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1st Quarter Exam Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

History is ...

a)

the study of earth's landforms.

b)

the study of weather.

c)

the study of deforestation.

d)

the study of the past.

2.

What kinds of things do historians try to discover about people who lived in the past?

a)

how they lived

b)

why they did the things they did

c)

about the problems they faced

d)

how they found solutions to the problems they faced.

3.

Culture involves these four main parts of a group of people.

a)

customs

b)

personality

c)

beliefs

d)

knowledge

e)

values

4.

Ancient Chamorros interacted with their natural surroundings to create cultural __________.

a)

celebrations.

b)

awareness.

c)

unity.

d)

landscapes.

5.

Archaeology is the study of the past based on ...

a)

what people left behind.

b)

the climate of a certain time or place.

c)

how people communicated with each other.

d)

all the living and nonliving things that affect life in a certain area.

6.

Understanding the past can help and teach us about ...

a)

ourselves.

b)

others.

c)

our world.

d)

all the above.

7.

A (a)   is a part or an imprint of something that was once alive

8.

(a)   are objects created by and used by humans.

9.

A __________ source is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

confidential

d)

good

10.

A __________ source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

confidential

d)

good

11.

__________ is the study of the earth’s physical and cultural features.

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Archaeology

d)

Artifacts

12.

Physical geographers organize the earth’s land surface into seven continents called North and South America, Africa, ...

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Syberia

13.

__________ is the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

a)

weather

b)

climate

14.

__________ is the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

15.

A place’s environment includes all the __________ and __________ things that affect life in an area.

a)

old

b)

new

c)

living

d)

nonliving

16.

__________ is the process by which natural forces break down rocks.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Pollution

d)

Deforestation

17.

__________ is the movement of small pieces of rock and other loose materials from one location

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Pollution

d)

Deforestation

18.

__________ is the introduction of harmful substances into an environment.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Pollution

d)

Deforestation

19.

__________ is the exact description of where something is.

a)

Environment

b)

Geography

c)

Population

d)

Location

20.

The east-west lines in the map are lines of __________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

21.

The __________ is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

22.

The north-south lines are lines of __________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

23.

The __________ is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

24.

A __________ location is provided by a place’s relationship to other places.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

25.

A (a)   is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.

26.

Geography played a role in the growth of civilizations. The world’s first societies formed along __________.

a)

mountains.

b)

rivers.

c)

deserts.

d)

islands.

27.

What is the absolute location of Springfield, Illinois?

a)

90 S 40 E

b)

40 S 90 E

c)

90 N 40 W

d)

40 N 90 W