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WorksheetsGeography Skills
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
This theme of geography can be described by its physical (mountains) and human (buildings) characteristics.
Region
Movement
Location
Place
Interaction between people and their environment
All of the following a major world religions EXCEPT:
Christianity
Jainism
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
The written word was the first form of communication between people.
True
False
All of the following are major landforms EXCEPT
plains
valleys
hills
mountains
plateaus
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.
region
movement
location
place
Interaction between people and their environment
All of the following factors influence climate EXCEPT
latitude
oceans
elevation
longitude
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?
democracy
republic
dictatorship
anarchy
What theme of geography can be described by a position on the earth's surface and it has 2 types (absolute and relative)?
Interaction between people and their environment
place
location
region
movement
The belief in many gods is
polynomial
religion
polytheism
monotheism
Your geography affects your lifestyle.
True
False
Which element of culture is described by a way a country makes its money through business.
type of government
social organization
customs and traditions
economic system
All of the following are the types of economic systems we see throughout the world EXCEPT:
Mixed
Autocracy
Traditional
Command
Market
All of the following are causes of cultural change EXCEPT:
changing environment
geography
new ideas
technology
All of the following are some of the biggest imports into the US EXCEPT:
soybeans
oil
cars
coffee bean
All of the following are special purpose maps EXCEPT:
population
climate
physical
interrupted
political
What theme of geography can be described by moving people, goods and ideas.
Movement
Place
Interaction between people and their environment
Region
Place
All of the following are some of the biggest exports of the United States EXCEPT:
medicine
civilian aircraft
oil
feed for animals
A country or city can only have one region within its boundaries.
True
False
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.
Winkel-Tripel
Mercator
Interrupted
Robinson
All of the following are types of climates EXCEPT:
rainy
desert
polar
tropical
This element of culture is described by how we group people in society (family and social classes).
Customs and Traditions
Movement
Social Organization
Language
This theme of geography is described by "we affect the world we live in simply by living in it, mainly for the worse."
Movement
Interaction between people and their environment
place
location
region
The nuclear family includes parents, siblings and grandparents.
True
False
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.
True
False
The element of culture that is described by rules of behavior for a place/how we celebrate with each other is...
Region
Customs and Traditions
Arts and Literature
Economic systems
The element of culture that can be described as "how we communicate with one another" is...
religion
interaction between people and their environment
language
types of government
This element of culture is descibed as "visuals that strengthen a country's culture or promote unity"
Social Organization
Relgion
Arts and Literature
Region
This element of culture is described by "societies laws and political institutions"
economic systems
types of government
social organization
language
TERM: the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
anthropology
sociology
psychology
geography
TERM: position on the earth’s surface
location
place
import
latitude
TERM: distance North or South of the Equator
longitude
Prime Meridian
latitude
grid system
TERM: 0 degrees latitude
longitude
Prime Meridian
latitude
Equator
TERM: distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
longitude
hemisphere
latitude
Equator
TERM: 0 degrees longitude
longitude
Prime Meridian
latitude
Equator
TERM: one of the halves the world is divided into
grid system
hemisphere
map
globe
TERM: the lines of latitude and longitude that cross each other on the map that help find absolute location
map projection
topography
grid system
globe
TERM: Goods brought into a country
export
trade
interdependence
import
TERM: Goods sent to other countries
export
trade
interdependence
import
TERM: dependence of countries for goods from other parts of the world
independence
ethnocentrism
dialects
interdependence
TERM: a cartographer is a
photogrammetrist
mapmaker
geologist
anthropologist
TERM: drawing of the earth on a flat surface
topography
globe
map
scale
TERM: scale model of the earth
climate
vegetation
globe
map projection
TERM: a consistent, proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map & the measurements of the Earth’s surface.
map projection
scale
globe
cultural diffusion
TERM: the ways of showing the curved earth on a flat surface
globe
topography
interdependence
map projection
TERM: the shape of the physical features of a place
vegetation
elevation
topography
climate
TERM: plant life of a region
vegetation
import
elevation
physical characteristic
TERM: the average weather a place has over a period of 20-30 years
topography
climate
environment
altitude
TERM: height above sea level
altitude
elevation
apex
ridge
TERM: a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
vernacular
accent
dialect
pronunciation
TERM: movement of customs or ideas from one place to another
cultural dispersion
cultural diffusion
centralization
dissipation
TERM: judging other cultures by the standards of our own culture
ethnocentrism
essentialism
relativism
racism
TERM: belief that one racial group is superior to others
ethnocentrism
racism
bigotry
prejudice
