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Worksheets5 Themes & Physical Geography Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
Westinghouse's address is 3223 W. Franklin Blvd., Chicago, IL. This is an example of...
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Place
Region
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Human Environmental Interaction
Movement
Religion
Place
Which theme of Geography describes the similarities of an area?
Region
Movement
Place
Location
Which of the following is NOT a type of Region?
Perceptual
Human
Formal
Functional
"I live south of Patriot Pizza, off Old Trail Road" is an example of...?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Region
The conceptual terms Migration, Diffusion and Interdependence are associated with which theme of Geography?
Place
Region
Location
Movement
Which of the following is a Human Characteristic?
Great Canal of China
Bamboo Forest
Mount Saint Helens
Lake Baikal
Which of the following is a Physical Characteristic?
Red Land High School
Patriot Pizza
Yellow Breeches Creek
Amazon Distribution Center
Lines of Latitude and Longitude help us determine...?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Region
Space-Time Compression, as a function of the theme of Movement, represents...?
Materials get smaller as they travel through space.
Materials elongate and spiral as they travel through space.
An interesting way to die in a Sci-Fi movie
Ideas travel quickly across distant locations due to technology (social media).
Wearing a hoodie and gloves on a chilly Pennsylvania morning is an example of...?
Location
Place
Human-Environmental Interaction
Movement
This is an imaginary line of latitude that divides the Earth in half (North & South), including territory in South America.
(a)
This is an imaginary line of longitude, dividing the Earth in half (East & West), with a famous Observatory in England.
(a)
One of the 5 themes, Place, looks at what two characteristics?
(a)
This theme of Geography can be described in terms of government/political boundaries, characteristics of its people, and their economic functions.
Movement
Region
Human-Environmental Interaction
Location
Place
This theme of Geography provides a personal description of the physical and human characteristics of an area.
Movement
Region
Human-Environmental Interaction
Location
Place
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...?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Region
People adapt, modify and depend upon the environment in which they live for survival describes what theme of Geography?
Movement
Region
Human-Environmental Interaction
Location
Place
Regions are defined by geographers through the study of unifying characteristics such as language, landforms and national identity.
True
False
Families left Ireland in the 19th century to escape the "potato famine" to start a new life in the U.S. and Canada.
Migration
Diffusion
Interdependence
Scarcity
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.
Migration
Diffusion
Interdependence
Scarcity
Social media, including Tik Tok, has accelerated the movement of cultural ideas globally.
Migration
Diffusion
Interdependence
Scarcity
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.
Migration
Diffusion
Interdependence
Scarcity
If you're from Harrisburg, you're familiar with the ____ region known as the P-Funk.
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
The distribution hubs for health care, warehouse/trucking along 83 and 81 in Pennsylvania are examples of a _____ region.
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
What is the first step in making a map?
Accessing the GIS archive
Asking SIRI for specific data
Conducting a field survey
What type of data is NOT used for collection of evidence in a field survey?
Aerial Photography
Temperature Variations
Population Density
Elevation and Land Cover
How is GIS used to assist mapmakers?
Conducts independent analysis of archives based off Google search engines
Combines geographic information on a location using multiple sources from a research thesis
Links scientists and cartographers to the LandSat 8 database at EROS
What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
The annoying voice in my car that doesn't like when I deviate from the directions
Navstar satellite (absolute) location information beamed to portable receivers on Earth
Combines aerial photography, satellite images, and climate data to give directions.
How does a cartographer decide which map to create?
Based upon the intended use of the map by themselves or the general public
Whatever the boss says they want on a rainy Monday
They all create the same Mercator map for navigation and put other stuff in it
Which of the following is NOT a general type of map?
Topographic
Gall-Peters
Thematic
Navigation
What is the function of a Climograph?
Describe and facilitate comparisons of climates globally
Describe the rate of climate change over five years
Describe the influence of climate on global vegetation and soil quality
The following persons might find the average annual precipitation and temperature useful EXCEPT for -
Meteorologists
Business travelers
Farmers and ranchers
None of the above
All of the following are causes of weather patterns EXCEPT for -
Cloud cover and elevation
water vapor and air movement
landforms and bodies of water
Lithosphere
The longest and shortest days of the year (when direct rays from the sun hit the tropics) are known as -
Rain shadow
Equinox
Solstice
Equilight
The lines of latitude that mark the points farthest north and south where direct rays from the sun hit are the -
Tropics of Coconuts
Winter and Summer Solstice
Spring and Fall Equinox
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
All of the following are factors that affect climate EXCEPT for -
Wind and Ocean currents
Magma Displacement
Zones of Latitude
Elevation and Topography
The _________ sub-region has a steady temperature of 80+ as well as receiving more than 80 inches of rain per year.
Tropical Wet
Semiarid
Mediterranean
Tropical Wet and Dry
The __________ sub-region gets less than 10 inches of rain per year and can be either hot or cold
Semiarid
Desert
Marine West Coast
Tundra
A ___________ is an interdependent community of plants and animals.
Topsoil
Biome
Ecosystem
Biosystem
