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S.S Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
2.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
3.
What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans? 
a)
30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
b)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
c)
30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
d)
35 degrees north and 70 degrees west
4.
If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia 
5.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
6.
Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in:
a)
degrees of a circle
b)
north and south only
c)
east and west only
d)
degrees of a compass
7.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
8.
Latitude on a globe run from: 
a)
north to south
b)
north to west
c)
east to south
d)
east to west
9.
When measuring lines of latitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
North Pole
b)
The Prime Meridian 
c)
The Equator 
d)
South Pole
10.
When measuring lines of longitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
The Equator
b)
The Prime Meridian 
c)
The North Pole
d)
The South Pole
11.
On a globe, or map, the Equator is:
a)
The Horizontal, center line
b)
The Vertical, center line
c)
30 degree line
d)
The North Pole
12.
On a globe, or map, the Prime Meridian is:
a)
The 180 Degree Line
b)
The Horizontal Center Line
c)
The South Pole
d)
The Vertical Center Line
13.
Coordinates can be written like this:
a)
20 degrees south, 140 degrees west
b)
40 degrees north, 120 degrees west
c)
20 degrees south, 160 degrees east
d)
all of the above
14.
What are coordinates? 
a)
a degree only 
b)
two sets of degrees and cardinal directions 
c)
two degrees only
d)
a cardinal direction only
15.
What region has a hot and humid climate and is likely to have tropical storms
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
16.
Which region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Corpus Christi?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Great Plains
17.
Texas Region with flat, treeless plains and grasslands, Palo Duro Canyon?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
18.
Texas Region with the highest and driest point in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
19.
Texas Region where Dallas is located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
20.
Texas Region where the city Ft. Worth is located? (the largest city in that region)
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
21.
Texas Region where the cities Lubbock and Amarillo are located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
22.
Texas Region with shipping, fishing industry.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
23.
Texas Region that is Central Texas between the North Central Plains and the Mountains and Basins extending from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
24.
The Great Plains is also known as...
a)
The Wide Open Range
b)
The Panhandle
c)
The Hill Country
d)
Plain and Simple
25.
What region of Texas is between the Rio Grande River and the Pecos River?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Central Plains
c)
High Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
26.
Located in the Mountains and Basins, what is the highest point in Texas?
a)
Davis Mountains
b)
Chisos Mountians
c)
Guadalupe Peak
d)
Rocky Mountains
27.
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Least amount of rain and least populated
b)
Most amount of rain
c)
More people live here than in any other region
d)
Largest region
28.
What city is this?
a)
Houston
b)
El Paso
c)
Dallas
d)
Amarillo
29.
What city is this?
a)
Dallas
b)
Corpus Christi
c)
Houston
d)
Austin
30.
What city is this?
a)
Brownsville
b)
El Paso
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Galveston
31.
What city is this?
a)
Houston
b)
Dallas
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Galveston
32.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
33.
What Region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
34.
What region is this?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
35.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
36.
What city is this?
a)
Houston
b)
El Paso
c)
Dallas
d)
Amarillo
37.
What is the capitol of Texas?
a)
Dallas
b)
Houston
c)
San Antonio
d)
Austin
38.

Which of the following regions would be best for a lumber industry?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

39.

Edwards Plateau is home to great grazing land that allows for ranching. Which region can this be found in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountain and Basins

d)

North Central Plains

40.

What is one thing the Great Plains struggles with?

a)

Flooding

b)

Droughts

c)

Freezing temperatures

d)

Excessive Heat

41.

What kinds of extreme weather events does the Coastal Plains have?

a)

tsunamis

b)

hurricanes

c)

monsoons

d)

tornadoes

42.

All but ________________ are natural resources of the North Central Plains.

a)

petroleum

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

corn

43.
What state creates the border of Texas to the northwest?
a)
New Mexico
b)
Arizona
c)
Colorado
d)
Arkansas
44.
What river creates the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Red River
c)
Sabine River
d)
Trinity River
45.
The Rio Grande creates the border between Texas and.....
a)
New Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
46.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
47.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
48.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
49.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
50.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Arkansas
d)
Louisiana
51.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
New Mexico
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Arkansas
52.
Which of these Texas cities is located in a place where hurricanes sometimes strike?
a)
El Paso
b)
Amarillo
c)
Lubbock
d)
Galveston
53.
A level area higher than the surrounding land.
a)
escarpment
b)
plateau
c)
basin
54.
A natural or artificial lake used to reserve or store water.
a)
conserve
b)
drought
c)
reservoir
55.
The general weather pattern of a place over time
a)
climate
b)
vegetation
c)
elevation
d)
drought
56.
The study of the land and it’s features
a)
physical geography
b)
climate
c)
human geography
d)
vegetation
57.

A compass rose shows

a)

weather

b)

scale

c)

directions such as North, South, East and West

d)

latitude and longitude

58.

Which of the following is an example of a barrier island?

a)

Hawai'i

b)

Alaska

c)

South Padre

d)

Corpus Christi

59.

In what parts of Texas are most of the mountains located?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

East

60.

Which of the following is the definition of aquifer?

a)

A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

b)

A large body of water surrounded by land.

c)

A layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground.

d)

The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.

61.

Which theme of geography tells your WHERE something is?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

62.

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

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

63.

Which theme of geography DESCRIBES what a place looks like?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

64.

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

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

65.
Which theme of geography GROUPS places together that are SIMILAR?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
66.

Which acronym can help you remember the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

PEMDAS

b)

NASA

c)

MR. HELP

d)

HOMES

67.

Words like North, South, East, Up, Down, Left, Right, Next To, and Near all show which theme of geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

68.

What is LOCATION?

a)

Describes a location.

b)

People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

c)

Where is it located?

d)

A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.

69.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, latitude, biomes, continents

70.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

1020 Mall Lane

d)

Near Gateway Mall

71.

Which is an example of Relative location?

a)

Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

b)

Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

c)

The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

d)

4055 Mockingbird Court

72.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

73.

How can place be described?

a)

Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

b)

Place can be described by form and function.

c)

Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

d)

Place can be described by physical and human features.

74.

Choose the physical features that describe a place (3 answers)

a)

climate

b)

language

c)

bodies of water

d)

vegetation

75.

Choose all of the human features that describe place (3)

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

landforms

d)

food

76.

What is REGION?

a)

Region describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

c)

Region is where something is located.

d)

Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

77.

Human Environment Interaction is:

a)

HEI is where a place is.

b)

HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

c)

HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

d)

HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

78.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

79.

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

80.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
81.
What is the question for movement?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How do people and ideas get around?
c)
What does it look like?
82.
What does it look like when you get there? What theme of geography is this?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Human environment interaction
83.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
84.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
85.

Tells you what the map is showing...

a)

Legend

b)

Label

c)

Title

d)

Compass Rose

86.

Explains the symbols on a map.

a)

Title

b)

Label

c)

Legend

d)

Compass Rose

87.

Various "icons" that represent features on the map.

a)

Quick links

b)

Labels

c)

Titles

d)

Symbols

88.

Another word for Legend is...

a)

Story

b)

Key

c)

Title

d)

Label

89.

(a)   is the color almost always used to show to show bodies of water on a map.

90.

What would a circle with a star inside it most often represent on a map?

a)

A City

b)

A Capital City

c)

A Tree

d)

Where the Treasure is

91.

What is this?

a)

A compass

b)

Symbol for large city

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Part of a puzzle

92.

What purpose does a Compass Rose serve on a map?

a)

Looks pretty and smells good.

b)

Shows where a major city is located.

c)

Tells you which way to hold the map.

d)

Shows the Cardinal Directions.

93.

What might be used to show a large or wide ranging feature on a map?

a)

A single symbol

b)

A group of symbols

c)

Labels

d)

The color red

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