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A Geographer's World Review

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geographer's study the world by studying

a)

the local level

b)

the regional level

c)

the global level

d)

all of these options

2.

the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

a)

regions

b)

geography

c)

social science

d)

landscapes

3.

Why is geography sometimes called a social science?

a)

because it involves measuring things

b)

because it deals with people and how they live

c)

because it deals with weather patterns

d)

because it involves field work and gathering

4.

all the human and physical features that make it unique

a)

landscape

b)

regions

c)

cartography

d)

relative location

5.

a field that studies people and the relationships among them

a)

cartography

b)

physical geography

c)

hydrology

d)

social science

6.

Which question could be asked by geographers who study issues at a global level?

a)

What do people in Boston eat?

b)

How do people in Pittsburgh get around?

c)

What is the city of London's population?

d)

How does China's economy affect the world?

7.

Which of the following is a physical region?

a)

Africa

b)

New York City

c)

The Himalayan Mountains

d)

Greenland

8.

Which of the following is not part of the study of physical geography?

a)

vegetation

b)

climates

c)

landforms

d)

road structures

9.

the study of the world's human geographic features

a)

human geography

b)

hydrology

c)

physical geography

d)

cartography

10.

Which of the following may be studied as a part of human geography?

a)

landforms

b)

agriculture

c)

economics

d)

weather

11.

the science of making maps

a)

meteorology

b)

botany

c)

hydrology

d)

cartography

12.

Identify which of the following a hydrologist WOULD NOT study.

a)

weather patterns in a particular area

b)

rainfall patterns

c)

the world's river systems

d)

what causes drought

13.

Which of the following would a physical geographer measure?

a)

the population of cities

b)

the number of goods exported

c)

the temperature of places

d)

the number of crops grown

14.

the general location of where a place lies

a)

relative location

b)

place

c)

absolute location

d)

environment

15.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

place

b)

location

c)

physical systems

d)

human-environment interaction

16.

dividing the world into smaller segments to make it easier to study

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

d)

regions

17.

why and how people relocate

a)

movement

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

human-environmental interaction

18.

Which theme is associated with airports, highways, and the migration of people?

a)

regions

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

place

19.

Which of the following statements relates to the theme of Place?

a)

NASH is located at 10375 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA 15090.

b)

People move for a higher paying job.This is a wrong answer

c)

People clear land for roadways.This is a wrong answer

d)

Carlsbad Caverns National Park has many unique features.

20.

What advantage do globes have over maps?

a)

They can show more information about the world.

b)

They are easier to work with.

c)

They show the world as it really is.

d)

They cost less and are less expensive to make.

21.

Which of the following is not likely a use for GPS?

a)

to locate people in need of rescuing

b)

to decide where to place an airport

c)

to get from one place to another

d)

to track wild animals

22.

Which tool, made up of a group of databases, combines information from many different sources?

a)

digital voice recorder

b)

Global Positioning System

c)

map projection

d)

Geographic Information System

23.

Which type of information is much of what is gathered by satellites and used by geographers?

a)

images

b)

altitudes

c)

latitudes

d)

longitudes

24.

What are lines of latitude called?

a)

meridians

b)

minutes

c)

degrees

d)

parallels

25.

an imaginary line that divides the globe into east and west halves

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Prime Meridian

26.
The study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features is...
a)
physical geography 
b)
human geography 
27.
The study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes is...
a)
physical geography 
b)
human geography
28.
The Grand Canyon is a region defined by 
a)
human characteristics 
b)
physical characteristics 
29.
Which theme of geography describes features that make a site unique? 
a)
Place 
b)
Human-Environment Interaction 
c)
Movement 
d)
Location 
30.
The statement that Japan is east of China refers to Japan's
a)
relative place 
b)
relative location 
c)
absolute location 
d)
region
31.
A general description of where a place lies is called its ____________ location.
a)
relative 
b)
absolute 
32.
The following lines on this globe represent
a)
latitude lines
b)
longitude lines
33.
The following lines on this map represent 
a)
latitude lines 
b)
longitude lines
34.
An exact spot on earth
a)
Absolute Loaction
b)
Diffusion
c)
Longitude
d)
Spatial Perspective
35.
Tracking Earth's Larger Atmospheric Systems Over a Long Period of Time
a)
Cartography
b)
Climatology
c)
Meteorology
d)
Diffusion
36.
The Study of People Past or Present is...
a)
Geography
b)
Meteorology
c)
Human Geography
d)
Diffusion
37.
The Study of Current Weather Conditions
a)
Climatology
b)
Tsunami
c)
Meteorology
d)
Cartography
38.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geography is Super

b)

Geographic Information System

c)

Geographic Position System

39.

Loss of accuracy on a map

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

compass rose

d)

distortion

40.

Mini model representation of the Earth's surface

a)

mercator projection

b)

robinson projection

c)

globe

d)

map

41.

Transportation map shows

a)

mountains and oceans

b)

population of an area

c)

roads and highways

d)

elevation

42.

Flat representation of the Earth's surface

a)

map

b)

globe

43.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

44.

Type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

political map

b)

populatios map

c)

physical map

d)

topographic map

45.

Type of map that shows borders that divide nations from one another as well as cities

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

population map

d)

transportation map.

46.

Which geographic tool could show you ANY place on Earth (inside a building, a state, Tontogany, a zoo, etc.)

a)

satellite

b)

map

c)

GPS

d)

globe

47.
Your teacher gave you a geography assignment to find out which parts of the United States get the most rain. Which geographic tool would be best to find the answer?
a)
Physical map
b)
aerial photograph
c)
population map
d)
climate map
48.
You want to build a new amusement park in Ohio, and you want to know where the majority of the people in Ohio live. Which geographic tool should you use?
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
aerial photograph
d)
Population map 
49.
People who make maps are called _______________________.
a)
cartographer
b)
map people
c)
geniuses 
d)
geographers
50.
Geographers study the world on how many levels?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
What makes geography a social science?
a)
Talking to people
b)
can be studied using numbers
c)
use of satellite imaging
d)
helps to explain how landforms are formed
52.
What are the 2 main branches of Geography
a)
local and relative
b)
place and location
c)
science and Social science 
d)
physical and Human
53.
Which theme describes where something is.
a)
HEI
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Absolute 
54.
Which themes describes the features that make a site unique; give the site character?
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Relative Location
55.
a)
Location
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Region
56.
Which theme looks at how people and their physical environment affect each other.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
HEI
d)
Landforms
57.
The study of weather and its causes
a)
geography
b)
meteorology
c)
weatheology
d)
hydrology
58.
Includes its land, water, climate, plants, and animals.
a)
Geography
b)
Environment
c)
Location
d)
GIS
59.
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
a)
Place
b)
Environment
c)
Geography
d)
Absolute Location
60.

This picture illustrates which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

regions

d)

HEI

61.

This picture illustrates which theme?

a)

Place

b)

region

c)

HEI

d)

location

62.

This picture illustrates which theme?

a)

Movement

b)

location

c)

place

d)

HEI

63.
Computer system that gathers and stores geographic information.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
GSP
d)
ESP
64.

Geographers divide the world into regions

a)

to compare different places.

b)

because it is required by the national geography standards.

c)

because regions are clearly defined.

d)

to slow down worldwide trade.

65.

If a geographer is studying at the local level, where would they most likely be studying?

a)

In the State of Georgia.

b)

In an area like the Central Savannah River Area.

c)

In a community like Augusta, Georgia.

d)

On the continent of North America.

66.

The way people live, the types of shelters that they build, the type of clothing that they wear, and the way they prepare for severe weather is influenced by their physical environments.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas is called

a)

hydrology.

b)

a landscape.

c)

a region.

d)

a city.

68.

Geography is considered a social science because it

a)

deals with people and how they live.

b)

can be studied using numbers.

c)

uses satellite imaging.

d)

is studied in all the countries of the world.

69.

This theme of geography describes features that make a site unique.

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Location

70.

Showing the round Earth on flat maps shows the earth as it really is.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What is geography?

a)

the study of ancient civilizations

b)

the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments.

c)

the study of artifacts and fossils

d)

the study of reading and creating maps

72.

latitude

a)

the lines on a map that run east to west

b)

the lines on a map that run north to south

c)

lines that connect on a globe

d)

lines that intersect on a map

73.

What is landscape?

a)

the portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from another location.

b)

a business that takes care of lawn maintenance

c)

material that can be used to produce crops

d)

a map that shows specialized information

74.

Equator

a)

a line of longitude that runs around the middle of the Earth

b)

a line of latitude that runs north and south

c)

a line of latitude that runs around the middle of the Earth

d)

a line of latitude that runs through the Prime Meridian

75.

The Prime Meridian

a)

runs through Greenwich Connecticut

b)

lines that run east to west measuring north and south hemispheres

c)

a line that runs around the middle of the world

d)

the starting point for measuring longitude

76.

what is elevation?

a)

a scale that measures temperature

b)

the height or depth of a place compared to Mt. Everest

c)

something that takes you to the highest floor

d)

the height or depth of a place compared to sea level

77.

what is map projection?

a)

estimating how the population will grow over time

b)

projecting a map on a flat screen

c)

the system of presenting the round Earth on a flat map

d)

a system that estimates how many different maps exist

78.

thematic map

a)

a system of presenting the round Earth on a flat map

b)

a map that shows more specialized information

c)

a map that shows several different pieces of information

d)

are maps divided into hemispheres measuring north and south

79.

longitude

a)

the lines on a map that are called parallel

b)

the lines on a map that run east to west

c)

the lines on a map that run north to south

d)

these lines run around the middle of Earth

80.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

81.

Type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

political map

b)

population density map

c)

physical map

d)

topographic map

82.

Type of map that shows borders that divide nations from one another as well as cities

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

population map

d)

climate map

83.

Type of map that shows where resources such as coal and minerals are located

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

land-use map

d)

population density map

84.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
85.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
86.

Which of the following questions are asked by geographers who study issues at a local level?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

A. What do people eat?

b)

A. What products are exported?

c)

A. How does the city government work?

d)

A. How do people get from place to place?

e)

A. What are the common physical characteristics?

87.

Which of the following is an example of a physical region?

a)

the Sahara

b)

Scandinavia

c)

San Francisco

d)

North America

88.

Which of the following are studied as a part of physical geography?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

artifacts

b)

climates

c)

plants

d)

schools

e)

soils

89.

Which of the following are studied as a part of human geography?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

agriculture

b)

economics

c)

landforms

d)

migration

e)

water

90.

Which of the following is studied by hydrologists?

a)

how rivers form

b)

how plants grow

c)

what causes weather

d)

what causes droughts

91.

Large body of water

a)

cape

b)

coastal plain

c)

ocean

d)

marsh

92.

narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

isthmus

d)

valley

93.

natural flow of water that runs through the land

a)

river

b)

ocean

c)

dune

d)

bay

94.

row of mountains

a)

volcano

b)

peak

c)

mountain range

d)

mountain pass

95.

large, flat, elevated area of land

a)

valley

b)

cliff

c)

plateau

d)

desert

96.

deep narrow valley with steep walls

a)

canyon

b)

cliff

c)

plateau

d)

oasis

97.

rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

a)

mountain range

b)

hill

c)

floodplain

d)

lake

98.

area of land near the ocean

a)

river

b)

inlet

c)

coast

d)

sea

99.

point of land that extends into water

a)

island

b)

isthmus

c)

cape

d)

bay

100.

flat-topped mountain with steep sides

a)

mesa

b)

ocean

c)

bay

d)

volcano

101.

extremely dry area with little water and few plants

a)

desert

b)

reef

c)

inlet

d)

cape

102.

stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

a)

marsh

b)

tributary

c)

sea

d)

ocean

103.

area of low land between hills or mountains

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

mountain pass

104.

area where a river deposits soil into the ocean

a)

delta

b)

foothill

c)

peninsula

d)

oasis

105.

area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean

a)

peninsula

b)

coast

c)

glacier

d)

valley

106.

steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

waterfall

d)

bay

107.
Which of the following would cause a rapid change to Earth's surface?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
volcano
d)
none of these
108.
A huge, moving mass of ice is known as a ____.
a)
landslide
b)
tsunami
c)
glacier
d)
volcano
109.

Features that make up the Earth's surface such as plains, plateaus, and mountains

a)

relief

b)

landforms

c)

topography

110.

What's a body of water surrounded by land?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

plain

d)

island

111.

What's a flat area?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

plain

d)

island

112.

What's an area of land surrounded by water?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

plain

d)

island

113.

Which type of water is most common on Earth?

a)

saltwater

b)

swampwater

c)

freshwater

114.
what is this body of water?
a)
lake
b)
ocean
c)
gulf
d)
swamp
115.
What is this body of water?
a)
swamp
b)
lake
c)
canal
d)
glacier
116.
What is this body of water?
a)
pond
b)
lake
c)
river
d)
canal
117.

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or sticking out into a body of water

a)

Cape

b)

Plateau

c)

Peninsula

d)

Isthmus

118.

A body of water that cuts into the land that directly connects to a larger body of water often with a wider opening.

a)

Gulf

b)

Bay

c)

Harbor

d)

Strait

119.

Created by the deposit of sediment carried by a river as it enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

a)

Drainage Basin

b)

Tributaries

c)

River Basin

d)

River Delta

120.

A low area typically between mountains or hills often with a river running through it

a)

Valley

b)

Canyon

c)

Strait

d)

Costal Plain

121.

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or larger bodies of water

a)

Atoll

b)

Valley

c)

Strait

d)

Isthmus

122.

A narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger areas of land

a)

Strait

b)

Isthmus

c)

Valley

d)

Plateau

123.

An area of flat ground that is higher than the surrounding ground

a)

Valley

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Plateau

124.

A chain, cluster, or collection of islands

a)

Archipelago

b)

Strait

c)

Atoll

d)

Isthmus

125.

A place on the coast where boats may find shelter from rough water

a)

Bay

b)

Gulf

c)

Harbor

d)

Continental Shelf

126.

A low, flat area of land next to an ocean

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Harbor

c)

Plateau

d)

Continental Shelf

127.

Ring shaped reef or island

a)

Archipelago

b)

Isthmus

c)

Atoll

d)

Cape

128.

A piece of land jutting into an ocean or sea that typically comes to a point

a)

Plateau

b)

Cape

c)

Peninsula

d)

Bay

129.
This landform is very dry and gets very little rain. What is it?
a)
valley
b)
desert
c)
isthmus
130.
This landform has very steep sides and rocky walls. What is it?
a)
island
b)
canyon
c)
peninsula

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