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Geography Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is geography?

a)

The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features.

b)

The study of the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.

c)

The study of the history and development of the earth.

d)

The study of land, water, natural resources, and population flows.

2.

All of the following are examples of absolute locations EXCEPT...

a)

Atlanta, Georgia is at 33° North latitude, 84° West longitude

b)

Washington DC is at 38° North latitude, 77° W longitude

c)

Nashville, Tennessee is North of Georgia and South of Kentucky

d)

Chicago, Illinois is at 41° North latitude, 87° West longitude

3.

Which of the following is NOT a relative location

a)

San Diego California is East of the Pacific Ocean and North of Mexico.

b)

Medina, Ohio is at 41° North latitude and 81° West longitude

c)

Austin, Texas is South of Oklahoma and West of Louisiana

d)

St. Paul, Minnesota is North of Iowa and South of Canada

4.

Place refers to which of the questions below?

a)

How do its people relate to the physical world?

b)

How is it similar to another location?

c)

What is it like there?

d)

What is its size?

5.

People often change their environment to...

a)

control their climate

b)

meet their needs

c)

redefine their culture

d)

establish their location

6.

Which of the following describes a disadvantage of a globe?

a)

We can see only half of it at any time.

b)

It is two dimensional

c)

Distortions cause Greenland and Antarctica to appear larger

d)

It only shows natural features

7.

Islands can be formed by which of the following?

a)

tornados

b)

volcanoes

c)

ocean ridges

d)

tsunamis

8.

Earthquakes can cause destruction thousands of miles away from the epicenter because...

a)

They can cause fires

b)

They can cause landslides

c)

They can cause tsunamis

d)

They can cause tornados

9.

One example of a push factor is...

a)

higher salaries

b)

transportation

c)

civil war

d)

sanitation

10.

Which type of government encourages citizens to vote?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

communist

11.

Which of the following, allows the government to control the production of all goods and services?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

Democracy

12.

The infrastructure of a region includes which of the following?

a)

transporting its good to market

b)

communication with other regions

c)

fueling its factories

d)

all of the following

13.

The spread of ideas, innovations and inventions, and patterns of behavior refer to which term?

a)

religion

b)

society

c)

diffusion

d)

culture

14.

The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group is called...

a)

culture

b)

religion

c)

diffusion

d)

democracy

15.

A belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as creators and maintainers of the universe is called...

a)

culture

b)

religion

c)

diffusion

d)

democracy

16.

True or False: An Economic system is the way people produce and exchange goods

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: In a market economy, production of goods and services is determined by the government

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Natural resources are materials on or in the earth that have economic value

a)

True

b)

False