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Geography Skills

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This theme of geography can be described by its physical (mountains) and human (buildings) characteristics.

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Interaction between people and their environment

2.

All of the following a major world religions EXCEPT:

a)

Christianity

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Judaism

3.

The written word was the first form of communication between people.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

All of the following are major landforms EXCEPT

a)

plains

b)

valleys

c)

hills

d)

mountains

e)

plateaus

5.

What theme of geography can be described by a place with unifying characteristics such as landforms, climate or even cultural ones like language or relgion.

a)

region

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

place

e)

Interaction between people and their environment

6.

All of the following factors influence climate EXCEPT

a)

latitude

b)

oceans

c)

elevation

d)

longitude

7.

In which type of government does 1 person or a small group of people hold all of the power and make all of the decisions?

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

dictatorship

d)

anarchy

8.

What theme of geography can be described by a position on the earth's surface and it has 2 types (absolute and relative)?

a)

Interaction between people and their environment

b)

place

c)

location

d)

region

e)

movement

9.

The belief in many gods is

a)

polynomial

b)

religion

c)

polytheism

d)

monotheism

10.

Your geography affects your lifestyle.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which element of culture is described by a way a country makes its money through business.

a)

type of government

b)

social organization

c)

customs and traditions

d)

economic system

12.

All of the following are the types of economic systems we see throughout the world EXCEPT:

a)

Mixed

b)

Autocracy

c)

Traditional

d)

Command

e)

Market

13.

All of the following are causes of cultural change EXCEPT:

a)

changing environment

b)

geography

c)

new ideas

d)

technology

14.

All of the following are some of the biggest imports into the US EXCEPT:

a)

soybeans

b)

oil

c)

cars

d)

coffee bean

15.

All of the following are special purpose maps EXCEPT:

a)

population

b)

climate

c)

physical

d)

interrupted

e)

political

16.

What theme of geography can be described by moving people, goods and ideas.

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Interaction between people and their environment

d)

Region

e)

Place

17.

All of the following are some of the biggest exports of the United States EXCEPT:

a)

medicine

b)

civilian aircraft

c)

oil

d)

feed for animals

18.

A country or city can only have one region within its boundaries.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Choose the correct map projection, the advantage is there is correct landmass size and shape and disadvantage is oceans are cut out so oceans distance is distorted.

a)

Winkel-Tripel

b)

Mercator

c)

Interrupted

d)

Robinson

20.

All of the following are types of climates EXCEPT:

a)

rainy

b)

desert

c)

polar

d)

tropical

21.

This element of culture is described by how we group people in society (family and social classes).

a)

Customs and Traditions

b)

Movement

c)

Social Organization

d)

Language

22.

This theme of geography is described by "we affect the world we live in simply by living in it, mainly for the worse."

a)

Movement

b)

Interaction between people and their environment

c)

place

d)

location

e)

region

23.

The nuclear family includes parents, siblings and grandparents.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

In America today, once you are born into a certain social class, you must stay in that social class for the rest of your life.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The element of culture that is described by rules of behavior for a place/how we celebrate with each other is...

a)

Region

b)

Customs and Traditions

c)

Arts and Literature

d)

Economic systems

26.

The element of culture that can be described as "how we communicate with one another" is...

a)

religion

b)

interaction between people and their environment

c)

language

d)

types of government

27.

This element of culture is descibed as "visuals that strengthen a country's culture or promote unity"

a)

Social Organization

b)

Relgion

c)

Arts and Literature

d)

Region

28.

This element of culture is described by "societies laws and political institutions"

a)

economic systems

b)

types of government

c)

social organization

d)

language

29.

TERM: the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.

a)

anthropology

b)

sociology

c)

psychology

d)

geography

30.

TERM:  position on the earth’s surface

a)

location

b)

place

c)

import

d)

latitude

31.

TERM: distance North or South of the Equator

a)

longitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

latitude

d)

grid system

32.

TERM: 0 degrees latitude

a)

longitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

latitude

d)

Equator

33.

TERM: distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

a)

longitude

b)

hemisphere

c)

latitude

d)

Equator

34.

TERM: 0 degrees longitude

a)

longitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

latitude

d)

Equator

35.

TERM: one of the halves the world is divided into

a)

grid system

b)

hemisphere

c)

map

d)

globe

36.

TERM: the lines of latitude and longitude that cross each other on the map that help find absolute location

a)

map projection

b)

topography

c)

grid system

d)

globe

37.

TERM: Goods brought into a country

a)

export

b)

trade

c)

interdependence

d)

import

38.

TERM: Goods sent to other countries

a)

export

b)

trade

c)

interdependence

d)

import

39.

TERM: dependence of countries for goods from other parts of the world

a)

independence

b)

ethnocentrism

c)

dialects

d)

interdependence

40.

TERM: a cartographer is a

a)

photogrammetrist

b)

mapmaker

c)

geologist

d)

anthropologist

41.

TERM: drawing of the earth on a flat surface

a)

topography

b)

globe

c)

map

d)

scale

42.

TERM: scale model of the earth

a)

climate

b)

vegetation

c)

globe

d)

map projection

43.

TERM: a consistent, proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map & the measurements of the Earth’s surface.

a)

map projection

b)

scale

c)

globe

d)

cultural diffusion

44.

TERM: the ways of showing the curved earth on a flat surface

a)

globe

b)

topography

c)

interdependence

d)

map projection

45.

TERM: the shape of the physical features of a place

a)

vegetation

b)

elevation

c)

topography

d)

climate

46.

TERM: plant life of a region

a)

vegetation

b)

import

c)

elevation

d)

physical characteristic

47.

TERM: the average weather a place has over a period of 20-30 years

a)

topography

b)

climate

c)

environment

d)

altitude

48.

TERM: height above sea level

a)

altitude

b)

elevation

c)

apex

d)

ridge

49.

TERM: a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

a)

vernacular

b)

accent

c)

dialect

d)

pronunciation

50.

TERM: movement of customs or ideas from one place to another

a)

cultural dispersion

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

centralization

d)

dissipation

51.

TERM: judging other cultures by the standards of our own culture

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

essentialism

c)

relativism

d)

racism

52.

TERM: belief that one racial group is superior to others

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

racism

c)

bigotry

d)

prejudice