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Tri 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state is NORTH of Oklahoma?

a)

Missouri

b)

Colorado

c)

Kansas

d)

Texas

2.

Rochester is what direction FROM St. Cloud?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Due North

3.

If you took the train from St. Paul to Milwaukee, what direction would you be traveling?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

South

d)

Northeast

4.

Continent number 5 is...

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

5.

Continent number 2 is...

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

6.

Continent number 4 is...

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

7.

Ocean number 2 is...

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

8.

Ocean number 3 is...

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

9.

Ocean number 4 is...

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Lake Superior

10.

What lines measure how far north or south something is?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Altitude

d)

Attitude

11.

0o Longitude is known as

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Cancer

12.

The coordinates of Denver are approximately

a)

39oN, 105oE

b)

48oN, 98oW

c)

39oN, 105oW

d)

25oN, 81oW

13.

Which two hemispheres are North America in?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Southern and Western

c)

Northern and Southern

d)

Northern and Western

14.

What country is at 15oS, 75oW

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

d)

Bolivia

15.

Where can the scale of a map be found?

a)

The back of the map

b)

The map key

c)

On Google

d)

In the center

16.

What is a solstice?

a)

A point at which daylight is longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.

b)

A point at which, in both hemispheres, the days and nights are nearly equal in length.

c)

A point at which the move blocks the direct view of the sun for a given area of the planet.

d)

A point at which the calendar requires an additional day to make up for the .25 days at the end of every year.

17.

What is an equinox?

a)

A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.

b)

A point at which, in both hemispheres, the days and nights are nearly equal in length.

c)

A point at which the moon blocks the direct view of the sun for a given area of the planet.

d)

A point at which the calendar requires an additional day to make up for the .25 day at the end of every year.

18.

What line does the sun reach on the summer solstice?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic Circle

19.

What time zone is Minnesota in?

a)

Eastern

b)

Central

c)

Mountain

d)

Pacific

20.

If it's 3 o'clock in Minneapolis, what time is it in New York?

a)

1:00

b)

2:00

c)

3:00

d)

4:00

21.

Why do we have time zones?

a)

The sun is over different parts of the world at different points of the day

b)

People on the East Coast move faster

c)

The moon orbits the Earth

d)

The Earth orbits the Sun

22.

Which is NOT one of the 5 themes of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Latitude and Longitude

d)

Regions

23.

Local culture is an example of __________.

a)

Linear Distance

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Relative Location

24.

What is either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Plateau

c)

Archapelago

d)

Fjord

25.

What is a narrow, winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range?

a)

Fjord

b)

Atoll

c)

Lagoon

d)

Mesa

26.

What is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Strait

c)

Canyon

d)

Estuary

27.

Which of the following does NOT affect climate?

a)

Topography

b)

Latitude

c)

Elevation

d)

Longitude

28.

What side of the mountain will receive more precipitation?

a)

Leeward side

b)

Windward side

c)

Both will be the same

d)

Depends on the moon phase

29.

What climate zone is characteristic of deserts?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Arid

d)

Tropical Wet

30.

The African Savannah is an example of what type of climate?

a)

Marine West Coast

b)

Tropical Wet

c)

Tropical Wet and Dry

d)

Humid Continental

31.

Minnesota has what type of climate?

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Humid Continental

c)

Semi Arid

d)

Highland

32.

Chaparral forests are found in what climate zone?

a)

Marine West Coast

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Arid

33.

What vegetation type depends largely on elevation?

a)

Highland

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Coniferous Forest

d)

Tundra

34.

What is state #25?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Ohio

c)

Michigan

d)

Maine

35.

What is state #14

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Indiana

c)

Nebraska

d)

Oregon

36.

What is state C

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New York

c)

Maine

d)

Vermont

37.

What's the capital of Kansas?

a)

St. Paul

b)

Jefferson City

c)

Topeka

d)

Albany

38.

What's the capital of Iowa

a)

Cedar Rapids

b)

Des Moines

c)

Boise

d)

Atlanta

39.

What's the capital of Maryland?

a)

Harrisburg

b)

Olympia

c)

Salem

d)

Annapolis

40.

What's the capital of Minnesota?

a)

St. Paul

b)

Minneapolis

c)

Duluth

d)

Winona

41.

What region of the U.S. is Minnesota in?

a)

Northeast

b)

South

c)

Midwest

d)

West

42.

#1 is what river?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Colorado River

43.

What number is the Missouri River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Pi

44.

The Rocky Mountains are what number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

The Appalachian Mountains are what number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

12/15

46.

Ontario is...

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

1

47.

British Columbia is...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

Saskatchewan is...

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

49.

What's the capital of Canada?

a)

Montreal

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

50.

In which Canadian Province do they speak French?

a)

Ontario

b)

Prince Edward Island

c)

Nunavut

d)

Quebec