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WorksheetsGeography Unit Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the best definition of geography?
The study of GPS and GIS tools.
The study of the earth and how people interact with it.
The study of the earth and what it's made of.
The study of weird sixth graders.
What theme of geography answers the question, "How is this place connected to other places?" (information and people)
location
place
human/environment interaction
movement
regions
What theme of geography answers the question, "How have people modified/adapted to the environment?"
location
place
human/environment interaction
movement
regions
What theme of geography answers the question, "What is it like there?"
location
place
human/environment interaction
movement
regions
What theme of geography answers the question, "What characteristics does this place have in common with other places near it?"
location
place
human/environment interaction
movement
regions
What theme of geography answers the question, "Where is it?"
location
place
human/environment interaction
movement
regions
5421 Slimy Sixth Graders St. is an example of a(n) ...
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Interesting Location
Not a Location
Lapeer is south of North Branch is an example of a(n)...
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Location Location
Location Location Location
Choose the TWO that are natural characteristics.
rivers
dams
roads
forest
Choose the TWO that are human/physical characteristics.
corn field
building
lake
mountain
What best defines, "What is a map?"
a picture of roads in a state.
an aerial photo.
a visual representation of an area.
Dora's friend in a backpack.
What does GPS stand for?
Global Point Spots
Global Position Spots
Green Possum Snakes
Global Positioning System
What is GPS?
A network of satellites that helps to pin point absolute location.
Data taken from satellites and put in a database.
An app for your phone to help in locating missing people.
What best describes, "What is GIS?"
Satellites telling us where we are.
Data about deer/car accidents.
Satellite images with data that help us make important decisions.
Aerial photos of natural characteristics of the earth.
What is the approximate of population of Earth?
7.5 billion
7.5 million
750 billion
75 million
What best describes climate?
daily weather conditions
imaginary lines running north and south
average weather of an area averaged over 30 years
thin layer of gases that cover Earth
What imaginary line of latitude circles the middle of Earth?
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
What causes Earth's plates to move?
Erosion
Moon's pull on Earth
Heat form deep within Earth (Thermal Convection)
Weathering
What are the layers of Earth?
Core and Mantle
Mantle and Crust
Core, Mantle and Crust
Core and Crust
Which is the ring of fire?
Volcanoes located around the Pacific plate.
Volcanoes located around the Great Lakes.
Volcanoes located around Barnes Lake.
Volcanoes located around a toilet ring.
Earth's tectonic plates move about 2 ______ per year.
feet
miles
centimeters
inches
What is the name of the theory that all land once existed as one large supercontinent.
Continental drift
PANGEA
Fossil Theory
Convection
