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Semester 1 Common Assessment Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 0° latitude line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

2.

What is the 0° longitude line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

3.

A specific description of where a place is located such as an address or grid address using latitude and longitude is known as...

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

general location

d)

scale direction

4.

What would you use a political map for?

a)

to locate physical features

b)

to determine an area's climate

c)

to tell how densely populated a place is

d)

to locate a country or city

5.

Which of the following would you NOT typically find on a physical map?

a)

landforms

b)

oceans

c)

capital cities

6.

Which state is the farthest North?

a)

Minnesota

b)

South Carolina

c)

Ohio

d)

New Mexico

7.

Which state is the farthest to the south?

a)

Oregon

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Kansas

d)

Texas

8.

If a plane was at 20°S, 60°E, what would it be flying over?

a)

North America

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Antarctica

9.

If a plane was at 40°N, 100°W, what would it be flying over?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Atlantic Ocean

10.

What kind of information about Minneapolis, Minnesota is shown on the graph?

a)

population density

b)

climate patterns

c)

vegetation zones

d)

economic activities

11.

The pattern of weather over a long period of time is known as...

a)

density

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

vegetation

12.

Which month sees the MOST rainfall in Mexico City, Mexico?

a)

April

b)

May

c)

July

d)

November

13.

Of the months listed below, which has the coolest average temperature for Mexico City?

a)

January

b)

March

c)

May

d)

June

14.

What do we call the area where water meets land?

a)

basin

b)

coast

c)

gulf

d)

plains

15.

An example of a physical map is a...

a)

population density map

b)

economic activity map

c)

land use map

d)

vegetation map

16.

An example of a human geography map is a...

a)

climate map

b)

population density map

c)

physical map

d)

vegetation map

17.

Which of the following are examples of natural resources?

a)

coal

b)

iron

c)

uranium

d)

all of these are examples of natural resources

18.

This picture shows a region with a population density that represents which type of area?

a)

fewer than 2 people per square mile (very low pop density)

b)

rural

c)

suburban

d)

urban

19.

The picture shows a region with a population density of which type of area?

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

more than 250 people per square mile (Very high pop density)

d)

urban

20.

Hydroelectric power requires moving _____ to generate electricity.

a)

rivers

b)

wind

c)

solar energy

d)

atomic particles