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Geography Basics - Unit 1.1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of a map tells you the directions?

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

compass rose

d)

key/legend

2.

This tool shows the relationship between the distances on a map and real distances.

a)

map key (legend)

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

global grid

3.

Explains what the symbols on a map stand for.

a)

Map legend (key)

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

global grid

4.

How people, goods, and ideas move to and from a place.

a)

location

b)

human environment interaction

c)

movement

d)

place

e)

region

5.

The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

6.

How a place affects the people living there and how people

living there affect the place.

a)

human environment interaction

b)

place

c)

location

d)

region

e)

movement

7.

The main directions such as north, south, east, and west (NEWS).

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

scale

d)

map legend (key)

8.

Describes the human and physical characteristics there.

a)

place

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

region

e)

human environment interaction

9.

Features of a place that set it apart from other places.

a)

movement

b)

location

c)

place

d)

human environment interactions

e)

region

10.

The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Northern & Southern Hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Lines of Longitude

d)

Lines of Latitude

11.

What is geography?

a)

They study of the Earth

b)

The study of the map

c)

The study of America

d)

The study of history

12.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
13.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
14.

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

15.

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

16.

Which lines have a major impact on TIME?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Latitude Lines

17.

Which lines have a major impact on an areas climate & temperature?

a)

Lines of Longitude

b)

Lines of Latitude

18.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

19.

Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called:

a)

Human resources

b)

Natural resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Human made resources

20.

Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs is a:

a)

Thing

b)

value

c)

Resource

d)

Utility

21.

Resources which can be renewed or reproduced are known as:

a)

Exhaustible resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Non-renewable resource

d)

Useful resource

22.

Resources that cannot be replaced

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewable Resource

c)

Non-Renewable Resource

d)

Natural Resource

23.

Agriculture (farming) is a _____________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

24.

Catfish are a __________________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

25.

Clay is a _____________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

26.

Oil is a _______________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

27.

Sand/gravel is a _______________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

28.

Seafood is a _______________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

29.

Timber (forests/wood) is a ______________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

30.

Natural gas is a non-renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

___________ like coal, iron ore and diamonds are natural substances found in the ground.

a)

Environment

b)

Food

c)

Minerals

d)

Recycle

32.

We use both renewable and non-renewable resources as sources of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

34.

A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, and deserts is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

35.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

36.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

37.

A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

d)

Nothing

38.

This is a...

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

elevation map

d)

thematic map

39.

The movement of people from place to place

a)

Migration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Modernization

d)

Industrialization

40.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
41.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
42.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
43.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
44.
The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
doubling time
c)
population decline
d)
birth rate
45.

All of the people in a particular area

a)

migration

b)

demographics

c)

population

d)

census