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Unit 1 Geography Practice/Review Test!

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this map element called?

a)

Legend

b)

Star Guide

c)

Cardinal Diamond

d)

Compass Rose

2.

What is the area above the equator called?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

3.

What are the lines that go from north to south called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Latitude Lines

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Equators

4.

What are the lines that run from east to west called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Equators

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Latitude Lines

5.

The symbols shown are examples of items that would be found on a ______________________ of a map.

a)

Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale

d)

Border

6.

What does the scale on a map show?

a)

The conversion of distance or size to the size of the map.

b)

How many people live in a country.

c)

The difference between kilometers and millimeters.

d)

The way to read a ruler.

7.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Population Map

b)

Climate Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

8.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Population Map

9.
Lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Parallels 
10.
Line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. 
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Prime Meridian 
d)
Latitude 
11.

Based on the above map, the climate of northeast and north central areas of the United States are most similar to which areas in Europe?

a)

Central and Eastern Europe

b)

Eastern and Northwestern Europe

c)

Northwestern and Central Europe

d)

Southwestern and Central Europe

12.

What theme of geography is represented in this picture?

a)

location

b)

human environment interaction

c)

place

d)

region

13.

What theme of geography is represented in this picture?

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

human environment interaction

d)

location

14.

What theme of geography is represented in this picture?

a)

human environment

b)

region

c)

movement

d)

place

15.

What theme of geography is represented in this picture?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human environment interaction

16.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
17.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
18.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
19.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
20.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
21.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
22.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
23.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "Physical characteristics including landforms, climate, vegetation, and bodies of water."
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
24.
All of the following are examples of Physical characteristics EXCEPT 
a)
The Empire State Building 
b)
Mountains 
c)
Rivers 
d)
Lakes
25.

Maps that show 2 dimensional representations of 3 dimensional landforms

a)

Treasure Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Star Map

d)

Topographic Map

26.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain