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WorksheetsWorld Geography Semester Exam
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 19hrs 32mins
A mental map is?
The most accurate representation of the Earth
A way to display absolute location.
A person’s perception of features on the Earth’s surface.
The Rocky Mountains are an example of which type of region?
Functional : A region with common characteristics linked together for a common purpose such as the New York subway system.
Formal: A region with common characteristics
Perceptual: A person’s personal idea or thought about a particular region.
What type of location would “near my house” be?
Absolute location
Relative Location
Latitude Location
Which feature would most likely appear on a physical map?
State Capitols
State Boundaries
Mountain Ranges
Which hemisphere is pictured?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Which of the following is the best example of a functional Region?
Mexico
The Holy Land
The US highway system.
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the city of Canberra?
36 east, 149 south
36 South, 149 east
36 north, 149 west
“Parallel lines” running east to west around the globe that measure distance from the Equator
Latitude
Prime meridian
Longitudes
International date line
The Great Lakes is an example ______________________region?
Latitude
Formal Region
Longitudes
Functional Region
“Meridians” running north to south between the poles that measure East to West.
Latitude
Equator
Longitudes
national date line
The Washington D.C. Metro (subway) system is a ____________________region
Latitude region
Formal Region
Prime Region
Functional Region
Used by pilots and other navigators to show the shortest distance to travel to another place
Degree
The Great Circle Route
Perspective
The unit of measurement for distance between latitude lines and Longitude lines.
Degree
The Great Circle Route
Perspective
Opinion that is Influenced by culture, education, and where you are on the globe
Degree
The Great Circle Route
Perspective
Which of the following best describes the cause of tides on Earth?
The gravitational pull of the Moon, Earth and Sun.
The Earth's Tilt
The Earth’s revolution
Which of the following is a layer of the Earth?
Hydrosphere
Mantle
subduction zone
What kind of land-form is pictured?
A plain
water
A peninsula
An island
Which of the following substances is not a fossil fuel?
coal
oil
wood
The Richter Scale and the VEI are both measures of---
Earth’s rotation on its axis
Temperature of the Earth
Changes and movements of the tectonic plates
What agent of erosion created the Grand Canyon pictured here?
water
ice
wind
From the diagram pictured, it is clear that this type of fault is an example of a—
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
From the diagram pictured, what natural disasters occur when this happens in the ocean or other large bodies of water?
tsunamis
tornadoes
hurricanes
Which best supports the theory of continental drift?
similar climates found across continents
volcanoes, earthquakes and other tectonic evidence of movement
similar plant/animal fossils found in multiple continents
There are pictures found in caves of pangea
Why is developing renewable resources important?
Because fossil fuels like oil are in great supply and can last a long time when managed properly
hydro-electric power can be acquired near major sources of water.
fossil fuels are non-renewable and cannot be reproduced
Fossil Fuels are considered which type of resource?
Renewable
Non-renewable
Takes very specific geologic processes and millions of years to form.
Renewable Resources
biosphere
Fossil Fuels
MATCH THE CORRECT DEFINITION: ATMOSPHERE
The air we breathe and makes life on Earth possible.
The place where life exists: Plants, animals and humans
Layer of the Earth made up of plates and crust.
Comprised of all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes
MATCH THE CORRECT DEFINITION: HYDROSPHERE
The air we breathe and makes life on Earth possible.
The place where life exists: Plants, animals and humans
Layer of the Earth made up of plates and crust.
Comprised of all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes
MATCH THE CORRECT DEFINITION: LITHOSPHERE
The air we breathe and makes life on Earth possible.
The place where life exists: Plants, animals and humans
Layer of the Earth made up of plates and crust.
Comprised of all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes
MATCH THE CORRECT DEFINITION: BIOSPHERE
The air we breathe and makes life on Earth possible.
The place where life exists: Plants, animals and humans
Layer of the Earth made up of plates and crust.
Comprised of all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes
What characteristic is common to all the countries located in the shaded region on this map Hint: The tropics
A warm climate
Coniferous Forests
Wide Spread use of Hinduism religion
What two factors have the greatest effect on climate?
Longitude (measurement east to west) and prevailing winds
Latitude (measurement north to south) and distance from water
altitude
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Fall
Summer
Spring
Many scientists believe global warming is the direct result of _____.
Using solar panels
Burning fossils fuels
Using hydro-electric power
Why does snow fall at higher elevations?
Cool ocean currents push warm air up the leeward side of the mountain causing a rainshadow effect
The temperature gets colder as the elevation goes up.
Permafrost locks in cold temperatures and creates glaciers.
Due to the rain shadow effect caused by the mountain, the climate on the leeward side of the mountain will be:
Dryer with less precipitation causing a dry dessert
much larger rain or snow accumulations
less wind
How does the Earth’s tilt affect humans?
Not all places receive the same amount of direct sunlight
It effects the greenhouse and traps more heat in our atmosphere.
It causes El Nino to occur in the Atlantic Ocean
Polar Regions are cooler than the equator because
there is more ice at the poles.
less sunlight strikes the poles
the poles have a thicker atmosphere
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one:
Earth rotation on its axis
Earth revolution around the sun.
Sun revolution around the Earth.
What makes the greenhouse effect important to life on Earth?
Without it we would have no diversity of landforms
It traps heat from the Sun but allows some of that heat to escape into space keeping the earths climate balanced.
It has no function and therefore has no impact on life on Earth.
Animists believe-
mediation leads followers to nirvana
after death the soul is reborn in another human form
spirits inhabit both living and nonliving things in nature
What would life in a rural village might be like?
Rural village residents receive a more formal education.
People in rural villages often engage in subsistence agriculture and cottage industries.
People in rural villages have greater access to the latest technologies.
Why is subsistence farming less effective than commercial agriculture?
Subsistence farmers harvest a surplus of crops to be sold for profit.
Subsistence farmers produce just enough food for their family’s survival.
Subsistence farmers domesticate animals to transport goods.
The three major factors that determine the number of people (population) in a place are:
Birthday, death rate and religion
Birthrate, death rate, and migration
Birthrate, culture, and weather
What statement about urbanization (cities) is most accurate?
Urbanization first occurred in Sub Saharan Africa.
Urbanization first took place in cooler climates.
Most urban areas developed along waterways
Which of the following is not a monotheistic (one God) religion?
Islam
Judaism
Animism
Christianity
The process by which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture is called~
fundamentalism
ethnic diversity
acculturation
Loss of a job or a drought is an example of a _______________________.
pull factor
emigrant
push factor
In the twentieth century the factors listed Below caused people to migrate to another country primarily —
-Job Opportunities
-Political Freedom
-Access to Education
by people migrating with major economic incomes
by people migrating from one developed country to another developed country
by People migrating from a developing country to a developed country
The religions of Judaism and Christianity share a common belief in-
New Testament
Existence of one God
the role of Jesus
the role of Muhammad
Which human activity has the biggest negative impact on the environment?
burning non-renewable resources (fossil fuels) to generate electric power
preserving endangered species
promoting renewable resources such as solar power
According to the chart on the right, what is the best explanation for the change in world population shown on the graph between 1950 and 2000?
there were several major wars in Asia and Africa which caused the population to rise.
improvements in medicine and agriculture were accompanied by rising birth rates in less developed nations which caused the population to rise.
a dramatic increase in the number of famines and natural disasters occurred in the last half of the twentieth century which caused the population to drop.
Natural increase is based solely on
immigration and emigration
birth rate and death rate
emigration and diffusion
population density
Economic system where most major businesses, like railroads and hospitals, are owned by the government; but small businesses are privately owned.
Mixed
Command
Free Enterprise
Traditional
What kind of economic system is closest to what is found in the USA?
free enterprise/capitalist
command
Communist
The states of Missouri and Illinois are separated from each other by the Mississippi River. What kind of boundary is this?
a cultural boundary
a Political boundary
a natural boundary
Which of the following best illustrates the idea of a communist government?
A political and economic system where the government owns and controls the means of production.
A government where a King and Queen have total or absolute control.
When religion determines government policy and decision-making.
When a monarch shares power with a parliament, or law-making body.
TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS: Choose the correct government.
Supreme power held by a single person, typically by a King or Queen
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
God and religious law are the governments of authority
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
A state of society with no government or law.
Democracy.
Monarchy
Anarchy
A government by the few; a small group that has control of the government
Democracy
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Absolute power is concentrated on one person.
Dictatorship
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Government by the people.
Dictatorship
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Which of the following factors does not affect the climate of the USA?
prevailing winds
high population density
ocean currents
high mountain ranges
Which factor best explains why Canada’s population density is highest on the U.S. border?
Longitude
Tectonic activity Climate
Regionalism
Climate
How is the Columbian Exchange an example of cultural convergence?
People came over to the America’s from all over the world and acculturated easily to the new society.
The old world forced their culture upon the new so all of the new world’s cultural traits have been lost.
As a result of trading between the old world and the new, cultures on both sides of the Atlantic became similar.
What are the three branches of Government in the U.S.?
Parliament, Executive, Legislative and Judicial branch
Executive, Judicial, and Socialist
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Executive, Legislative, Judicial and dictator
Which 2 countries fought for global dominance during the Cold War?
US vs China
North Korea vs US
US vs Vietnam
US vs USSR(Russia)
Which of the following are major economic activities in Mexico?
Oil, Gold and Silver, Farming and tourism
Mexico does not have any economic activities
Farming, Oil, Medical Research and technology.
What type of physical feature (landform) is Middle America?
Great Plain
Island
Peninsula
Isthmus
Which island nation in this region currently has a communist government?
Cuba
Nicaragua
Mexico
Panama
What is ecotourism?
Guided travel through natural wildlife areas which is a major economic resource for a country.
Taking vacations at disaster stricken areas to help rebuild houses
Harvesting sugarcane to make ethanol gas as an alternative to oil
What is the biggest reason the indigenous population of Mexico declined with the arrival of Europeans?
The majority of them died fighting the Americans.
European diseases killed a large portion of the population
They emigrated to USA
Which of the following sentences is true about Mexico?
In Mexico, French is the dominant language and Catholic is the dominant religion.
In Mexico, Spanish is the dominant language and Catholic is the dominant religion
In Mexico, Spanish is the dominant language and Baptist is the dominant religion
A maquiladora is a factory in Mexico that is owned by an American Company. They pay their workers less money to work then in America; therefore, products are cheaper to make. What impact do maquiladoras have on the US economy?
Gives more jobs to US factory workers.
Provides cheaper products for US customers making people more likely to buy the product.
Provides more expensive products for US consumers so they won’t buy it.
The Panama Canal was built to connect the Pacific and Caribbean Sea. What impact has this made to the global economy?
Increased global trade.
Caused a huge debt to the US because of how much it cost to build.
It hurt trade due to a huge tax on the use the canal.
Bonus question: What is your favorite class?
World Geography
World Geography
World Geography
World Geography
Who are the best teachers?
Coach Villarreal and Coach Villarreal
Coach Woods and Coach Villalobos
