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Global Studies 1st Quarter Evaluative Assignment

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features is...
a)
physical geography 
b)
human geography 
2.
_________ and other tools help geographers study the planet. 
a)
Maps 
b)
Landscapes 
3.
A general description of where a place lies is called its ____________ location.
a)
relative 
b)
absolute 
4.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

a)

Absolute location is the exact location of something.

b)

Absolute location cannot be identified using lines of latitude and longitude.

c)

Absolute location describes where something is compared to another place.

d)

Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.

5.

Which of the following is an example of how the environment affects people.

a)

Hazards, like floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions can force people from their homes or homeland.

b)

blasting tunnels through mountains to build roadways

c)

drain swamps to make farmland

d)

exhaust from cars on the roadway can pollute the air

6.

Which of the following is an example of how people affect environment .

a)

Hazards, like floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions can force people from their homes or homeland.

b)

blasting tunnels through mountains to build roadways

c)

Mountains full of coal can be mined

d)

Flat, rich, well-watered soil is good for farming.

7.
Sphere model of the Earth
a)
Globe
b)
Map
8.
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
a)
Place
b)
Environment
c)
Geography
d)
Absolute Location
9.
Computer system that gathers and stores geographic information.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
GSP
d)
ESP
10.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

11.

What is geography?

a)

the study of ancient civilizations

b)

the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments.

c)

the study of artifacts and fossils

d)

the study of reading and creating maps

12.

Geography is sometimes called a _ because it studies people and the relationships among them.

a)

regional study

b)

social science

13.

What is an environment?

a)

man made buildings

b)

the natural surroundings of a place

c)

material that can be used to produce crops

d)

average weather graphed

14.

A specific spot on Earth, such as a street address, is called an absolute _____________________________ .

a)

Location

b)

Area

c)

Value

d)

None of these

15.

The five major _________________________ of geography are Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Regions

a)

Themes

b)

Essentials

c)

Elements

d)

Subjects

16.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geography is Super

b)

Geographic Information System

c)

Geographic Position System

17.

This shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on land

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

title

18.

Loss of accuracy on a map

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

compass rose

d)

distortion

19.

Shows cardinal directions

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

title

d)

compass rose

20.

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

a)

scale

b)

key or legend

c)

topographic

d)

compass rose

21.

Mini model representation of the Earth's surface

a)

mercator projection

b)

robinson projection

c)

globe

d)

map

22.

Transportation map shows

a)

mountains and oceans

b)

population of an area

c)

roads and highways

d)

elevation

23.

Flat representation of the Earth's surface

a)

map

b)

globe

24.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

25.

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

26.

Type of map that shows borders that divide nations from one another as well as cities

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

population map

d)

transportation map.

27.
Which geographic tool could show you ANY place on Earth (inside a building, a state, Tontogany, a zoo, etc.)
a)
aerial photo
b)
map
c)
diagram
d)
globe
28.
Your teacher gave you a geography assignment to find out which parts of the United States get the most rain. Which geographic tool would be best to find the answer?
a)
Physical map
b)
aerial photograph
c)
population map
d)
climate map
29.
You want to build a new amusement park in Ohio, and you want to know where the majority of the people in Ohio live. Which geographic tool should you use?
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
aerial photograph
d)
Population map 
30.

This shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on land

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

title

31.

To change a round space to a flat space for a map.

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

compass rose

d)

convert

32.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

33.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geography is Super

b)

Geographic Information System

c)

Geographic Position System

d)

Remote Sensing

34.

Which of the following tools shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurately?

a)

thematic maps

b)

globes

c)

general purpose maps

d)

physical maps

35.

The difference in elevation between two landforms near each other

a)

elevation

b)

map projection

c)

relief

d)

lake

36.

What line divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

Fine Line

37.

Which hemisphere is below the Equator?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

38.

What are two tools that geographers use most often in their work?

a)

Oceans and rivers

b)

Bridges and tunnels

c)

Rocky ridges and valleys

d)

Maps and globes

39.

True or false: Geographers study information that is gathered by satellites.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

To understand what the map is showing, you should look at the _____.

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

41.

What's the purpose of a map?

a)

Decor a room

b)

Help you lose things

c)

Help you see things

d)

Help you find places

42.
Which part of a map helps you find the cardinal point of a place.
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
key
d)
title
43.
Which part of a map lets you know the symbology in it?
a)
compass rose
b)
capital
c)
scale bar
d)
key
44.
What is a scale bar for?
a)
to know the cardinal points
b)
to know the symbology of a map
c)
to know distances in a map
d)
to know the political divisions
45.

What is a Map?

a)

A drawing of the earth that shows us mountains, states, countries, cities and more.

b)

A picture of you and your dog

c)

A drawing of a tree

d)

The globe

46.

Are all maps flat?

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

Is a globe a map?

a)

Yes

b)

No