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7th grade Social Studies Pre-Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of location used in geography?

a)

up and down

b)

absolute and relative

c)

directions and coordinates

d)

maps and globes

2.

When you describe where a country is by listing other countries and bodies of water on its borders, you are using __________________.

a)

absolute location

b)

directions

c)

coordinates

d)

relative location

3.

The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products among places is _____________________.

a)

specialization

b)

diffusion

c)

trade

d)

globalization

4.

Transfer of ownership of goods from one person or entity to another by getting something in exchange from the buyer.

a)

specialization

b)

diffusion

c)

trade

d)

globalization

5.

Long-term trends in weather and atmospheric conditions.

a)

climate

b)

population

c)

landform

d)

culture

6.

Which is NOT a tool used by modern cartographers?

a)

computer-assisted mapping

b)

geographic information systems (GIS)

c)

digital satellite images

d)

globe

7.

Refers to the shape, form or nature of physical features of earth's surface.

a)

landform

b)

climate

c)

population

d)

culture

8.

What Region of the US is Florida in?

a)

Northeast Region

b)

Southeast Region

c)

Midwest Region

d)

Southwest Region

9.

Select any of the following that represent Human Characteristics of Geography

a)

Religion

b)

Buildings

c)

Landforms

d)

Bodies of Water

e)

Language

10.

Select all that represent Physical Characteristics of Geography

a)

Landforms

b)

Religion

c)

Bodies of Water

d)

Climate

e)

Buildings

11.

What are the 2 main imaginary lines that divide the hemisphere:

(a)  

12.

List the four hemispheres

(a)  

13.

These directions fall between the cardinal directions and include northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest

a)

absolute location

b)

intermediate directions

c)

cardinal directions

d)

relative location

14.

This branch of science is the study of the earth and everything on it.

a)

geography

b)

physical geography

c)

cultural geography

d)

human-environment interaction

15.

These directions include north, south, east, and west.

a)

location

b)

intermediate directions

c)

cardinal directions

d)

relative location

16.

This refers to the characteristics of an area, not just where it is located. It includes how an area looks as well as the language, customs clothing and ways of life of the people living there.

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

17.

The type of map that shows landscape features such a mountains and lakes is a ______________.

a)

road map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

political map

18.

Which imaginary line is midway between the North and South Poles?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

19.

Planet Earth is divided into two halves called ___________.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Hemispheres

d)

Semi-circles

20.

When there is not enough resources to produce all the goods and services that people desire.

a)

diffusion

b)

specialization

c)

scarcity

d)

trade

21.

This is the study of landforms, climate, plants and animals of an area.

a)

geography

b)

physical geography

c)

cultural geography

d)

human-environment interaction

22.

The study of people who live in an area including their ethnicity, interests and traditions, types of clothing, foods and jobs.

a)

geography

b)

physical geography

c)

cultural geography

d)

human-environment interaction

23.

This tell how far and in what direction one location is from another (such as across from, down, above, etc.)

a)

place

b)

location

c)

relative location

d)

relative location

24.

This is a group of places that have common physical and cultural traits.

a)

place

b)

region

c)

movement

d)

location

25.

This theme refers to the way that information, people and products travel around the world.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

26.

This refers to an area's position on the earth

a)

location

b)

interaction

c)

region

d)

movement

27.

Which of these countries are made up of many islands, like The Bahamas?

a)

Japan

b)

Switzerland

c)

Australia

d)

Brazil

28.

What are the Himalayas?

a)

a group of nations found in northern ancient India

b)

an organization of jewelers and skilled craftsmen

c)

a group of people that travel from place to place

d)

a great mountain chain in central Asia and India

29.

What continent is California on?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

30.

Of the seven continents on earth, which two are completely within the southern hemisphere?

a)

Asia and Australia

b)

Asia and Antartica

c)

Australia and Antartica

d)

Africa and Australia

31.

Maps can represent the following:

a)

the world

b)

countries

c)

cities

d)

bodies of water

e)

all of the above

32.

The equator divide the Earth into which two hemispheres?

a)

southern and eastern

b)

northern and southern

c)

eastern and western

d)

northern and western

33.

Which lines are always parallel to the equator?

a)

contour lines

b)

latitude lines

c)

longitude lines

d)

fault line

34.

The Prime Meridian is located at what degrees?

a)

50 Degrees

b)

25 Degrees

c)

5 Degrees

d)

0 Degrees

35.

A guide telling you what each symbol represents is called:

a)

Map Key

b)

Meridian

c)

Parallel Lines

d)

Continent

36.

A group of places that share a common feature is a

a)

climate

b)

region

c)

location

d)

culture

37.

The telling where one place is by referring to another place is

a)

direct location

b)

place location

c)

relative location

d)

absolute location

38.

What lines in the grid are east-west?

a)

longitude

b)

prime meridian

c)

meridians

d)

latitude?

39.

Physical maps show the

a)

climate of an area

b)

natural resources of an area

c)

size and shape of an area

d)

mountains and rivers of an area

40.

The longest river in North America

a)

Amazon River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River