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5 Themes & Physical Geography Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Westinghouse's address is 3223 W. Franklin Blvd., Chicago, IL. This is an example of...

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

2.

Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?

a)

Human Environmental Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Religion

d)

Place

3.

Which theme of Geography describes the similarities of an area?

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Location

4.

Which of the following is NOT a type of Region?

a)

Perceptual

b)

Human

c)

Formal

d)

Functional

5.

"I live south of Patriot Pizza, off Old Trail Road" is an example of...?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

6.

The conceptual terms Migration, Diffusion and Interdependence are associated with which theme of Geography?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Movement

7.

Which of the following is a Human Characteristic?

a)

Great Canal of China

b)

Bamboo Forest

c)

Mount Saint Helens

d)

Lake Baikal

8.

Which of the following is a Physical Characteristic?

a)

Red Land High School

b)

Patriot Pizza

c)

Yellow Breeches Creek

d)

Amazon Distribution Center

9.

Lines of Latitude and Longitude help us determine...?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

10.

Space-Time Compression, as a function of the theme of Movement, represents...?

a)

Materials get smaller as they travel through space.

b)

Materials elongate and spiral as they travel through space.

c)

An interesting way to die in a Sci-Fi movie

d)

Ideas travel quickly across distant locations due to technology (social media).

11.

Wearing a hoodie and gloves on a chilly Pennsylvania morning is an example of...?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environmental Interaction

d)

Movement

12.

This is an imaginary line of latitude that divides the Earth in half (North & South), including territory in South America.

(a)  

13.

This is an imaginary line of longitude, dividing the Earth in half (East & West), with a famous Observatory in England.

(a)  

14.

One of the 5 themes, Place, looks at what two characteristics?

(a)  

15.

This theme of Geography can be described in terms of government/political boundaries, characteristics of its people, and their economic functions.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

16.

This theme of Geography provides a personal description of the physical and human characteristics of an area.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

17.

Harrisburg, PA is located at approximately 40' N, 76 W, or the street address of the high school at 2451 N. Market Street are examples of...?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

18.

People adapt, modify and depend upon the environment in which they live for survival describes what theme of Geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

19.

Regions are defined by geographers through the study of unifying characteristics such as language, landforms and national identity.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Families left Ireland in the 19th century to escape the "potato famine" to start a new life in the U.S. and Canada.

a)

Migration

b)

Diffusion

c)

Interdependence

d)

Scarcity

21.

China exports $61.5 billion of integrated circuits and imports $205 billion worth of petroleum per year with trading partners such as the United States.

a)

Migration

b)

Diffusion

c)

Interdependence

d)

Scarcity

22.

Social media, including Tik Tok, has accelerated the movement of cultural ideas globally.

a)

Migration

b)

Diffusion

c)

Interdependence

d)

Scarcity

23.

The city of Flint (MI) lacked access to clean water due to excessive pollution, leading to the National Guard providing bottled water for personal use.

a)

Migration

b)

Diffusion

c)

Interdependence

d)

Scarcity

24.

If you're from Harrisburg, you're familiar with the ____ region known as the P-Funk.

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

25.

The distribution hubs for health care, warehouse/trucking along 83 and 81 in Pennsylvania are examples of a _____ region.

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

26.

What is the first step in making a map?

a)

Accessing the GIS archive

b)

Asking SIRI for specific data

c)

Conducting a field survey

27.

What type of data is NOT used for collection of evidence in a field survey?

a)

Aerial Photography

b)

Temperature Variations

c)

Population Density

d)

Elevation and Land Cover

28.

How is GIS used to assist mapmakers?

a)

Conducts independent analysis of archives based off Google search engines

b)

Combines geographic information on a location using multiple sources from a research thesis

c)

Links scientists and cartographers to the LandSat 8 database at EROS

29.

What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?

a)

The annoying voice in my car that doesn't like when I deviate from the directions

b)

Navstar satellite (absolute) location information beamed to portable receivers on Earth

c)

Combines aerial photography, satellite images, and climate data to give directions.

30.

How does a cartographer decide which map to create?

a)

Based upon the intended use of the map by themselves or the general public

b)

Whatever the boss says they want on a rainy Monday

c)

They all create the same Mercator map for navigation and put other stuff in it

31.

Which of the following is NOT a general type of map?

a)

Topographic

b)

Gall-Peters

c)

Thematic

d)

Navigation

32.

What is the function of a Climograph?

a)

Describe and facilitate comparisons of climates globally

b)

Describe the rate of climate change over five years

c)

Describe the influence of climate on global vegetation and soil quality

33.

The following persons might find the average annual precipitation and temperature useful EXCEPT for -

a)

Meteorologists

b)

Business travelers

c)

Farmers and ranchers

d)

None of the above

34.

All of the following are causes of weather patterns EXCEPT for -

a)

Cloud cover and elevation

b)

water vapor and air movement

c)

landforms and bodies of water

d)

Lithosphere

35.

The longest and shortest days of the year (when direct rays from the sun hit the tropics) are known as -

a)

Rain shadow

b)

Equinox

c)

Solstice

d)

Equilight

36.

The lines of latitude that mark the points farthest north and south where direct rays from the sun hit are the -

a)

Tropics of Coconuts

b)

Winter and Summer Solstice

c)

Spring and Fall Equinox

d)

Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

37.

All of the following are factors that affect climate EXCEPT for -

a)

Wind and Ocean currents

b)

Magma Displacement

c)

Zones of Latitude

d)

Elevation and Topography

38.

The _________ sub-region has a steady temperature of 80+ as well as receiving more than 80 inches of rain per year.

a)

Tropical Wet

b)

Semiarid

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Tropical Wet and Dry

39.

The __________ sub-region gets less than 10 inches of rain per year and can be either hot or cold

a)

Semiarid

b)

Desert

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Tundra

40.

A ___________ is an interdependent community of plants and animals.

a)

Topsoil

b)

Biome

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosystem