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Topic 1 Lessons 1-2

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
2.

37 degrees North, 76 degrees West is an example of what?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Locations

3.

Across the street from Raceway

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

4.

What is a region?

a)

A group of places with something in common that link them together

b)

a place with a unique characteristic

c)

What a place is like when you get there

d)

A location that has gone through changes due to the behaviors of humans

5.

What type of map shows borders of countries, states, provinces, and cities?

a)

poltical

b)

thematic

c)

physical

d)

natural resource

6.

What kind of map is this?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

thematic

d)

hydrolic

7.

Lines of latitude

a)

measures distance away from the equator

b)

measures distance away from the prime meridian

8.

lines of longitude

a)

measures distance away from the equator

b)

measures distance away from the prime meridian

9.

0 degrees latitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

tropic of capricorn

10.

0 degrees longitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

international date line

11.
What describes people who are entering a country to live?
a)
internal migration
b)
push factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
12.
What describes people who are leaving the country where they live?
a)
international migration
b)
pull factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
13.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

14.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

Which theme of geography tells your WHERE something is?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

16.
Which theme of geography GROUPS places together that are SIMILAR?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
17.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
18.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
19.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
20.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
21.
Syrian refugees fleeing the Middle East into Europe and sanctuary countries around the world is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
22.

According to the map, which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

23.

What symbol on a map indicates direction?

a)

the scale

b)

the key

c)

the compass rose

d)

the legend

24.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, west, east

b)

northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

c)

the direction the Earth rotates

d)

the direction all students walk to Northwest Middle School

25.

The mantle is made of

a)

molten (melted) rock

b)

molten (melted) metal

c)

solid rock

d)

solid metal

26.

What is human-environment interaction?

a)

how humans travel on Earth

b)

how humans affect Earth, and how Earth affects humans

c)

how Earth's environment affects its orbit in space

d)

how Earth rotates on its axis, and how it revolves around the sun

27.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
28.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
29.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
30.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
31.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
32.

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

33.

Which most likely causes earthquakes?

a)

tectonic plates slipping past each other

b)

a hurricane

c)

water weathering rocks

d)

tectonic plates moving away from each other

34.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

the direction the Earth rotates

b)

the direction birds fly in the winter

c)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

d)

north, south, east, west

35.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
36.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
37.

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

38.

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

39.

Which theme of geography discusses the TRAVEL of people, objects or ideas?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human-environment Interaction

d)

Movement

40.

Which theme of geography DESCRIBES what a place looks like?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human-environment Interaction

41.

Which theme of geography is the CHANGE of humans and the environment?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

42.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
43.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
44.
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
45.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
46.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
47.

Glaciers dropping rock and sand in a new location

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

48.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust that include continents and ocean floor are called ____________________________.

a)

icebergs

b)

tectonic plates

c)

Volcanic Islands

d)

deposition

49.

Which of Earth's layers is responsible for Earth's magnetic field that protects us from solar particles?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

50.

Which layer of Earth is the thickest?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

51.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
52.

Earth's tilt and its revolution (orbit) around the sun creates a pattern that makes _____

a)

the months

b)

the years

c)

the seasons

d)

day and night

53.

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky, as the sun rises and sets, is really caused by the motion of _____

a)

the Earth

b)

the stars

c)

the planets

d)

the Earth's axis

54.
The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
precession
d)
orbit
55.
The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
precession
d)
gyration
56.

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

a)

spring equinox

b)

fall equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

57.

The day of the year with the fewest daylight hours is called the

a)

spring equinox

b)

fall equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

58.

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

a)

equinox

b)

solstice

59.

On the day that the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the southern hemisphere will have it's shortest day.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What type of map is shown in the image? (CLICK ON MAP TO MAKE BIGGER)

a)

Climate Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Special Purpose Map

61.

Which of the following answers explains why this map is a special purpose map? (CLICK ON MAP TO MAKE BIGGER)

a)

Because it shows the different climates in Texas

b)

Because it shows where the major valleys and plains are in Texas

c)

Because it shows Texas' population patterns

d)

Because it focuses on one theme, minerals, and shows where they are in Texas

62.

A cross country runner is trying to map his run from his house in Lake Travis to downtown Dripping Springs. What map feature should he use to measure how far his run will be?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Coordinates

63.

which of the following helps you identify what symbols mean on a map?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

map

d)

title

64.

A map's title helps readers determine the ________ of the map.

a)

direction

b)

purpose

c)

legend

65.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
66.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
67.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
68.

Land formation that is flat on top with steep walls. Usually in a dry area

a)

Hill

b)

Plateau

c)

Basin

69.

What is a peninsula?

a)

land with water touching 3 sides

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land that borders the sea or ocean

d)

an area of flat land

70.
How does a mountain form?
a)
by rocks eroding
b)
by plate tectonics colliding
c)
by rivers depositing sediment
d)
by wind eroding sediment
71.
Large group or chain of islands
a)
archipelago
b)
atoll
atoll
c)
fjord
d)
key
72.
Narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land
a)
isthmus
b)
mesa
c)
plateau
d)
moraine
73.

The picture shows a(n)

a)

isthmus

b)

desert

c)

archipelago

d)

strait

74.

A continuous, mostly flat area that consist of few trees and plentiful grassland is called a(n)

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

tundra

d)

desert

75.

The build up of land by the settlement of sediments and soil in a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

River

76.

The movement of sediment down a fast-moving river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

River

77.
What is the best representation of the Earth to show accurate distances between places and what the continents actually look like?
a)
Mercator Projection
b)
Robinson Projection
c)
Gall-Peters Projection
d)
A Globe
78.

Use the map to answer the following question. What is the relative location of Findlay in Ohio?

a)

Northeast Ohio

b)

Southwest Ohio

c)

Southeast Ohio

d)

Northwest Ohio

79.

Which of the following is a city southeast of Toledo?

a)

Middletown

b)

Euclid

c)

Zanesville

d)

Findlay

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