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Geography Final (Term 1)

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This exam will be completed during class. During this exam, you are not permitted to look at any of your notes or the internet for answers. You are not allowed to work with or talk to anyone else during the exam. By signing your name below you are agreeing to follow this rule.

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2.

This image shows that as _______ goes up, __________ goes down

a)

Command, market

b)

Demand, supply

c)

consumers, producers

d)

labor, capital

3.

When covid started, there was not enough hand sanitizer because people were suddenly buying more than usual.

This is an example of…

a)

Scarcity

b)

Command economy

c)

factors of production

d)

traditional economy

4.

The three factors of production are

a)

land, labor, and capital

b)

labor, market and supply

c)

demand, economy, and interest

d)

command, market, and mixed

5.

Explain the relationship between producers and consumers. **Complete answers will include what a consumer is, what a producer is, and how they relate to each other.**

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6.

List one advantage (good thing) and one disadvantage (bad thing) of a command economy

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7.

List one advantage (good thing) and one disadvantage (bad thing) of a market economy

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8.

If an economy is "mixed", it is a combination of which two economic types?

a)

command and market

b)

producers and consumers

c)

traditional and market

d)

command and traditional

9.

If we were studying how people used to see the world, this map (created around year 1500) is an example of a(n)...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

artifact

d)

history

10.

Which one of these is most likely a secondary source?

a)

an ancient clay pot

b)

the diary of a soldier

c)

a textbook

d)

fossils and dinosaur bones

11.

All of these are examples of artifacts except...

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

In order to know if a source is primary or secondary, historians need to ask...

a)

When was it made?

b)

Did the person who made it intend for it to be seen?

c)

Was the person who made it at the event we are studying?

d)

Was the person who made it important?

13.

This image shows...

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

14.

Looking at this map, Asia is ____________ of Europe

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

15.

The red line on this picture shows the...

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

16.

Latitude runs _______________ and measures ______________.

a)

east to west; east and west

b)

east to west; north and south

c)

north to south; north and south

d)

north to south; east and west

17.

Which one of these points is in North America??

a)

18ºN, 90ºE

b)

70ºS, 44ºW

c)

45ºN, 115ºW

d)

83ºN, 15ºE

18.

Which of the five themes do the colors on this map show?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

19.

Which of the following is a human feature of geography?

a)

rivers

b)

cities

c)

forests

d)

glaciers

20.

Which of these is an example of an intermediate direction?

a)

north

b)

left

c)

40ºS

d)

southwest

21.

The Prime Meridian (the red line in the picture) is

a)

where latitude is 0º

b)

where longitude is 0º

c)

where latitude is 90ºN

d)

where longitude is 180º

22.

One example of human-environmental interaction is...

a)

taking the train to work

b)

staying at home because of a flood

c)

using a map to find a restaurant

d)

buying a phone case online

23.

What happens when we show Earth on flat maps?

a)

things get distorted (lose accuracy in shape and size)

b)

the ice caps melt at an alarming rate

c)

we can't study small countries as well

d)

we can see where the Equator is better

24.

______________ is one thing a physical map shows that other types of maps don't.

a)

population

b)

capital cities

c)

country borders

d)

elevation

25.

____________ is one thing political maps usually show that other maps don't.

a)

continents

b)

elevation

c)

cardinal directions

d)

country borders

26.

You should use a political map if you are trying to...

a)

find the size of Antarctica

b)

find the highest point in Asia

c)

see which government controls what land

d)

figure out where the most people live

27.

According to the key on this map, how many people live in places colored white?

a)

1-4

b)

0

c)

5-24

d)

25-249

28.

Using the scale bar, about how far is Mexico City from Lima on this map?

a)

1,000 mi

b)

3,000 mi

c)

10,000 mi

d)

30,000 mi

29.

Which number represents the compass rose on this map?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

30.

Looking at this map, Australia is ____________ of the Indian Ocean

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

31.

What is at 80ºS, 20ºW?

a)

South Pacific Ocean

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Arctic Ocean

32.

If I told you that my country is south of Canada I would be describing its...

a)

place

b)

absolute location

c)

relative location

d)

movement

33.

Why do volcanoes usually appear near faults?

a)

they like being near other volcanoes

b)

the faults allow magma to come up from the mantle

c)

the edges of the plates get hotter than the center

d)

the edges of the plates are colder than the center

34.

What happens when tectonic plates move?

a)

seasons

b)

timezones

c)

earthquakes

d)

magma

35.

What does it mean if something is a sustainable resource?

a)

it came from nature

b)

it takes a long time to produce (like fossil fuels)

c)

it can be used for a very long time without running out

d)

it’s something people need to live

36.

Time zones are caused by...

a)

seasons

b)

Earth revolving

c)

Earth rotating

d)

the moon

37.

Which one of these balls is rotating?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

_____________ means orbiting around another object; _____________ means spinning around an axis.

a)

Revolving, rotating

b)

Rotating, revolving

c)

Axis, orbit

d)

Orbit, axis

39.

Which color represents the earth's orbit in this photo?

a)

red

b)

purple

c)

black

d)

yellow

40.

Earth revolving causes...

a)

climate

b)

day and night

c)

seasons

d)

time zones

41.

How long does one revolution (revolving) of the earth take?

a)

1 month

b)

1 season (summer, autumn, winter, spring)

c)

365 1/4 days

d)

24 hours

42.

Which one of these is not a layer under the crust?

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

atmosphere

43.

True or false: the mantle is the hottest layer of Earth

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which of these pictures urbanization?

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

It might it be better to use a globe instead of a flat map if you are trying to...

a)

compare the size of countries and continents

b)

find your way home from the city

c)

learn about where people live on earth

d)

find the elevation of the highest point in Asia

46.

If you are trying to learn about which government controls islands in the Pacific Ocean, you should look at a...

a)

physical map

b)

satellite photo

c)

political map

d)

population density map

47.

Which number on this map represents the scale bar

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

About how many miles (mi) is the Midwest region from west to east?

a)

400

b)

1000

c)

1500

d)

3000

49.

______________ is one thing a physical map shows that other types of maps don't.

a)

population

b)

capital cities

c)

country borders

d)

elevation

50.

Which one of our vocab words best describes this picture?

a)

vote

b)

communism

c)

republic

d)

autocracy

51.

A government that is ruled by a small group of religious leaders would be best described as which two types of government?

a)

theocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

republic

d)

communism

52.

This type of government controls the state's economy

a)

monarchy

b)

communism

c)

republic

d)

theocracy

53.

A government that is controlled by one ruler and controls the economy would be which TWO types of government

a)

communism

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

republic

54.

Which type of government does this picture show?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

communism

d)

theocracy

55.

Citizens being allowed to speak freely is an example of a

a)

responsibility

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

right

56.

Citizens paying taxes is an example of a

a)

responsibility

b)

right

c)

oligarchy

d)

dictatorship

57.

What is the difference between a republic and a democracy? **Complete answers will include what a republic is, what a democracy is, and how they are different.**

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58.

A government that must obey a set of laws established for everyone is called

a)

constitutional

b)

parliamentary

c)

autocracy

d)

communist

59.

A group of people who are elected by citizens to make laws is called a

a)

parliament

b)

government

c)

dictator

d)

oligarchy

60.

In which two types of government are citizens always allowed to vote?

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

61.

Which one of our vocab words is this image most likely showing?

a)

economy

b)

citizen

c)

state

d)

government

62.

What happens if resources are not used sustainably?


*Think about how it affects both the planet and the people who live there.*

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63.

Scarcity means...

a)

when there is not enough of something

b)

being extremely poor

c)

using resources sustainably

d)

hurting the environment

64.

What is poverty and how is it related to scarcity? **Complete answers will include what poverty is, what scarcity is, and how they relate to each other.**

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65.

This religion believes in Allah and reads the Qur'an

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Sikhism

d)

Buddhism

66.

This religion believes in the universal 'Brahman' and that people are reborn when they die

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

67.

This religion worships Jesus and reads from the Bible

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

68.

This religion reads from the Torah and celebrates Passover

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

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