WorksheetsGeography MIDTERM
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 21mins
This image shows...
compass rose
equator
latitude
longitude
Looking at this map, North America is ____________ of Africa
Northwest
Southwest
East
Northeast
Longitude runs _______________ and measures ______________.
east to west; east and west
east to west; north and south
north to south; north and south
north to south; east and west
What is at 20ºN, 60ºW?
Indian Ocean
South America
North America
Arctic Ocean
The Prime Meridian (the red line in the picture) is
where latitude is 0º
where longitude is 0º
where latitude is 90ºN
where longitude is 180º
If I told you that my city has very large population, I would be describing its...
place
absolute location
relative location
movement
About how many miles (mi) is the Northeast region from north to south?
200
1000
500
3000
Which one of these is a political map?
What is the absolute location of New Zealand (*the purple star*)?
20ºN, 90ºE
70ºS, 40ºW
40ºS, 160ºW
80ºN, 10ºE
According to the key on this map, how many people live in darkest brown areas?
1000+
0
500-750
25-249
Time zones are caused by the Earth ____________ and seasons are caused by the Earth ______________.
rotating, revolving
revolving, rotating
orbiting, revolving
revolving, orbiting
Which color represents the earth's orbit in this photo?
red
purple
black
yellow
How long does one rotation of the earth take?
1 month
1 season (summer, autumn, winter, spring)
365 1/4 days
24 hours
Which layer of Earth do people live on?
mantle
outer core
crust
atmosphere
Why do volcanoes usually appear near faults?
they like being near other volcanoes
the faults allow magma to come up from the mantle
the edges of the plates get hotter than the center
the edges of the plates are colder than the center
What happens when tectonic plates move?
seasons
timezones
earthquakes
magma
Which of these pictures urbanization?
What does it mean if something is a sustainable resource?
it came from nature
it takes a long time to produce (like fossil fuels)
it can be used for a very long time without running out
it’s something people need to live
What happens if resources are not used sustainably?
*Think about how it affects both the planet and the people who live there.*
Scarcity means...
when there is not enough of something
being extremely poor
using resources sustainably
hurting the environment
What is poverty and how is it related to scarcity?
Using what we watched in the Living on One Dollar video, why is it hard to rise out of poverty?
This religion believes in Allah and reads the Qur'an
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Buddhism
This religion believes in the universal 'Brahman' and that people are reborn when they die
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
This religion worships Jesus and reads from the Bible
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
This religion reads from the Torah and celebrates Passover
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
