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Geography Unit One Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of human environment interaction?

a)

Using technology

b)

Walking a dog

c)

Using a windmill to create electricity

d)

Eating a fish sandwich from McDonald's... Really!

2.

When people leave one country for another one, this is called -

a)

Running away

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Human Environment Interaction

3.

Which of the following is the best way to give the exact location of a place?

a)

By giving you the phone number

b)

Describing the land around the place

c)

Using longitude and latitude

d)

By saying, “It’s over there!”

4.

The study of the surface of the Earth.

a)

geography

b)

history

c)

continent

d)

latitude

5.
A measure of distance north or south of the equator.
a)
geography
b)
history
c)
continent
d)
latitude
6.

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

7.

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

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

11.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
12.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
13.

Which question can describe Region?

a)

Where it is?

b)

What does it look like when you get there?

c)

What do locations have in common?

d)

What do people do to the environment?

14.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
15.

Latitude lines run ________________ to _______________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

16.

Longitude lines run _______________ to _________________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

17.

What is the term for when the Earth is split into two equal halves?

a)

Continents

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Subcontinents

d)

Half-Earths

18.

What shows all the directions on a map?

a)

Map Title

b)

South

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Legend

19.

What is the imaginary line that splits the Earth into two hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Longitude

c)

North America

d)

Prime Meridian

20.

What is a scale used for on a map?

a)

It tells you what the map is about.

b)

It lets you see how much you weigh.

c)

It tells you where things are on a map.

d)

It tells you the true distance of places on a map or globe.

21.

What is the name of this object?

a)

map symbol

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

22.

If you wanted to know the symbol for “river,” where on the map would you look?

a)

The scale

b)

The compass rose

c)

The borders

d)

The legend

23.

Is this map a thematic map or general purpose map?

a)

general purpose

b)

thematic

c)

both

d)

neither

24.
TODALSIGS - which one measures distance between locations?
a)
Orientation
b)
Author
c)
Scale
d)
Source
25.
What explains the symbols and colors of a map?
a)
Title
b)
Date
c)
Legend
d)
Source
26.

What direction is often at the top of a map?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

27.

This type of map shows state and national boundaries as well as large and small cities.

a)

Road Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

28.

Which of these can be a geospatial representation? Check all that are correct.

a)

A map of Arkansas that shows cities only

b)

A GPS receiver screen that shows roadways in Arkansas

c)

A map made with GIS that shows population, age, major cities, and major waterways of Arkansas

d)

A satellite and sensor that take in information about Arkansas' vegetation

29.

Which of the following count as geospatial technology? (Check all correct answers)

a)

A map

b)

A GPS

c)

A GIS software

d)

A satellite and sensor combo

e)

A person who makes maps

30.

(a)   (Geospatial Technology, Geospatial Representation) is any technology that helps us create a representation of the Earth's surface .

31.

A (map, globe) (a)   is a flat picture of a round earth.

32.

Which of the following can be used to show multiple pieces of information about an area in layers? (choose the best answer)

a)

GPS

b)

GIS

c)

thematic map

d)

globe

33.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
34.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
35.
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
36.
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
37.

Location D is located at which coordinates? (click on the map to enlarge)

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

38.

Location H is located at which coordinates? (click on the map to enlarge)

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

39.

Location E is located at which coordinates? (click on the map to enlarge)

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

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