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Semester Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A globe is the most accurate map of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A compass rose shows cardinal and intermediate directions.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A continent is

a)

a large body of land

b)

a round, 3D object

c)

a tool that helps you find the direction you want to go

d)

a large body of water

4.

The Equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

This is the continent of

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

6.

This is the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

7.

This is the continent of

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

8.

This is the continent of

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

9.

This is the continent of

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

10.

This is the continent of

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

11.

This is the

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

12.

This is the

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

13.

This is the

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

14.

This is the

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

15.

This is the

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

16.

air pollution coming from a factory smoke stack is an example of which 2 themes

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

17.

desert, rain forest, Marion County are all examples of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

18.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

19.

20degrees South Latitude, and50 degrees West Longitude is a which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

20.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

21.

If you hired someone to make a map of your town, you would hire a...

a)

cartographer

b)

mapographer

c)

directionologist

d)

compassographer

22.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

23.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

24.

Hurricanes have had an impact on the Bahamas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

25.

Most people in New York City use public transportation.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

26.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geography is Super

b)

Geographic Information System

c)

Geographic Position System

27.

This section of a map explains the symbols and colors on the map

a)

scale

b)

key or legend

c)

topographic

d)

compass rose

28.

Type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

political map

b)

populatios map

c)

physical map

d)

topographic map

29.

What is culture?

a)

A way of life

b)

People moving from one place to another

c)

Eating a certain food

30.

Which best describes belief system as a cultural trait?

a)

The way we communicate with others.

b)

How we interact with people in our society.

c)

The things you believe in. Your values and religious beliefs.

31.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Role

b)

Belief System

c)

Language

32.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Food

b)

Technology

c)

Arts

33.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in one prophet

d)

belief in multiple prophets

34.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Belief in one prophet

b)

Belief in one god

c)

Belief in two or more gods

d)

Belief in two or more prophets

35.
What is a government?
a)
a group of corporations that control laws
b)
a group of people who overthrow the leaders
c)
a nation that has no leaders 
d)
a person or group of people who control a country
36.
A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have? 
a)
a monarchy 
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
a representative democracy
37.
A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
38.
People overthrow their government, but no ruler takes charge. Without leadership, the nation is in chaos. What is this situation called? 
a)
autocracy
b)
oppression 
c)
anarchy
d)
revolution
39.
Consider the two types of democracy. Which statement is true?
a)
People vote on all the decisions in a representative democracy
b)
Elected officials make the decisions in a direct democracy
c)
Elected officials make the decisions in a representative democracy. 
d)
There is voting only in representative democracy.
40.

Citizens have all power

a)

Democratic

b)

Autocratic

c)

Federal

41.
Government control of industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
42.

Who controls the means of production in a socialist society?

a)

The people

b)

Working class

c)

Government

d)

Private companies & individuals

43.
Which nation on the Korean peninsula has a Communist government? 
a)
Japan
b)
Laos
c)
China
d)
North Korea
44.

An enormous moving piece of the earth's lithosphere is a

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

d)

tectonic plate

45.

The Ring of Fire is

a)

a zone around the Pacific Ocean.

b)

a zone around the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

caused by tsunamis.

d)

part of the Richter scale.

46.

The outermost layer of the Earth. It includes all dry land and the ocean floor

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Volcano

47.
What type of mountain forms when magma is forced upward and flows onto Earth's surface? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Volcanic 
c)
Fault-block
d)
folded 
48.

Define: Continental Drift

a)

Gradual movement of Continents over Earth's surface

b)

The fixed and permanent position of all continents over time

c)

The next Fast and Furious Sequel

49.

Define: Glacier

a)

A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the snow and temperatures on mountains or low latitudes.

b)

A river delta near the Mediterranean Sea

c)

A desert that stretches across Northern Africa

50.

Define: SuperContinent

a)

The assembly (grouping) of most or all of Earth's continental blocks of land to form a single large landmass.

b)

The smaller continents at the North and South Pole today.

c)

Australia

51.

Twice a year on the ____________________, the days and nights all over the world are equal in length. They mark the beginning of spring and autumn.

a)

Equinox

b)

Soltice

52.

____________________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.

a)

Storms

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Percepitation

53.

An important factor of weather is ____________________, falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

a)

Percepitaton

b)

Climate

c)

Weather

d)

frontal

54.

In contrast, a long period without precipitation or with minimal precipitation is called a ____________________.

a)

Drought

b)

Dry Season

c)

Fire Season

d)

Period of no rain

55.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of  
a)
A.  alternative energy sources. 
b)
 B.  capital resources.
c)
C.  fossil fuels. 
d)
 D.  renewable resources.
56.
Hydroelectric power is generated by: 
a)
 coal power plants
b)
nuclear reactors
c)
rivers and waterfalls
d)
windmills.

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