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World Geography Review (Week 1)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

History is the study of the human past as it is described in (a)   documents.

2.

Prehistory is the period of history between the invention of the first _____________ _______________ and the invention of writing systems.

(a)  

3.

Which of the following is also known as 'pre-literary' history?

a)

Prehistory

b)

History

4.

Which of the following is an object created by a culture at a given time?

a)

Artifact

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

5.

Which of the following is a written document?

a)

Artifact

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

6.

Which of the following is compiled after an event by someone who did not experience the event themselves?

a)

Artifact

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

7.

Every source, including history books, have (a)   .

8.

If you are studying an event that took place in 500 BCE, how many years ago did it happen?

a)

2020 years ago

b)

500 years ago

c)

2520 years ago

9.

Which of the following studies natural phenomena like mountains and climate?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

10.

Which of the following studies culture and government boundaries?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

11.

Cartography is the practice of ___________________ .

a)

Cart Making

b)

Map Making

c)

Road Making

12.

Which of the following contains the Equator?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

13.

Which of the following contains the Prime Meridian and International Date Line?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

14.

Which divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

15.

Which divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

16.

How many regions have geographers divided the Earth into?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

13

17.

What is the definition of 'circa'?

a)

to completely surround something

b)

to travel around something

c)

near to or approximately