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WG Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are NOT included in the five themes of geography

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Religion

d)

Movement

e)

Human Environment Interaction

2.

Which of the following best describes the relative location of Dallas, TX?

a)

Northwest of El Paso, TX and lying on the Eastern Coast of North America

b)

West of Phoenix, AZ and bordering the Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lying in the northeastern portion of Texas, and due south of Oklahoma City

d)

North of Austin, TX and west of New Mexico

3.

Which theme of geography looks at how people, ideas, and goods get from one location to another?

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human environment interaction

4.

The theme of geography that asks "where is it" is

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human environment interaction

5.

New York City's ______________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

a)

site

b)

toponym

c)

absolute location

d)

situation/relative location

6.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a formal region?

a)

United States

b)

Atlanta (city limits)

c)

Radio Station signal

d)

Cobb County

7.

This image would BEST be described as which type of region?

a)

Formal region

b)

Perceptual region

c)

Functional region

d)

none of the above

8.

The area served by a restaurant or grocery store would be what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

d)

none of the above

9.

Check ALL that would be considered PHYSICAL features

a)

Climate

b)

Roads

c)

Churches

d)

Vegetation

e)

Precipitation

10.

Check ALL that would be considered CULTURAL features

a)

Bridges

b)

Forests

c)

Dams

d)

Churches

e)

Desert

11.

Building a dam on a river would be an example of

a)

Region

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Location

12.

Which of the following best describes the relative location of Detroit, MI?

a)

ln the eastern portion of Michigan and north of Ohio

b)

In the western portion of Michigan and north of Ohio

c)

Bordering Wisconsin and southeast of Canada

d)

West of Georgia

13.

What type of map is portrayed in the image?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Projection

d)

Thematic

14.

Which features would NOT find on this PHYSICAL map (check all that apply)?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Mountains

d)

Boundaries

15.

What type of map is show in this image?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Projection

d)

Thematic

16.

What features would be portrayed on this map (check all that apply)?

a)

States/Boundaries

b)

Vegetation/Topography

c)

Climate/Precipitation

d)

Mountains

17.

This image best exemplifies which of the following concepts?

a)

Expansion Diffusion

b)

Hierarchical Diffusion

c)

Relocation Diffusion

d)

Stimulus Diffusion

18.

This image is best described as

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

expansion diffusion

c)

replication diffusion

d)

expulsion diffusion

19.

Pioneer farmers in the United States built their houses from the locally available materials of thatch and grass. This best exemplifies

a)

Possibilism

b)

Expansion Diffusion

c)

Place

d)

Environmental Determinism

20.

Which geography concept is most on display in this image?

a)

Possibilism

b)

Environmental Determinism

c)

Movement

d)

Location

21.

Which of the following are NOT included in the five themes of geography

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Religion

d)

Movement

e)

Human Environment Interaction

22.

Marietta's ______________ is approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta and 100 miles south of Chattanooga.

a)

site

b)

toponym

c)

absolute location

d)

situation/relative location

23.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a PHYSICAL feature?

a)

Climate

b)

Forest

c)

Churches

d)

Vegetation

e)

Precipitation

24.

Which would NOT be considered a CULTURAL feature?

a)

Bridges

b)

Forests

c)

Dams

d)

Churches

e)

Houses

25.

Creating hydroelectric power would best be described as

a)

Region

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Location