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Geography unit 1 review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an example of

a)

a sphere

b)

a clock

c)

a compass rose

d)

an ancient sun dial

2.

This is an example of a

a)

political map

b)

resource map

c)

physical map

d)

climate map

3.

This is an example of a

a)

population map

b)

resource map

c)

political map

d)

physical map

4.

these pictures are examples of

a)

spheres

b)

globes

c)

trapeziods

d)

hemispheres

5.

The lines on the left side picture are

a)

latitude lines

b)

contiguous lines

c)

perpendicular lines

d)

hemispherical lines

6.

The line in the middle of this map is known as the

a)

prime meridian

b)

international date line

c)

hemispherical dividing line

d)

equator

7.

The most well known longitude line is known as the

a)

prime meridian

b)

international date line

c)

equator

d)

Mason-Dixon line

8.

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

9.

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

10.

One example of a push factor is...

a)

higher salaries

b)

transportation

c)

civil war

d)

sanitation

11.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

12.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

13.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

14.

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Interaction

d)

Movement

15.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
16.
Type of Map?
a)
Topographic
b)
Weather
c)
Thematic
d)
Choropleth
17.

This line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

18.

This line divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

International Date Line

19.

Areas that share unifying characteristics are known as--

a)

countries

b)

regions

c)

places

d)

locations

20.

The way in which humans impact, depend on, and adapt to the physical world is known as--

a)

place

b)

region

c)

movement

d)

human-environment interaction

21.

Letter A represents which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

22.

Letter B represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

23.

Letter C represents which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

24.

Letter E represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

ASia

25.

Letter G represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

26.

Letter D represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

27.

Letter F represents which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

28.

Large landmasses often separated by oceans are...

a)

countries

b)

cities

c)

continents

d)

oceans

29.

By finding the intersection of latitude and longitude lines, geographers pinpoint ....

a)

globes

b)

atlases

c)

absolute location

d)

aerial photographs

30.

Which continent is at 30 S. , 60 W?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

31.

Letter K represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

32.

Letter H represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

33.

Letter I represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

34.

Letter J represents which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

35.

Letter L represents which ocean?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

36.

1. Which statement about latitude is most correct?

a)

The further away you go from the equator, the warmer it gets

b)

The further away you go from the equator, the colder it gets

c)

The further away you go from the equator, the dryer it gets

d)

The further away you go from the equator, the wetter it gets

37.

3. If it is winter in the southern hemisphere, then it is _________ in the northern hemisphere.

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

38.

Seasonal changes in daylight hours and climatic conditions are caused by

a)

lunar phases

b)

ocean currents

c)

the 23.5 degrees tilt of Earth's axis

d)

the annual change of distance from sun to Earth

39.

Earth is tilted at _____________ degrees.

a)

23.5

b)

90

c)

0

d)

25.3

40.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is spring

b)

It is summer

c)

It is fall

d)

It is winter

41.

What causes the seasons?

a)

The earths moon

b)

The earths tilt

c)

The ocean

d)

The star

42.

When the overhead sun is either over the tropic of cancer or over the tropic of capricorn this is called a ______________.

a)

equinox

b)

rotation

c)

solstice

d)

season

43.

Why is summer warmer than winter?

a)

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

b)

During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sun

c)

The sun radiates more energy during summer

d)

Earth spins slower on its axis during summer

44.

Which of the following part of the year is shown in the diagram?

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

45.

On which date sun is overhead of the equator

a)

21st June

b)

23rd September

c)

22nd December

46.

On which date sun is overhead of the Tropic of Cancer

a)

21st June

b)

23rd September

c)

22nd December

47.

On which date sun is overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn

a)

21st June

b)

21st March

c)

22nd December