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Geography Semester Test

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT a theme?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

environment

2.

Which one is NOT a theme?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

environment

3.

the theme that tells where something is

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

4.

The theme that tells what it is like there

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

5.

The theme that tells how people, things, and ideas get from place to place

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

region

6.

The theme that tells how people change their environment or how their environment changes people

a)

movement

b)

interaction

c)

region

7.

The theme that describes places by similar characteristics

a)

location

b)

movement

c)

region

8.

the lines that measure distance from the equator and run east and west

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

9.

Lines that run north and south and measure distance from the Prime Meridian

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

10.

the languages, religions, customs, art, and dress of a people

a)

culture

b)

enclave

c)

consumer

11.

north, south, east and west

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

location directions

12.

All of the following are examples of absolute location EXCEPT

a)

35° 11' 22.53" N, -101° 52' 30.56" W

b)

The U.S. Capitol is that it is located about 38 miles southwest of Baltimore.

c)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500

d)

Mile marker sign 108

13.

The location of a place relative to other human and physical features is

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

exact location

d)

adjacent place

14.
Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Hemisphere Line
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
15.

Which picture illustrates the EQUATOR?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
A political map shows you.....
a)
politicians in the area
b)
political parties
c)
country boundaries
d)
the states that Trump said voted illegally
17.

The average weather conditions of a region is called

a)

daily temperature

b)

weather

c)

climate

18.
A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?
a)
Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.
b)
Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.
c)
Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.
d)
Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.
19.

The seasons are caused by___________?

a)

The tilt of the Earth on its axis

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Changes in the moon

d)

The Earth's rotation

20.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
21.
Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because
a)
water heats up and cools more slowly than land
b)
water heats up and cools faster than land
c)
water and land cool at the same time
d)
water and land heat at the same rate
22.

The diagram shows a weather process that occurs when a large body of water is located near a mountainous area.


This process causes the area on the side of the mountain opposite the body of water to have

a)

a wet climate.

b)

a cold climate.

c)

an icy climate.

d)

a dry climate.

23.
How do ocean currents effect climate
a)
wind
b)
ocean salinity
c)
Tempature
d)
Tornado's
24.

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

a)

map scale

b)

key

c)

title

d)

distance calculator

25.

We live in the __ galaxy

a)

Milky Way

b)

Twix

c)

Butterfinger

d)

Hershey

26.

The __ surrounds the earth and provides the air we breathe.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

27.

The __ is the rocky crust on which we live.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

28.

The __ is made up of all the water on the earth.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

29.

This theory says that the continents were once all part of one big super-continent.

a)

continental drift

b)

earth moves

c)

landmass relocation

30.

Life on earth could exist without water.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

These act like "rivers" flowing through the ocean.

a)

currents

b)

waves

c)

tides

32.

Regular rises and falls of oceans and bays caused by the moon's gravitational pull are known as __.

a)

currents

b)

waves

c)

tides

33.

The enormous moving pieces on the earth's surface are __.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

lithospheric pieces

c)

pangetic table

34.

Heated rock under the surface of the earth is called __.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

geyser

35.

Heated rock, when it reaches the earth's surface, is called __.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

molten earth

36.

Plates are moving apart, creating valleys.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

subduction boundary

c)

collision boundary

d)

transform

37.

Plates collide with each other; one plate dives under another, causing volcanoes

a)

divergent boundary

b)

subduction boundary

c)

collision boundary

d)

transform boundary

38.

Plates collide, causing plate edges to crumple, creating mountains.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

subduction boundary

c)

collision boundary

d)

transform boundary

39.

Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

subduction boundary

c)

collision boundary

d)

transform boundary

40.

Shaking, violent movement of the earth is called a(n) __.

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

tsunami

41.

This instrument detects earthquakes.

a)

seismograph

b)

chronograph

c)

theodolite

42.

Small earthquakes, called __, often follow the first earthquake and can continue for days.

a)

aftershocks

b)

latershocks

c)

followshocks

43.

The motion of an earthquake is often measured by the __ scale.

a)

Richter

b)

Movement

c)

Quaker

44.

Earthquakes can often trigger large ocean waves known as __.

a)

tsunamis

b)

samurais

c)

konnichiwas

45.
Which theme includes how humans adapt, modify or depend on the environment?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human environment interaction
46.
Which is an example of how humans modify the environment?
a)
we salt the roads when they get icy
b)
we wear warmer clothes in winter
c)
we wear sunscreen while outside in summer
d)
we use gasoline to power our vehicles
47.

Which geography theme helps us understand how people, goods, information, and ideas move from one place to another?

a)

human environment interaction

b)

regions

c)

movement

d)

location

48.

What is climate?

a)

a) a term used to describe weather patterns

b)

b) the measurement of temperature, precipitation, cloud cover and wind

c)

c) weather conditions that influence how people live and vegetation

d)

d) all of the above

49.

What is vegetation?

a)

a) another word for vegetables

b)

b) plants found in a particular region

c)

c) another term for trees

50.

You will find rainforests near the ____________.

a)

a) poles

b)

b) equator

c)

c) gulf stream

51.

You will find the following vegetation in the plains:

a)

a) tall grass, scattered bushes and trees

b)

b) green, dense trees

c)

c) woodlands

52.

It is extremely hot and almost nothing grows in the ___________.

a)

a) subtropical zone

b)

b) savannah

c)

c) rainforest

d)

d) desert

53.

This zone experiences four seasons.

a)

a) subtropical

b)

b) tropical

c)

c) temperate

d)

d) polar

54.

There is little vegetation in the desert.

a)

a) true

b)

b) false

55.

It is warm all year round in the __________ zone.

a)

a) polar

b)

b) tropical

c)

c) temperate

d)

d) subtropical

56.

The Earth's tilt and rotation creates what?

a)

Seasons

b)

Tectonic movement

c)

Hurricanes and Tornadoes

d)

Weathering and Erosion

57.

The burning of fossil fuels contributes to what phenomena?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

El Nino

d)

La Nina

58.

Which type of precipitation involves a cold front moving in?

a)

Frontal Precipitation

b)

Convectional Precipitation

c)

Orographic Precipitation

d)

Reactional Precipitation

59.

What does the Equinox mark the beginning of?

a)

Spring and Summer

b)

Summer and Winter

c)

Spring and Fall

d)

Fall and Winter

60.

The Solstice is the day when...

a)

The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn

b)

Exactly half of the Earth is getting sunlight at one time

c)

Fall begins

d)

Spring Begins

61.

Which description would best describe a hurricane?

a)

A rotating vortex of wind that begins on land

b)

A large wave caused by tectonic movement

c)

A spiral shaped storm that originates in warm water

d)

A snow storm with 30mph winds

62.

Topography, Wind/Ocean Currents, Latitude and Elevation will affect a place's...

a)

Property values

b)

Extreme Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Seasons

63.
The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water?
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering 
c)
Glacier
d)
Continental Shelf
64.
Falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail.
a)
tundra
b)
precipitation
c)
el nino
d)
blizzard
65.
The land on the leeward side of hills or mountains that get little rain from the descending dry air.
a)
rain shadow
b)
precipitation
c)
permafrost
d)
drought
66.
A storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters.
a)
hurricane
b)
tundra
c)
savanna
d)
steppe
67.
A powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air.
a)
hurricane
b)
typhoon
c)
blizzard 
d)
tornado
68.
A  heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour and reduced visibility of less than one-quarter mile.
a)
convection
b)
tundra
c)
rain shadow
d)
blizzard
69.
A long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall.
a)
drought
b)
savanna
c)
blizzard 
d)
tornado
70.
The flat treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean; the climate region of the Arctic Ocean.
a)
rain forest
b)
biome
c)
savanna
d)
tundra
71.
Permanently frozen ground.
a)
tundra
b)
permafrost
c)
hurrican
d)
solstice
72.
An interdependent community of plants and animals.
a)
ecosystem
b)
biome
c)
rain forest
d)
equinox
73.
Another word for needleleaf trees.
a)
coniferous
b)
deciduous
c)
tundra
d)
forest
74.
A named characteristic of broadleaf trees, such as maple, oak, birch, and cottonwood.
a)
coniferous
b)
tundra
c)
forest
d)
deciduous
75.
A forest region located in the Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf trees.
a)
deciduous
b)
rain forest
c)
rain shadow
d)
coniferous
76.
The term for flat, grassy, mostly treeless plains in the tropical grassland region.
a)
serengeti
b)
savanna
c)
plains
d)
prairie
77.
The term used for a temperate grassland region in the Northern hemisphere.
a)
plains
b)
steppe
c)
butte
d)
mesa

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