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Penn's Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
2.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
3.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
4.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
5.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
6.
What can you learn from a population density map?
a)
How many lakes there are
b)
How many states there are
c)
How many mountains there are
d)
How many people there are
7.
An atlas is a book of what?
a)
maps
b)
people
c)
bodies of water
d)
regions
8.

30* 20" North Latitude and 81* 40' West Longitude is an expression of

a)

absolute location

b)

compass rose

c)

elevation

d)

relative location

9.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Projection

10.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Scale

d)

Hemisphere

11.

Which of these tells you this distance north or south of the Equator?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

International Dateline

d)

Meridians

12.

A "half sphere," used to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North, South, East, and West.

a)

Scale

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Hemisphere

13.

What is the object shown in the image?

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

map title

d)

scale

14.

What element is missing from this map?

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

legend

d)

compass rose

15.

These two drawings of a globe show lines of longitude, or meridians, and lines of latitude, or parallels. Which kind of lines meet at the poles?

a)

both latitude and longitude

b)

neither latitude nor longitude

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

16.
The theme of geography known as Movement refers to
a)
the automobile industry
b)
people, goods and ideas migrating
c)
people interacting with their environment
d)
running really fast
17.
Which map will help you if you want to find a faster way to work?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Topographic
d)
Road
18.
Which map would you use if you want to build a home, but you want to make sure the land isn't too steep?
a)
topographic
b)
road
c)
political
d)
physical
19.
In which continent is Egypt a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
20.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
21.
This continent has three countries (Mexico, USA, Canada)
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
22.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
23.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
24.
What are the physical and human features of a location?
a)
perception
b)
place
c)
perspective
d)
landscapes
25.

What is an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England to the South Pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

26.

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

prime meridian

27.

What is an imaginary line that is found at 0 degrees N/S? It divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

28.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
29.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
30.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
31.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

32.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
33.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

34.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
35.

Using the idea of PLACE, why would a person living in a thick forest most likely live in a home made out of wood?

a)

There are a lot of trees and lumber to build his/her home

b)

Amazon Prime delivers wood houses in two days

c)

Homes made out of bricks would be too expensive

d)

Homes made out of fish would be too smelly

36.

Activities associated with the governing or ruling of a people.

a)

Religion

b)

Economics

c)

Politics

d)

hemisphere

37.
A work produced about a historical event by someone who was not actually there.
a)
secondary source
b)
primary source
c)
artifact
d)
history
38.

The producing, distributing, and consuming of goods and services. Examples of economics include labor (jobs), trade, & money.

a)

politics

b)

economics

c)

geography

d)

hemisphere

39.

A document or artifact created during a particular historical period.

a)

geography

b)

history

c)

culture

d)

Primary Source

40.
A way of life shared by a group of people.
a)
culture
b)
history
c)
artifact
d)
Dodger Baseball
41.

Compass Rose is -

a)

a map which shows different continents and oceans

b)

a paper clip to hold a map together

c)

a symbol on a map which indicates the direction for a map

d)

a flower that blooms during the spring season

42.
Located around the rim of the Pacific Ocean,  the Ring of Fire is known for
a)
Its great sushi
b)
Frequent droughts
c)
Johnny Cash songs
d)
Volcanoes and earthquakes
43.
Subduction plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire occur where
a)
Continental plates run into each other
b)
The sea floor is spreading
c)
Denser ocean crust goes under continental crust
d)
Fault lines are building potential energy 
44.
Like a slow-motion collision, convergent plates result in
a)
The destruction of landforms
b)
An intense crashing sound
c)
The creation of mountain ranges such as the Rockies
d)
Higher insurance deductibles
45.
Tropical climate zones are determined by 
a)
Distance from the Equator
b)
Elevation
c)
Prevailing winds
d)
Ocean currents
46.
Like the spreading sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean,  Africa's Great Rift Valley is caused by
a)
Convergent plates
b)
Frequent earthquakes
c)
Divergent plates
d)
A tsunami
47.
Crust, mantle, outer core,  and inner core make up
a)
The spheres of the earth
b)
Types of plate tectonics
c)
Climate factors
d)
The earth's layers
48.
Climate zones at high latitudes (close to the poles) are generally
a)
Wet
b)
Cold
c)
Windy
d)
Temperate
49.

Earthquakes on the ocean floor can cause a

a)

Tsunami

b)

Hurricane

c)

Typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

50.
California's San Andreas Fault is a transform plate boundary that causes
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Drought
c)
Wildfires
d)
Earthquakes