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Midterm Exam

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

2.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

3.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

4.

Which choice is the legend or key of a map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which map is a 'political map'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
What direction would you travel in to get from Perth to Sydney
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
7.

A hemisphere is ___________ of the earth.

a)

Part

b)

Half

c)

On top

d)

in front

8.

The ________________ divides the earth into the Northern Hemipshere & Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

9.

The ________________ divides the earth into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

10.

The equator is the center line of latitude & is measured at _________° (degrees).

a)

30

b)

0

c)

400

d)

100

11.

The red triangle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

80° N, 120° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

30° N, 100° E

12.

The orange circle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

20° N, 0° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

10° N, 180° E

13.

The yellow star seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

30° N, 120° W

b)

0° N, 160° W

c)

40° N, 60° W

14.

The pink heart seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

40° S, 100° W

b)

0° S, 160° W

c)

100° S, 0° W

15.

The green diamond seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

180° S, 100° W

b)

20° S, 160° W

c)

0° S, 0° W

16.

The blue square seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

100° S, 10° W

b)

120° S, 80° E

c)

60° S, 140° E

17.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
18.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
19.
Which continent is located at #2?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
20.
What continent is is shown in the picture?
a)
 North America 
b)
South America
c)
Asia 
d)
Europe
21.
What continent is in blue?
a)
Asia 
b)
Africa 
c)
Europe 
d)
Australia 
22.
What continent is in orange?
a)
South America 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Africa 
23.
What continent is letter B?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Asia 
d)
Australia
24.
What continent is letter A?
a)
North America
b)
South America 
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
25.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
26.
What continent is letter G?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
North America
27.
What ocean is letter A? 
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
28.
What ocean is letter B? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
29.
What ocean is letter C? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
30.
What ocean is letter D? 
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
31.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
32.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
33.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
34.

The continent of Oceana is also known as

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Italy

d)

Europe

35.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
36.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
37.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
38.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
39.
When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
c)
The geosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and geosphere 
40.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
41.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
42.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
43.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
44.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
45.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
46.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
47.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

48.

These areas is located between 66.5°N and the North Pole and 66.5°S and the South Pole. It has low temperatures and very little precipitation.

a)

Polar Climate Zones

b)

Temperate Climate Zones

c)

Tropical Climate Zones

d)

The Arctic Climate Zones

49.

Which of the following is the southern-most point in South America?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Tierra del Fuego

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Strait of Magellan

50.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Andes Mountains

51.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

52.

Identify This Landform In The Red Box.

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Pampus

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Andes Mountains

53.

Identify Feature Located In The Green Area.

a)

Ornico River

b)

Gulf Of California

c)

Patagonia

d)

Pampas

54.

Which of the following does NOT describe Jose San Martin and Simon Bolivar?

a)

led revolutions in Latin America

b)

creole

c)

born in Europe

d)

wealthy and well-educated

55.

Which of the following best describes the most important benefit of the Panama Canal?

a)

stop and refuel

b)

take on cargo

c)

travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

d)

carry tourists into Latin America

56.

This branch of government protects the United States Constitution and has life term appointments.

a)

judicial branch

b)

electoral college

c)

executive branch

d)

legislative branch

57.

If I am standing in the hottest and lowest place in North America, where am I?

a)

The Great Desert

b)

North California

c)

Death Valley

d)

Texas

58.

Which scenario illustrates an example of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

An Aztec lord forces a Spanish colonist to farm his land as a slave.

b)

An Aztec missionary converts an Spanish soldier to Catholicism.

c)

A sick Spanish soldier brings the small pox virus to Mexico.

d)

A Spanish settler learns about the Aztec language and customs.

59.

The term "Latin America" most accurately refers to the

a)

areas of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States.

b)

countries that belong to the organization of the American States.

c)

continents of North and South America.

d)

countries that have close economic ties with Spain.

60.

If you are flying directly from California to New York, in what order would you see the following mountain ranges?

a)

Coastal Range, Rockies, Appalachians

b)

Appalachians, Rockies, Coastal Range

c)

Coastal Range, Alaska Range, Appalachians

d)

Rockies, Alaska Range, Coastal Range

61.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
62.
Huge Grassland
a)
Llanos
b)
Pampas
c)
Great Plains
d)
Dairy Belt
63.
Tallest mountain chain in North America
a)
Appalachians
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Rockies
d)
St. Lawrence
64.
What Country is #6?
a)
Mexico
b)
Venezuela
c)
Brazil
d)
Chile
65.
What Country is #10?
a)
Peru
b)
Brazil
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
66.
What Country is #12?
a)
Argentina
b)
Brazil
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
67.
What Country is #5?
a)
Cuba
b)
Panama
c)
Guatamala
d)
Mexico
68.
What Country is #3?
a)
Cuba
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Haiti
d)
Argentina
69.

The ____ branch of the American government has the ability to veto.

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

d)

congressional

70.

The ____ is an economic and political organization of countries that introduced the Euro in 2002.

a)

United Nations

b)

European Union

c)

United Kingdom

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

71.

Who was at the top of the feudal system?

a)

Barons

b)

Knights

c)

King

d)

Peasants

72.

Who was at the bottom of the feudal system?

a)

Peasants

b)

King

c)

Knights

d)

Barons

73.

This was the time period where forward thinkers wanted to reform society using reason moving away from ideas rooted in religion, tradition, or mysticism

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Roman Empire

74.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
75.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
76.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

77.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

78.

What country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Hungary

d)

Italy

79.

What country is this?

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Ukraine

d)

Czech Republic

80.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Poland

c)

Romania

d)

Spain

81.

What country is this?

a)

Spain

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

82.

What country is this?

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

83.

What mountain range is shown in orange?

a)

The Pyrenees

b)

The Alps

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Olympic Mountains

84.

What mountain range is shown in orange?

a)

The Pyrenees

b)

The Alps

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

85.

What peninsula is shown in orange?

a)

Scandanavian

b)

Iberian

c)

Floridian

d)

Yucatan

86.

What body of water is shown in blue?

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

87.

What body of water is shown in blue?

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Rhine River

d)

Danube River

88.

What body of water is shown in blue?

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Rhine River

d)

Danube River

89.

What physical feature of Europe is shown in green?

a)

European Plain

b)

English Channel

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

The Alps

90.

What mountain range is shown in orange?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

The Pyrenees

d)

The Alps

91.

Which European historical periods are in the proper chronological order?

a)

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire

b)

Renaissance, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Middle Ages

c)

Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance

d)

Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Ancient Greece

92.

Why is Eastern Europe considered a cultural crossroads?

a)

Eastern Europe is the most diverse region in the world

b)

There is great diversity in culture in the region today

c)

Since ancient times, people moving between Europe and Asia

d)

There is a complex road system constructed there

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