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1st 9 weeks Exam Study Guide

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group.

a)

Norm

b)

Value

c)

Ritual

d)

Cultural Cue

2.

Geography is...

a)

The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

b)

The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

c)

The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

3.

This word describes weather conditions in a place over a long period of time.

a)

population

b)

climate

c)

economic activity

d)

land use

4.

What type of map should be selected to find the borders between countries?

a)

Special-Purpose Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

d)

General Purpose Map

5.

Branch of Geography dealing with natural features: Water, air, animals and land.

a)

Cultural Geography

b)

Geology

c)

Physical Geography

d)

Geographic Information Systems

6.

What is a river?

a)

A large body of water surrounded by land.

b)

A huge body of salt water.

c)

A place where bears hibernate in the winter.

d)

A long, flowing body of water that is always moving.

7.

Created by the deposit of sediment carried by a river as it enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

a)

Drainage Basin

b)

Tributaries

c)

River Basin

d)

River Delta

8.

Ring shaped reef or island

a)

Archipelago

b)

Isthmus

c)

Atoll

d)

Cape

9.
What is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land, usually in the form of a peak?
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
valley
d)
canyon
10.
What is this body of water?
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
ocean
d)
bay
11.
People of mixed Spanish and indigenous heritage are known as _________.
a)
Mayan
b)
Aztec
c)
Mestizo
d)
Inca
12.

Latin America was colonized by what European countries?

a)

United States

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

13.

The study of the way people live, their food, language, clothing, customs, art, etc. is...

a)

Culture

b)

History

c)

Economics

d)

Geography

14.
Which element of culture is the strongest unifying force
a)
language
b)
food
c)
friends
d)
pokemon go
15.
What term is defined as a long, narrow, deep passageway from the sea between high cliffs?
a)
peninsula
b)
landlocked
c)
fjord
16.

What is an Island surrounded by?

a)

Water

b)

Milk

c)

Land

d)

Mountains

17.

This diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

a)

Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

b)

Two continental plates collided.

c)

One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

d)

One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

18.

What land form is an opening in the earth's surface from which lava flows?

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

volcano

d)

island

19.

Knowing the primary language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. Which of the following reasons best explains why this is the primary language?

a)

In recent years, Brazil has had many immigrants from Portugal

b)

Brazil was colonized by Porugal

c)

The Native Americans in Brazil spoke Portuguese

d)

Most of the countries around Brazil speak Portuguese

20.
Most Latin American countries were settled by which two European countries? 
a)
France and England
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
Denmark and the Netherlands
d)
Spain and Germany 
21.

A map that shows elevation on a flat piece of paper.

a)

general map

b)

topographic map

c)

navigation map

22.

Of the following who would be most likely to use a topographic map

a)

doctors and lawyers

b)

hikers and military

c)

sailors

23.

What part of a map shows what the symbols mean?

a)

map key

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

compass rose

24.

Which map would you use to find the names of different countries?

a)

political map

b)

climate map

c)

physical map

d)

population map

25.

This map includes forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers. It is a ________.

a)

political map

b)

climate map

c)

physical map

d)

population map

26.

A _____________________________ reflects weather over time.

a)

political map

b)

climate map

c)

physical map

d)

population map

27.

What type of map shows the elevation of the land?

a)

Thematic

b)

Chloropleth

c)

Topographic

d)

Poltical

28.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical

b)

Street Map

c)

Thematic

d)

Politcal

29.

If you wanted to see the location of a river or lake, what map would you use?

a)

Street

b)

Politcal

c)

Physical

d)

Thematic

30.

Which map uses CONTOUR lines?

a)

Physical

b)

Thematic

c)

Topographic

d)

Street

31.
  1. What is a map?
a)

A very big hill

b)

A diagram of an area on a flat surface

c)

United States of America

d)

A river

32.
One characteristic of a Physical Map is... 
a)
Shows the different climates in the world
b)
show important natural, physical features, such as mountains, elevations, rivers, vegetation, forests and lakes.
c)
show how people have divided up the earth's surface
d)
show how many people live in an area
33.
This landform is very dry and gets very little rain. What is it?
a)
valley
b)
desert
c)
isthmus
34.
A large, flat area of raised land is a ___.
a)
valley
b)
delta
c)
plateau
35.

What landform is this?

a)

plain

b)

peninsula

c)

mountain

d)

valley

e)

island

36.

What is a large expanse of sea?

a)

ocean

b)

lake

c)

sea

d)

river

37.

What is the United States referred to as?

a)

The Melting Pot

b)

The land of the free

c)

The Boiling Pot

d)

The Home of the Brave

38.

Where does Carnival take place?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

39.
a system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning
a)
literary tradition
b)
writing
c)
language
40.

Smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and ocean meet

a)

Lake

b)

Sea

c)

River

d)

Ocean

41.

It is formed when dirt, sand, coral, or cooled lava, or it breaks off of a larger piece of land.

a)

Delta

b)

Island

c)

River

d)

Canyon

42.

It is formed when magma swells up below the surface.

a)

Plateau

b)

Volcano

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

43.

Spanish is spoken in Brazil, but the main language of Latin America is Portuguese

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

a)

Beliefs

b)

Values

c)

Norms

d)

Religion

45.

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

a)

Culture

b)

Religion

c)

Ritual

d)

Traits

46.

What is the meaning of the underlined word.

The squirrels depended on the oak tree.

a)

climbed

b)

fought

c)

lived

d)

relied

47.

What type of map is this?

a)

Topographical Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Road Map

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