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Unit 1 Test PREP

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
GIS is . . .
a)
A system of photographs taken from satellites.
b)
Internet or computer-based mapping that allows you to layer data over a map.
c)
A system that pinpoints absolute location using signals from 3 satellites at once.
d)
A 3 dimensional (spherical) representation of the earth.
2.
GPS is . . .
a)
A system of photographs taken from satellites.
b)
Internet or computer-based mapping that allows you to layer data over a map.
c)
A system that pinpoints absolute location using signals from 3 satellites at once.
d)
A 3 dimensional (spherical) representation of the earth.
3.
When would geographers use a GIS?
a)
When they want to see the elevation of mountain ranges.
b)
When they want to look at population density, crime statistics, and income levels of a neighborhood, all at the same time, on the same map.
c)
When they are looking at surroundings of a feature, or how it has changed over time.
d)
When they want to see, visually, what percentage of their income they spend on housing versus food.
4.
World maps distort one or more of which of the following characteristics?
a)
Shape, Area, Distance, Direction
b)
Size, Antarctica, Distance, Duplication
c)
Shape, Analysis, Direction, Distance
d)
Size, Shape, Australia, Greenland, Distance
5.

Which tool is flat?

a)
b)
c)
6.
What is the name of the 0° longitude line?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Prime Meridian
7.
What unit do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Degrees
b)
Miles
c)
Feet
d)
Inches
8.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

9.

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

a)

Grid

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Heat zone

10.

To locate places on the Earth, we use,

a)

Grid view - both latitudes and longitudes

b)

Only latitudes

c)

Only longitudes

d)

None of the above

11.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
12.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
13.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
14.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
15.

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

18.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
19.
Your point of view is your ... 
a)
Opinion
b)
Perspective 
c)
Bias 
d)
Purpose
20.

When analyzing a source, historians use context to:

a)

think about what was occurring in history that may

affect the evidence

b)

compare the evidence to other pieces of evidence

c)

determine who wrote or created the evidence

d)

prove their hypothesis about what happened

21.
Choose the fact.
a)
Chocolate candy is the best desert.
b)
Everyone should eat peanut butter.
c)
George Washington was the first president of the United States
22.

An opinion is

a)

a statement that can be proved as true (or false) using evidence and research.

b)

a person's thoughts or feelings on a topic

23.

What is a fact?

a)

Your thoughts on the value of something.

b)

Something you can prove correct or incorrect.

24.

Which statement is an opinion?

a)

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

b)

Trains are a fun way to travel.

25.

An opinion is a statement that tells what you feel, think or believe.

a)

no

b)

yes

26.
The colors of the American flag are red, white, and blue.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
27.
Math is the worst subject. 
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
28.

Factual information that has been collected together

a)

Data

b)

Export

c)

Life Expectancy

29.

A collection of data related to a specific topic

a)

Industry

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Data Set

30.

someone who compares data sets to identify relationships and draw conclusions

a)

Data

b)

Economist

c)

Export

31.

a good or service sold to another country

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Industry

32.

a good or service brought into one country from another

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Literacy Rate

33.

The table above is an example of:

a)

An Import

b)

An export

c)

A data set

34.

The shape,form of nature of physical features of earth's surface.

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

culture

d)

population

35.

The long term trends in weather and atmospheric condititons of an area.

a)

Economy

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Population Data

36.

The way a society decides and organizes the ownership distribution and use of its resources

a)

landforms

b)

climate

c)

economy

d)

culture

37.

a person or groups way of life.

a)

Culture

b)

Economy

c)

Landforms

d)

Climate

38.

a area with similar characteristics

a)

classify

b)

regions

c)

cultare

d)

landforms

39.

a standard by which something is judged or decided

a)

Region

b)

Population

c)

Criteria

d)

Population Density

40.

Which timeline is labeled correctly?

(Click on the picture to make it bigger.)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

41.

Which timeline is labeled correctly?

(Click on the picture to make it bigger.)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

42.

Which is correct chronological order (earliest to most recent)?

a)

150 BCE, 250 BCE, 350 BCE, 450 BCE

b)

450 BCE, 350 BCE, 250 BCE, 150 BCE

43.

Which is correct chronological order (earliest to most recent)?

a)

150 CE, 250 CE, 350 CE, 450 CE

b)

450 CE, 350 CE, 250 CE, 150 CE

44.

What does B.C.E. stand for?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Anno Domini

45.

C.E. comes (a)   B.C.E.

46.

B.C.E. and B.C. refer to the same time period.

a)

True

b)

False

47.
A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.
a)
Anno Domini
b)
chronological
c)
title
d)
periods of time

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