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unit 1 quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

Which theme of geography is this? 1534, San Antonio, TX 78056

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Location

2.

One large metropolitan area can cover more than one region. What other city creates a metropolitan city with Dallas?

a)

Ft. Worth

b)

San Antonio

c)

Austin

d)

Houston

3.

The Geography of Texas affects

a)

mountains

b)

plains

c)

capital

d)

climate

4.

 

How do geographic factors contribute to the economic development of Texas?

a)

the government controls what is produced

b)

the culture is determined by regions

c)

resources and climate provide economic opportunities

d)

is limited by history of the area

5.

Which numbered region on the map has mountainous terrain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

The ways that people adapt to and modify their environment is called

a)

world in spatial terms

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

migration

d)

places and regions

7.

Why is Texas' rich soil such a valuable resource?

a)

ranches provide beef

b)

large areas of Texas are used for recreation

c)

large cities can be built

d)

land is used for agricultural production

8.

Tornado Alley Is Located in this part of Texas?

a)

Panhandle

b)

Edwards Aquifer

c)

Costal Region

d)

East Texas

9.

A powerful mass of cold air.

a)

Weather

b)

norther

c)

climate

d)

tornado

10.

 

A seawall can protect a city from hurricanes

a)

False

b)

True

11.

which city has the most average precipitation in Texas?

a)

San Angelo

b)

Galveston

c)

El Paso

d)

Dallas

12.

A storm with high winds and lots of snow.

a)

Blizzard

b)

Tornado

c)

Bad weather

d)

Precipitation

13.

what is true about elevation?

a)

for every 1000 ft. temp drops 3 degrees

b)

for every 1000 ft. temp rises 3 degree

c)

As elevation rises the colder it gets

d)

As elevation rises the hotter it gets

14.

The type of soil and the amount of rainwater a region receives determines an area's

a)

Climate

b)

Economy

c)

Mineral Resources

d)

Types of crops

15.

How Long Is a Decade

a)

12 Years

b)

100 Years

c)

10 Years

16.

How Long is A Century

a)

1 year

b)

10 Years

c)

100 Years

d)

1000 Years

17.

arranged in the order that events happened

a)

Chronological

b)

History

c)

Science and Technology

d)

Era

18.

A long period of time marked by great events, developments, a figure or historical change?

a)

Timeline

b)

History

c)

Era

d)

Ancient

19.

An Account created by someone who took part of an event or witnessed it is an example of?

a)

Fossil

b)

Documentation

c)

Primary source

d)

Artifact

20.

Information Gathered by someone who did not take part of an event or witnessed it

a)

Timeline

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Primary Source

d)

Ancient

21.

Why is it important for historians to get events in the correct order?

a)

to see the beauty in learning history

b)

to be more knowledgeable and clever

c)

to understand the meaning of the events

d)

to understand how and why things happened

22.

when an event takes place in relation to other events 

a)

Relative Chronology

b)

Absolute Chronology

c)

Chronlogy

23.

the exact date an event happened

a)

Chronology

b)

Relative Chronology

c)

Absolute Chronology

24.

How Many Themes of Geography are there

a)

5

b)

6

c)

4

d)

12