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Unit 1 - Geography & History Test Review

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People, goods and ideas traveling from one place to another is called what?

a)

Exercise

b)

Movement

c)

Traveling

d)

Human characteristic

2.

In a sociology class, students are studying different societies. The professor explains that 'culture' is best described as

a)

the way of life for a specific group of people, such as their traditions, language, and social structures.

b)

the way that people in a society communicate, such as their language or gestures.

c)

the way people in a society travel from place to place, such as their modes of transportation.

d)

the color of someone's skin in a society.

3.

_____________ provides the orientation through cardinal directions (N,S,E,W) on a map.

a)

Map Key

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Compass Rose

4.

The continent that is orange is _____________________.

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

5.

Natural resources are

a)

resources that are man-made.

b)

resources that exist on Earth independent of human actions.

c)

resources that humans buy at a store.

d)

resources that existed during the Ice Age.

6.

A _______________ map shows the man-made boundaries of states and countries.

a)

Physical

b)

Climate

c)

Special purpose

d)

Political

7.

A ___________ is used to measure the distance between two places on a map.

a)

Compass rose

Orientation

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Map Key

Legend

8.

Two of the five oceans include the ____________ Ocean and the _______________ Ocean.

a)

Atlantic, Caribbean

b)

Pacific, Arctic

c)

Caribbean, Mexico

d)

Arctic, South Pole

9.

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run from _____________ to _________________.

a)

North, South

b)

North America, South America

c)

Africa, Asia

d)

East, West

10.

The Prime Meridian is 0 degree line of

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

11.

Physical map provide us with images and locations of _______________________.

a)

boundaries.

b)

people's interests.

c)

population calculation.

d)

physical features.

12.

Which one is a culture trait?

a)

Language.

b)

Age.

c)

Hair Color.

d)

Years of employment.

13.

Charlio and Noah are participating in a school project. They are asked to study the climate, landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources of their hometown. What is the name given to this kind of study?

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

History

d)

Government

14.

How is a physical map different from a political map?

a)

A physical map shows country borders while a political map shows landforms of an area.

b)

A political map shows cities while a physical map shows landforms of an area.

c)

A physical map shows specific information while a political map shows landforms of an area.

d)

none of the above.

15.

Which part of a map is used to find absolute location of a place on a map?

a)

the title.

b)

the scale.

c)

the compass rose.

d)

the global grid of latitude and longitude.

16.

You are a pilot flying an airplane around the world. You are currently flying along an imaginary line that circles the Earth at 0 degrees latitude. What is this line called?

a)

the Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

17.

While planning a field trip, a geography teacher wants to show her students some examples of natural resources. What should she include in her list?

a)

Factories, good roads, and a large population

b)

Automobiles, dairy farms, and governments

c)

Soil, forests, and minerals

d)

Stores, chemical companies, and clothing factories

18.

Which source of information is an example of a primary source?

a)

An encyclopedia article about the Algonquin Indians

b)

a letter from an Irish immigrant written in the 1870s

c)

a book about the life of Susan Anthony

d)

A television show about the Revolutionary War

19.

John is a cultural anthropologist studying different regions around the world. He is currently studying a place where many people share similar beliefs, history, and language. What would John call this place?

a)

an agricultural landscape

b)

a geographical region

c)

a culture region

d)

a climate region

20.

Why is it important to study history?

a)

It helps you know yourself, others, and the world around you better

b)

Because it's a required class

c)

It isn't important to study history

d)

Because it's interesting

21.

As a historian studying the American Civil War, which two types of resources would you primarily use?

a)

primary and secondary sources

b)

journals and photographs

c)

textbooks and diaries

d)

primary and tertiary sources

22.

Primary or Secondary source?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Newspaper

d)

I don't know either, good luck!

23.

Primary or Secondary Source?

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Tertiary Source

d)

I don't know either; good luck!

24.

In Human Geography, you study

a)

the Earth and its physical features

b)

the Earth's people and the way they live their lives

c)

the Solar System

d)

the origin of human life on Earth

25.

If you are trying to pinpoint your exact location on a globe, what would you use?

a)

latitude and longitude coordinates

b)

a physical map

c)

landmarks in your vicinity

d)

"I don't know Mrs. Oliver and I've been sitting here for almost 30 seconds trying to figure out the answer"

26.

Which Theme of Geography?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

27.

Which Theme of Geography?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

28.

(Select all that apply.) These are responsibilities of geographers.

a)

reading historic texts

b)

gathering data

c)

studying maps

d)

verifying historical docs

29.

Which is NOT a field of human geography?

a)

culture

b)

economic

c)

landforms

d)

population

30.

Which of the following would be considered a primary source in a research about the Revolutionary War?

a)

A history textbook analyzing the Revolutionary War

b)

A historian born in 1990 who writes a summary of the events of the Revolutionary War

c)

An eyewitness account in a newspaper during the Revolutionary War

d)

A historical essay about the Revolutionary War

31.

This type of map shows man-made boundaries, typically in different colors.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

historical

d)

pie

32.

Which of the following would be an example of absolute location?

a)

Grand Rapids is west of Detroit.

b)

Europe is across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States.

c)

London is 51.5 N (Latitude), 0.13 W (Longitude)

d)

iCademy is next to Interstate 196

33.

What is used to describe relative location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

geographic inquiry

c)

a GPS device

d)

directions such as north and south

34.

GPS stands for

a)

global position scheme

b)

global positioning system

c)

giant partner system

d)

general positioning system

35.

Which of the following is true of latitude?

a)

Its lines run north and south.

b)

It measures north and south.

c)

Its lines run parallel to the Prime Meridian.

d)

It measures east and west.

36.

Select all that apply. What are the three types of movement?

a)

movement of people

b)

movement of ideas

c)

movement of products

d)

movement of land

37.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

38.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

39.

How many great lakes are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

8

40.

How were the great lakes formed?

a)

They are the remains of the bathwater of dinosaurs.

b)

They were formed due to cracks in the earth.

c)

They were formed from the remains of glaciers from the last ice age.

d)

They were formed as a result of global warming.

41.

Lake Ontario connects to the Atlantic Ocean through what river?

a)

St. Mississippi River

b)

St. Ohio RIver

c)

St. Guadalupe River

d)

St. Lawrence River

42.

Which is not a name of one of our great lakes?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Onsmario

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Erie

43.

All of the following are reasons why early settlers needed to live by fresh water supplies except....

a)

to bathe

b)

to use for drinking water

c)

to water crops

d)

to use for industries such as car production

44.

Which Great Lake is number 3?

a)

Superior

b)

Michigan

c)

Huron

d)

Ontario

45.

Which Great Lake is number 1?

a)

Huron

b)

Ontario

c)

Michigan

d)

Superior

46.

Which Great Lake is number 4?

a)

Superior

b)

Huron

c)

Erie

d)

Michigan

47.

Which Great Lake is number 5?

a)

Superior

b)

Michigan

c)

Huron

d)

Ontario

48.

Which Great Lake is number 2?

a)

Huron

b)

Michigan

c)

Ontario

d)

Superior

49.

A massive sheet of ice believed to have once moved across North America, shaping the surface.

a)

tectonic plate

b)

ecosystem

c)

glacier

d)

meteor

50.

Which conclusion about Michigan is best supported by the graph ?

a)

Housing areas are expanding.

b)

Dairy farms are a leading industry

c)

The lumber industry is shrinking.

d)

Wetlands are becoming more polluted.

51.

What is a habitat?

a)

Place where organisms live

b)

your kitchen

52.

The word "enduring" refers to:

a)

Surrendering

b)

Changing

c)

Continuing or long lasting

d)

Short lived

53.

This enduring issue refers to the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled.

a)

Interconnectedness

b)

Human Rights

c)

Ideas and Beliefs

d)

Power

54.

This enduring issue refers to a change, a new method, or new idea. These innovations have positive and negative impacts.

a)

Conflict

b)

Human Rights

c)

Interconnectedness

d)

Impact of Technology

55.

This enduring issue shapes the way we look at the world. They can come from one’s conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends.

a)

Environmental Impact

b)

Ideas and Beliefs

c)

Power

d)

Revolution / Change

56.

This enduring issue refers to the ability to influence or control the behavior of people and it is a part of every human interaction.

a)

Impact of Technology

b)

Power

c)

Human Rights

d)

Environmental Impact

57.

This enduring issue refers to a serious disagreement or argument. This can be between individuals, groups of people, and even nations.

a)

Conflict

b)

Human Rights

c)

Revolution

d)

Interconectedness

58.

Identify the 'Enduring Issue' associated with this image.

(a)  

59.

Identify the 'Enduring Issue' associated with this image.

(a)  

60.

Identify the 'Enduring Issue' associated with this article.

a)

Colonization

b)

Technology/Innovation

c)

All of the above

61.

Choose the enduring issue:


Our ______________ shape the way we look at the world. Ideas and beliefs can come from one’s conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends.

a)

Interconnectedness

b)

Inequality

c)

Innovation

d)

Ideas and Beliefs

62.

It refers to the exact point where an object or place is.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Continental Location

c)

Maritime Location

d)

Relative Location

63.

It is a measurement that shows how far north or south a place is from the Equator which is at 0 degrees.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Meridians

64.

It is a measurement that shows how far east or west of the Prime meridian which is at 0 degrees.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Meridians

65.

I live 1.4 miles from school

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

66.

Whole Foods is near Burger King

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

67.

Pennichuck Middle School is located at 207 Manchester Street, Nashua, NH

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

68.

40 degrees north, 80 degrees east

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

69.

coordinates or an address

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

70.

Describes where a location is in relation to another place.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

71.

My parents live five miles away from here.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

72.

Amazon delivered the package to 123 Walnut Street in Hudson, NH

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

73.

Describes a location compared to another location

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

74.

The timeline dating labels BC/AD is equivalent to which other timeline dating labels?

a)

DVD/VCR

b)

AC/DC

c)

BCE/CE

d)

TV/DVR

75.

BC =

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)

c)

Before Christ

d)

Common Era

76.

AD =

a)

Before Christ

b)

Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Common Era

77.

BCE =

a)

Common Era

b)

Anno Domini (In the Year of our Lord)

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Before Christ

78.

CE =

a)

Anno Domini (In their of our Lord)

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Before Christ

79.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

80.

North and South America are collectively known as...

a)

The Americas

b)

Afro-Eurasia

c)

Oceania

d)

Pacific

81.

Researcher who excavates historical ruins and artifacts

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Historian

c)

Artisan

d)

Hellenist

82.

In the dating system of the Gregorian Calendar, a secular way of referring to the time before Christ. Counts backwards from 1 (like negative numbers on a number line). Often used by modern historians in place of B.C.

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Current Day

d)

Before Common Age

83.

Any tool, idea, or object that allows humans to do something they naturally could not

a)

Technology

b)

Economics

c)

Computers

d)

Inventions

84.

What is "history"?

a)

Artifacts discovered by archaeologists

b)

The study of the past

c)

Religious stories

d)

Old movies

85.

A person who is a student of history, especially of a particular period. They rely on information that has been written down.

a)

Geographer

b)

Historian

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Journalist

86.

What is archaeology?

a)

The study of the past by examining artifacts and fossils.

b)

Reading history books

c)

Studying dinosaurs

d)

The study of the past by examining textbooks

87.

What is geography?

a)

The study of people and events of the past.

b)

The study of how people and nations make choices.

c)

The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

d)

The study of the Earth and its people.

88.

A period of ten years

a)

Decade

b)

Century

c)

Age

d)

Era

89.

Unlike BC dates, AD dates get ___________ as time passes. The ______________ the number, the later the date.

(a)  

90.

A word used by historians to show they are not sure exactly when an event took place. It means "about".

a)

circa

b)

ancient

c)

age

d)

timeline

91.

A period of one hundred years.

a)

Decade

b)

Century

c)

Age

d)

Era

92.

How many years are between 500BCE and 2000?

a)

2050

b)

2500

c)

500

d)

I don't know

93.

Which of the following dates occurred after year 1?

a)

756 BCE

b)

1983 BC

c)

345 CE

d)

84 BCE

94.

Look at the dates below, select all that are after year one

a)

1687 BCE

b)

55 AD

c)

1967

d)

1851 CE

95.

Which Happend First? 400 BCE or 401 BCE

a)

400

b)

401

96.

What happened first? 353 BCE or 352 BCE

a)

353

b)

352

97.

How many years are between these dates? 1000 BCE and 500 BCE?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

1500

98.

What happened first 1500 BCE or 1500 CE?

a)

1500 BCE

b)

1500 CE

99.

What comes first BCE or CE

a)

BCE

b)

CE

100.

Which year is the most recent

a)

5000 BCE

b)

200 BCE

c)

400 CE

d)

1300 CE

101.

Which date is the oldest?

a)

1600 BCE

b)

1350 BC

c)

2001 AD

d)

1480 CE

102.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

500 B.C.E.

b)

1500 B.C.E.

c)

2000 B.C.E.

d)

500 C.E.

103.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

3500 B.C.E.

b)

4000 B.C.E.

c)

2500 B.C.E.

d)

2000 B.C.E.

104.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

1500 B.C.E.

b)

1500 C.E.

c)

2000 C.E.

d)

500 C.E.