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What is Geography? / What on Earth? Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

weathering

d)

sediment

2.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition of sediments

d)

glaciers

3.
a)
island
b)
mountain
c)
bay
d)
cape
4.
a)
glacier
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
plateau
5.
a)
plateau
b)
island
c)
valley
d)
hill
6.
a)
strait
b)
valley
c)
plateau
d)
glacier
7.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
8.

Land formation that is flat on top with steep walls. Usually in a dry area

a)

Hill

b)

Plateau

c)

Basin

9.
A low area between two hills. It often has a river running through it. 
a)
Ocean
b)
Valley
c)
River
d)
Island
10.

Most valleys are formed by ...

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Lakes

d)

Rivers

11.

A volcano is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

12.

Air pollution is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

13.

Cities are...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

14.

Hurricanes are...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

15.

Global Warming is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

16.

Tourism is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

17.

Rivers are...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

18.

Farming is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

19.

Sea pollution is...

a)

Environmental Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Physical Geography

20.

What type of geography is defined as 'our impact on our surroundings'?

a)

Human geography

b)

Physical geography

c)

Environmental geography

21.

What type of geography is defined as: 'What our planet is like'?

a)

Human geography

b)

Physical geography

c)

Environmental geography

22.

What type of geography is defined as 'how and where we live'?

a)

Human geography

b)

Physical geography

c)

Environmental geography

23.

Tick the examples of physical geography

a)

factories

b)

rivers

c)

cars

d)

pollution

e)

volcanoes

24.

Tick the examples of environmental geography

a)

traffic

b)

oceans

c)

global warming

d)

air pollution

e)

cities

25.

Tick the examples of human geography

a)

houses

b)

mountains

c)

coasts

d)

jobs

e)

destroying habitats

26.

Tick examples of human geography that you see in the photograph.

a)

the tall buildings

b)

the sea

c)

the boats

d)

the sky

27.

Tick the examples of physical geography that you can see in the photograph.

a)

the wall

b)

the sea

c)

the trees

d)

the footpath

e)

the sky

28.
What is the definition of Movement?
a)
Areas of the world that have similar characteristics
b)
The way goods, people, and ideas travel from place to place
c)
The way humans interact with their environment
d)
where something is on the surface of the Earth
29.
What is the definition of Region?
a)
Way in which the places in an area are similar
b)
Ways goods, ideas, and people move from place to place 
c)
Where people and places are located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
30.
What are the different types of region?
a)
Physical, Human
b)
Depend, Adapt, Modify
c)
Absolute, Relative
d)
People, Goods, Ideas
31.
What is the definition of location?
a)
Describes where a place is located on the surface of the Earth
b)
Describes characteristics of a place
c)
Describes characteristics places have in common
d)
Describes the ways people, goods, and ideas get from place to place
32.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
describing where a place is located using cardinal directions
d)
when latitude and longitude coordinates are used to show where a place is located 
33.
Relative location is:
a)
the use of latitude and longitude coordinates
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location using cardinal directions
d)
a specific place
34.
What is the definition of Place?
a)
The way people, goods, and ideas get from place to place
b)
The way humans interact with their environment
c)
Describing where a place is located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
35.
What are the two types of location?
a)
Absolute and Relative
b)
Latitude and Relative
c)
GPS and Satellite
d)
General and Relative
36.
38 degrees South Latitude, 83 degrees East latitude is an example of
a)
Absolute location 
b)
Relative location 
37.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
38.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
39.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
40.
People buy more drinks on ____ than any other day.
a)
Monday
b)
Tuesday
c)
Thursday
d)
Friday
41.
According to this graph, what is the most popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?
a)
Cherry
b)
Grape 
c)
Blue Raspberry
d)
Watermelon
42.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

43.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

44.

When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

45.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

46.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

all the frozen water on the Earth

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

47.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

48.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

49.

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

50.

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

51.

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

52.

When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

53.

When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

54.

Contains the Ozone Layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

55.

Where ALL weather takes place.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

56.

Located CLOSEST to Earth's surface.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

57.

Coldest layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

58.

Hottest layer, thinnest air.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

59.

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.

a)

Oxygen, Nitrogen

b)

Nitrogen, Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

60.

Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?

a)

Planes fly in the ozone layer

b)

It is made up of oxygen (O2)

c)

It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

d)

It causes clouds to be created

61.

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's surface?

a)

Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

c)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere

62.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%

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