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Geography Unit Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are features that occur naturally on the surface of the earth. (Examples: rivers, lakes, hills, mountains, oceans)

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

physical or geographic features

c)

human

2.
The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called
a)
environment
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
horizon
3.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

42.3314° N, 83.0458° W

b)

Two blocks away from my home

c)

Across the street from McDonald's

d)

IS 145 Middle School is close to my home.

4.

Name the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Movement, Region, Human/ Environment Interaction (HEI), Location, Place

b)

Ask, Acquire, Analyze, Organize, Answer

c)

Global, Inter-regional, Regional, Local, Cities

5.

Which of The Five Themes of Geography does this statement describe: "How people use (dependence), adapt to (adaptation) or change their environment (modification)"

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

HEI or Human/ Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

6.

The Equator is ...

a)

An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the eastern and western hemisphere.

b)

A region created when the Earth is divided in half.

c)

An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the north and south hemisphere.

7.

Movement is ...

a)

The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.

b)

The way people and the environment affect each other.

c)

Where a place is on Earth.

8.
Location is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
9.

The PLACE theme of geography is...

a)

The physical and human characteristics of a location (examples: language, climate, landforms, bodies of water).

b)

The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.

c)

Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

10.

An example of Human-environment interactions is:

a)

Humans talking to each other

b)

Bridges built over a river

c)

Snapchatting outside

11.

What is an example of movement as it relates to Geography?

a)

Eating a cheeseburger

b)

Playing basketball

c)

Dancing

d)

People immigrating to the United States

12.
This theme provides us with information about different types of transportation.
a)
Movement
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Region
13.

North, South, East, and West

a)

Location

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Intermediate Directions

d)

Compass Rose

14.

Where a place is located in relation to another place is...

a)

Region

b)

Relative Location

c)

Location

d)

Place

15.

How many people live in an area

a)

Geography

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Human features of place

d)

Population

16.

How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them is part of ...

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Human features of place

c)

Movement

17.

Maya is working on a project about different countries. How might she use the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

to predict the future

b)

to create maps

c)

to organize information

d)

to analyze the universe

18.

Which theme would help explain why many Spanish speaking people live in the United States of America?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

location

d)

place

19.

Humans learning to survive in cold climates is an example of which 5 Theme of Geography?

a)

movement

b)

location

c)

place

d)

human-environment interaction

20.

Shows you direction. (North, South, East, West)

a)

Scale

b)

Key

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Locator Map

21.

When using north, south, east, and west to compare locations, you are using _______________________ location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

c)

exact

d)

imagined

22.

Of the Five Themes of Geography, which would most likely focus on patterns of migration from one country to another?


a)

Human-Environmental Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Place Movement

d)

Movement

23.

William looks at a map and says, "Australia is located south of Indonesia." What is William describing?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Political Map

d)

Compass

e)

Physical Map

24.

There are two types of locations. _________________________ & __________________________.

a)

Absolute & Exact

b)

Exact & Relative

c)

Absolute & Relative

d)

Latitude & Longitude

e)

None of the Above

25.

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

26.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
27.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

a)

Original uniforms worn by soldiers

b)

Diaries written at the time of an event

c)

photograph of a historical event

d)

A poem about a famous person from your classmate

28.

Geography is...

a)

The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

b)

The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

c)

The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

29.

The 9/11 attacks were acts of:

a)

Terrorism

b)

Kindness

c)

Drama

d)

Peace

30.
Yesterday, I read a book about Ancient Greece. I enjoyed learning about the people very much. I had to make a report, so I wrote my research paper on what happened to this ancient civilization. Is my report a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
31.

Human remains, like a skeleton or mummy, is a...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

32.

We study geography because:

a)

The earth affects people

b)

People affect the earth

c)

People's lives are affected by where they live

d)

All of the above is true.

33.

The events of September 11th, 2001 had a strong impact on the United States. The word impact means:

a)

to create war

b)

To affect and change something in a huge way

c)

to have very little effect on something

d)

to completely destroy something

34.

Scarlett is learning about the themes of geography in her class. She wonders if these themes can be used to understand real places and situations in the world around her. Can the themes of geography be applied to the real world?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Grace starts a dance challenge on Tic Toc, and soon people all over the world are joining in and sharing their own videos. This is an example of _____ ?

a)

Movement

b)

Human environment interaction

c)

Observing

d)

A map tool

36.

Look at the photo. This is an example of _____ pollution.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

land

37.

Which of the following best describes 'absolute location'?

a)

The position of a place in relation to another place

b)

The exact coordinates of a place on Earth

c)

The cultural characteristics of a place

d)

The movement of people and goods

38.

Geographers use the theme of _______ to describe what an area is like

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Physical

d)

Movement

39.

Aria is giving directions to her friend and says, "My house is next to the library and across from the park." What is Aria describing?

a)

The climate of a place

b)

The exact latitude and longitude of a place

c)

The position of a place compared to another place

d)

The population of a place

40.

What tool would you use to find the cardinal directions on a map?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Legend

d)

Grid

41.

Sophia is studying how people, goods, and ideas travel from one city to another. Which theme of geography is she learning about?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

42.

An unwanted change in the environment that is caused by substances or forms of energy

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

pollution

d)

point-source pollutant

43.

Luna walks through her neighborhood and notices loud construction sounds, piles of garbage on the street, and factories releasing chemicals into the air. Which of the following can cause pollution?

a)

noise

b)

garbage

c)

chemicals

d)

all of the above

44.

Hannah is learning about ways to conserve resources. She discovers that three important methods are reducing, recycling, and

a)

renaming

b)

rebuilding

c)

reusing

d)

rethinking

45.

Mr. Goldfarb decides to move to South America. Upon arrival he realizes he didn't plan very well because he only brought clothes for cold weather. Realizing his mistake, he had to go to the local market to buy some new clothes.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

46.

Ms. Scovill, an environmental activist, presents at the local South Tama Eco-Friendly Conference where she discusses the importance of resources. She states that using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric are important to meet our needs in the world today.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

47.

Building dams is an example of ......

a)

adaptating to the environment.

b)

modifying the environment.

48.

Which of the following is a way people change the environment?

a)

cutting down trees to build a highway

b)

going fishing and boating

c)

skiing or swimming in a lake

49.

Maya is learning about different types of energy sources in her science class. Her teacher explains that some fuels, like coal, oil, or natural gas, are formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms and cannot be renewed naturally. What are these fuels called?

a)

climate change

b)

global warming

c)

fossil fuels

d)

greenhouse gases

e)

natural resources

50.

Ava notices that over the past few decades, the average temperature in her city has been steadily increasing. She learns that this is part of a larger trend affecting the Earth's climate system. What is this continual rise in the average temperature called?

a)

climate change

b)

global warming

c)

fossil fuels

d)

greenhouse gases

e)

natural resources