b)

the sun’s gravitational pull

c)

the sun’s inertia

d)

the sun’s energy

15.

Of Earth’s three structural layers, the hottest is

a)

the atmosphere, which experiences hot summer weather.

b)

the crust, which is heated by solar radiation.

c)

the core, which includes a solid inner core and liquid outer core.

d)

the mantle, which contains the magma that makes volcanoes.

16.

What provides the energy that drives the water cycle?

a)

The weather

b)

The sun

c)

The wind

d)

The oceans

17.

How can desalination plants negatively affect the environment?

a)

Desalination plants burn fossil fuels that contribute to pollution.

b)

Desalination plants will eventually cause lowering of sea levels.

c)

Desalination plants produce water that can destroy farmlands.

d)

Desalination plants emit salt into the atmosphere.

18.

Why is most of Earth’s freshwater supply not available for consumption?

a)

It is in polluted lakes and rivers.

b)

It is frozen in glaciers and ice caps.

c)

It is too far underground.

d)

It is trapped in the water cycle.

19.

The Andes Mountains were created by the forces of __________.

a)

erosion

b)

inversion

c)

precipitation

d)

subduction

20.

Scientists think that Pangea separated due to

a)

climate changes

b)

weathering

c)

continental drift

d)

glaciers

21.

Desalination technology has been developed to resolve the problem of _____________.

a)

extreme climate changes

b)

dwindling fish populations

c)

scarcity of freshwater

d)

global economics

22.

The area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes & volcanic eruptions occur

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Ring of Instability

c)

The Cone of Destruction

d)

The Bermuda Triangle

23.

The sun activates the water cycle by

a)

condensing water in lakes and rivers.

b)

causing weather systems to occur.

c)

causing precipitation.

d)

evaporating water from the surface of bodies of water.

24.

Which internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?

a)

plating

b)

weathering

c)

faulting

d)

eroding

25.

Earth’s oceans are

a)

separate large basins surrounded by landmasses.

b)

one huge, continuous body of water.

c)

running out of water.

d)

roughly equivalent in size.

26.

The __________ includes all liquid and frozen surface water, ground water, and water vapor.

a)

hydrosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

biosphere

27.

Critics of the desalination process argue that desalinated ocean water

a)

is difficult to bottle.

b)

is not safe to drink.

c)

is not nutritious.

d)

is expensive to produce.

28.

What are the five factors that influence soil formation?

a)

climate, topography, geology, biology, time

b)

weathering, erosion, climate, folding, faulting

c)

condensation, evaporation, precipitation, erosion, weathering

d)

lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, toposphere

29.

Which external force most likely formed the Great Lakes?

a)

Plate separation made the ground sink.

b)

Strong winds wore down the ground.

c)

Rivers eroded the ground.

d)

Glaciers scraped the ground.

30.

The four gas giant planets are

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

c)

Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

31.

Which of the following is the general location where something can be found?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

GPS Coordinates

d)

Address

32.

Weather patterns in an area, usually experienced over a long period of time

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Modification

d)

Meteorology

33.

________ is the imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees South of the equator.

a)

The Tropic of Cancer

b)

The Tropic of Capricorn

c)

The Equator

d)

The Prime Meridian

34.

The exact spot where something is located

a)

Approximate Location

b)

Pinpoint Location

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

35.

The way we fit Earth’s 3 dimensional surface onto flat paper or a screen.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Cartography

c)

Modification

d)

Map Projection

36.

Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees North of the Equator

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

37.

A navigational instrument, may include cardinal and intermediate directions.

a)

Google Maps

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Grid

38.

What is the name of the most famous fault?

a)

Cascadia Fault

b)

Ramapo Fault

c)

San Andreas Fault

d)

Hayward Fault

39.

________ is moisture that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, sleet, or snow.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Weather

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

40.

A body of water completely surrounded by land is called ______.

a)

a lake

b)

an ocean

c)

a river

d)

a sea

41.

_______ is molten rock below Earth’s surface

a)

Volcanic Ash

b)

Magma

c)

A Fault

d)

Mega

42.

A crack or break in the Earth’s crust.

a)

Fold

b)

Bend

c)

Fault

d)

Break

43.

The changing of liquid water into vapor or gas.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Percolation

d)

Evaporation

44.

The basic physical force that keeps Earth and the other objects revolving in orbit around the sun.

a)

Accretion

b)

Sublimation

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

45.

The slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate, creating debris that can

cause continents to grow outward.

a)

Accretion

b)

Subduction

c)

Convergence

d)

Divergence

46.

The thin layer of gases that surround the Earth.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Atmosphere

47.

The process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

a)

Erosion

b)

Corrosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Subduction

48.

Pieces of space debris… Chunks of rock and iron

a)

shooting stars

b)

meteoroids

c)

planets

d)

stars

49.

What is the lowest point on land?

a)

The Mariana Trench

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

The shore of the Dead Sea

d)

New Orleans, LA

50.

The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water.

a)

Accretion

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Subduction

51.

The process in which heavier oceanic plates dive beneath lighter continental plates, often causing mountains to form on land.

a)

Subduction

b)

Accretion

c)

Convergence

d)

Divergence

52.

The name given to the 4 inner planets.

a)

Terrestrial Planets

b)

Gas Giant Planets

c)

Extra Terrestrial Planets

d)

Subsystem Planets

53.

Which of the following is the tallest point on Earth?

a)

Mt. Elbrus

b)

Mt. Saint Elias

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. Rainier