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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Culture is defined as

a)

the way of life for a specific group of people.

b)

the way that people communicate.

c)

the way people travel from place to place.

d)

the color of someone's skin.

2.

_____________ provides the cardinal directions on a map.

a)

Map Key

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Compass Rose

3.

The continent that is orange is _____________________.

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

4.

Natural resources are

a)

resources that are man-made.

b)

resources that exist on Earth independent of human actions.

c)

resources that humans buy at a store.

d)

resources that existed during the Ice Age.

5.

A _______________ map shows the man-made boundaries of states and countries.

a)

Physical

b)

Climate

c)

Special purpose

d)

Political

6.

Culture is made up of several institutions including__________

a)

A system of government (rules) and education (learning).

b)

a checks and balance system.

c)

a mapping system.

d)

a system of responsibilities.

7.

A ___________ is used to measure the distance between two places on a map.

a)

Compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

Scale

d)

Title

e)

Map Key

8.

Two of the five oceans include the ____________ Ocean and the _______________ Ocean.

a)

Atlantic, Caribbean

b)

Pacific, Arctic

c)

Caribbean, Mexico

d)

Arctic, South Pole

9.

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run from _____________ to _________________.

a)

North, South

b)

North America, South America

c)

Africa, Asia

d)

East, West

10.

The Prime Meridian is 0 degree line of

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

11.

Lines of latitude are called

a)

of measurements.

b)

lines of imagination.

c)

parallels.

d)

meridians.

12.

Physical map provide us with images and locations of _______________________.

a)

boundaries.

b)

people's interests.

c)

population calculation.

d)

physical features.

13.

Which one is a culture trait?

a)

Language.

b)

Age.

c)

Hair Color.

d)

Years of employment.

14.

What is the name given to the study of climate, landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources of a specific place?

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

History

d)

Government

15.

How is a physical map different from a political map?

a)

A physical map shows capitals, countries, borders and cities while a political map shows landforms of an area.

b)

A political map shows capitals, countries, borders and cities while a physical map shows landforms of an area.

c)

A physical map shows specific information while a political map shows landforms of an area.

d)

none of the above.

16.

Which map element is used to find absolute location of a place on a map?

a)

the title.

b)

the scale.

c)

the compass rose.

d)

the global grid of latitude and longitude.

17.

Which imaginary line circles the Earth a 0 degrees latitude?

a)

the Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

18.

Examples of natural resources are

a)

factories, good roads, and a large population

b)

automobiles, dairy farms, and governments

c)

soil, forests, and minerals

d)

stores, chemical companies, and clothing factories

19.

Which source of information is an example of a primary source?

a)

An encyclopedia article about the Algonquin Indians

b)

a letter from an Irish immigrant written in the 1870s

c)

a book about the life of Susan Anthony

d)

A television show about the Revolutionary War

20.

What do you call a place where many people share similar beliefs, history, and language?

a)

an agricultural landscape

b)

a geographical region

c)

a culture region

d)

a climate region

21.

Nations around the world trade for all of the reasons below EXCEPT

a)

to buy goods and services at a lower cost

b)

to sell goods and services to other countries

c)

to obtain goods and services from other countries

d)

to eliminate jobs in their own country