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World Geography Chapter 1 + 2 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Topographical

d)

Qualitative

2.

What is the best definition for lithosphere?

a)

The gaseous space extending to the limits of earth's atmosphere

b)

The areas of the world occupied by water

c)

The outermost layers of the earth's crust and mantle

d)

The space where life exists beyond the surface of the planet

3.

In what section of the earth would you find the tectonic plates?

a)

The lithosphere

b)

The inner mantle

c)

The core

d)

The atmosphere

4.

The theory of plate tectonics is associated with which of the following?

a)

Weather phenomena

b)

Continental drift

c)

Climate

d)

The effect of the moon upon the tides

5.

What type of map is this?

a)

Cartogram

b)

Qualitative

c)

Physical

d)

Political

6.

Where all might we expect to find increased volcanic activity?

a)

Wherever tectonic plates meet

b)

On either side of a transform boundary

c)

Close to convergent boundaries

d)

Rising from divergent boundaries

7.

What does this image depict?

a)

The hydrologic cycle

b)

Continental drift

c)

The atmospheric effect on light

d)

Landsat mapping

8.

Landsat images of the earth are often layered for what purpose?

a)

To relay a specific position based on the triangulation of several satellites

b)

To show different features of the earth's surface for greater detail

c)

To provide secondary verification of land-based images

d)

To create the first series of maps for a general region

9.

A functional region displays what kind of information

a)

clear, official boundaries

b)

peoples' perception of a given area

c)

a minimally distorted image of the world

d)

A set of interactions and connections between places

10.

Which of the five themes of geography tract the transport of goods, people, and ideas?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

11.

A map legend does which of the following?

a)

Give the title

b)

Demonstrate degrees of latitude and longitude

c)

Indicate the cardinal directions

d)

Explain the imagery used in the map

12.

What is a map projection?

a)

Another way of displaying the earth in 2 dimensions

b)

A satellite-taken image of the world

c)

Another name for a flow-line map

d)

A three dimensional representation of the world as it really exists

13.

Which of the following spheres includes the atmospheric and terrestrial distribution of water?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

14.

In which of the following ways can glaciers effect a landscape?

a)

They can carve out lakes

b)

They can aggregate material to form mountains

c)

They can move uphill and change relief height

d)

They can cause desertification

15.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Topographical

d)

Flow-Line