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Semester Exam- Geography

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Land surrounded by water on three sides is called?

a)

Ocean

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Lake

2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
5.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
6.
What continent do we live on?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
7.
What is a land form?
a)
Something that someone built on the earth
b)
A natural feature on the earth's surface
c)
Something that is not natural
d)
The streets that are are around the city
8.

On average, the higher the elevation of a place, the _______ it will be.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

9.
What are the physical and human features of a location?
a)
perception
b)
place
c)
perspective
d)
landscapes
10.

The study of the people, their environment, and their resources is known as

a)

Biology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Geography

11.

What are pictures on a map called?

a)

symbols

b)

photos

c)

pixels

d)

signs

12.

What is the largest continent on Earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

13.

What is the smallest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Australia

14.

What does a map scale do?

a)

shows how big the map is

b)

shows how much a map weighs

c)

shows how tall a building is in real life

d)

shows how far away a place is in real life

15.

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

16.

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

a)

Intermediate

b)

Normal

c)

Cardinal

d)

Basic

17.

What is another name for a map key?

a)

graph

b)

ruler

c)

legend

d)

scale

18.

Which part of a map helps orient direction?

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

scale

19.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
20.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
21.

All of the people in a particular area

a)

migration

b)

demographics

c)

population

d)

census

22.

Study of population patterns and change

a)

census

b)

demographics

c)

migration

d)

death rate

23.

Number of births each year per 1,000 people

a)

birth rate

b)

population growth

c)

population density

d)

migration

24.

the number of people in a defined area such as a square mile

a)

population density

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population

25.

Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago?

a)

better health care

b)

better restaurants

c)

better hairstyles

d)

better clothing

26.

A teacher is in the ...

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

27.

A craftman or woman is in the ...

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

28.

A farmer is in the...

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

29.

Which country is marked by the letter A?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

30.

Which country is marked by the letter B?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

31.

Which country is marked by the letter C?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

32.

Which country is marked by the letter D?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

33.

Which is the largest city/urban area in North America?

a)

New York City, New York, U.S.A.

b)

Mexico City, Mexico

c)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

d)

Havana, Cuba

34.

Canada is the Largest country in the world by area

a)

First

b)

Third

c)

Second

d)

Fifth

35.

Which number on the map represents the Pacific Ocean?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

6

d)

4

36.

What is population density?

a)

the amount of people in a certain amount of space.

b)

amount of trees in a certain amount of space.

c)

number of total people in a country

d)

number of total trees in a country

37.

What are the official languages of Canada?

a)

English and French

b)

French and German

c)

English and German

d)

British and German

38.

The Atlantic Ocean is located on the ______ Side of Canada.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

39.

The Pacific Ocean Is Located On The _______ Side of Canada.

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

40.

What number represents the province of Quebec?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.
What 3 oceans border Canada?
a)
Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic
b)
Indian, South, Pacific
c)
Arctic, Pacific, Indian
d)
South, Atlantic, Arctic
42.

What is located at location D?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Hudson Bay

43.

What state is represented with the number 1?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arkansas

c)

Tennessee

d)

Alabama

44.

Which region is colored PURPLE

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

West

45.

Which region is colored BLUE

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

46.

Which region is colored ORANGE

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

47.

What state is labeled number 4?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

New York

d)

Connecticut

48.

What state is highlighted on the map

a)

Colorado

b)

Utah

c)

Wyoming

d)

California

49.
What is the capital of Minnesota
a)
Minneapolis
b)
St. Paul
c)
Bismarck
d)
Madison
50.

_______ are groups of areas that have similar physical features.

a)

regions

b)

human features

c)

physical features

d)

climate

51.

The five regions of the United States are

a)

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West

b)

North, South, East, and West

c)

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian

d)

Over Here, Over There, Out Yonder, Up Back, and Far Away

52.

Which is the capital of the United States?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Washington, D.C.

53.

Which two hemispheres of the Earth is the United States located in?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Southern and Eastern

54.

Latitude and Longitude are measured in

a)

degrees

b)

inches

c)

miles

d)

kilometers

55.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Triangle?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

56.

What are the coordinates for the GREEN Star?

a)

40*N, 100*W

b)

70*S, 170*E

c)

20*N, 20*E

d)

0*, 0*

57.
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
sinkhole
d)
cave
58.
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
plain
d)
valley
59.
a)
strait
b)
valley
c)
plateau
d)
glacier
60.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment

61.

What is it called when a river cuts a deep path through land?

a)

river

b)

mountain

c)

canyon

62.
An area where a river empties into a larger body of water, forming small islands and streams.
a)
Delta
b)
Peninsula
c)
Plateau
d)
Steppe
63.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
64.

Location L is located at which coordinates?

a)

15oS, 60oW

b)

45oS, 60oW

c)

15oS, 60oE

d)

45oS, 60oE

65.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

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