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Geography [key issues]

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the reference tool for a map pictured here called?

a)

map key

b)

compass rose

c)

grid

d)

scale

2.

The geographic theme that describes the physical and cultural characteristics that make a location unique is...

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

3.

Earth is the _____ planet from the star (Sun) in our solar system.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

4.

Water covers about _____ of the Earth's surface.

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

5.

Large slabs of the Earth's outer-layer (crust) move and interact with each other in a process called...

a)

plate tectonics

b)

Pangea

c)

rain shadow effect

d)

erosion

6.

Water and wind consistently wearing away the Earth's surface over a long period is called...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

7.

The average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time is called...

a)

weather

b)

climate

8.

Identify one of the three major factors we've discussed that impacts climates around the world...

a)

longitude

b)

proximity to the moon

c)

latitude

d)

secret government weather machines

9.

Language, diet, clothing, belief systems, music, and material goods are all part of...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

culture

d)

race

10.

The tallest mountain range in North America is the...

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

11.

What kind of basic governmental system do the United States and Canada have?

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

theocracy

12.

What is the largest (most water) river in the world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Yellow River

13.

Identify the primary language used by most the countries in Latin America...

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

14.

The area of land that stretches from the British Isles to the Ural Mountains that is relatively flat and very good for farming is called the...

a)

Southern European Plain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Prairie Province

d)

Northern European Plain

15.

The group of countries that cooperate on trade in Europe is called the...

a)

North America Free Trade Union

b)

European Union

c)

European Trading Bloc

d)

Capitalist Co-op

16.

Identify the vast area of land that east of the Ural Mountains in Russia that is frozen most of the year...

a)

Iceland

b)

Siberia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Greenland

17.

What kind of government/economy was established after the revolution in the 1917 revolution in Russia?

a)

democracy

b)

socialist

c)

communist

d)

theocracy

18.

What is the predominant biome in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean?

a)

rainforest

b)

tundra

c)

desert

d)

tropical grassland

19.

What is the predominant religion in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

20.

Identify the large river basin, river, and rainforest in Central Africa...

a)

Congo

b)

Amazon

c)

Sundarbans

d)

Sahara

21.

The term used to describe European countries dividing and conquering different parts of Africa is...

a)

Darwinism

b)

socialism

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism