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6 Week Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which physical process is responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Severe droughts

c)

Soil building

d)

Water erosion

2.

What happens when tectonic plates "transform"?

a)

rift valleys

b)

volcanoes

c)

earthquakes

d)

continental drift

3.

Humid subtropical zones are good for agriculture because -

a)

Mountain barriers block the winds

b)

The position near the coastline allows more moderate temps

c)

They all have high elevations

4.

Why do people build dams, polders and use terrace farming?

a)

As populations increase, different land uses are used to meet needs

b)

Because urbanization demands them to use more farms

c)

People must increase habitats for wildlife

5.

Which of these is a factor that contributes to the growth of cities? (select all that apply)

a)

high population density

b)

expanded job opportunities

c)

availability of resources

6.

Which of these events are most related to the Lithosphere?

a)

Flooding

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Tornado

7.

The process in which organic matter, minerals, rocks mix within dirt is called

a)

Tectonic forces

b)

Soil building process

c)

wind erosion

d)

earthquakes

8.

Which of these belongs to the Biosphere?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Insects

9.

Mexico CIty has cooler summers than Houston, TX because -

a)

Mexico City has a higher elevation than Houston

b)

Mexico City has a higher latitude is closer to the polar zones

c)

Mexico City is closer to the equator so it will be cooler

d)

Because it got lucky. Next year Houston will be cooler

10.

Countries that are near the Ring of Fire have a higher risk of -

a)

tornadoes

b)

monsoons

c)

earthquakes

d)

hurricanes

11.

Based on this, which city has a higher daily temperature?

a)

City A

b)

City C

c)

City D

d)

City B

12.

Which of these happens in the hydrologic cycle (water cycle)?

a)

Ice melts and increases the ocean volume, causing floods

b)

Water dries out in some places but floods others

c)

Water evaporates into atmosphere and returns as precipitation

13.

Urbanization means

a)

the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

b)

the moving of people to rural areas

c)

it means inner cities get gentrified

14.

Which a reason for polders?

a)

to have more trade and transportation

b)

to combat rising sea levels

c)

to increase or reclaim land for agriculture

15.

Which areas usually have better transportation systems?

a)

rural areas

b)

urban areas

c)

rich countries

16.

What happens during convergent plate movement?

a)

the plates move closer together and create river valleys

b)

the plates move toward each other and create mountains

c)

they slide past each other causing an earthquake

17.

The higher the latitude -

a)

the colder a place usually is

b)

the warmer a place usually is

c)

the more temperature a place usually is

18.

Which of these is a push factor?

a)

Better job opportunities in another city

b)

More social freedoms in a different country

c)

Bigger houses and nicer stores

d)

Lack of stability and safety

19.

What kind of place tends to receive more snow?

a)

A place that has a lower equator

b)

A place that is near cool ocean currents

c)

A place with a high elevation

20.

Pollution most affects -

a)

the hydrosphere

b)

the biosphere

c)

the lithosphere

d)

the atmosphere

21.

What is one challenge that urbanization can bring?

a)

Higher air pollution

b)

Less medical care

c)

Less goods for people to buy

22.

Which is NOT a pull factor?

a)

Better job opportunities

b)

improved housing

c)

ethnic persecution

d)

education opportunities

23.

Deforestation means -

a)

the clearing of forests to use the land for other uses

b)

building forests

c)

conserving the forests that we currently have

24.

High latitudes tend to have -

a)

tropical climates

b)

temperate climates

c)

polar climates

25.

A pull factor would be something like a -

a)

job opportunity

b)

tornado damage

c)

racism

d)

lack of political rights

26.

List a challenge or downside of living in an Urban area.

4 lines
27.

Rural areas include

a)

cities with lots of people in a small area

b)

countryside with lots of land and less people

c)

areas controlled by the government

28.

Ocean currents -

a)

regulate climate everywhere

b)

are caused by the flatness of the earth

c)

happen in the lithosphere

29.

Mountain barriers

a)

affect climate causing different effects on windward and leeward sides

b)

do not affect the climate of an area at all

c)

have the same climate as places near sea level

30.

A real or artificial line that separates geographic areas is called a

a)

border

b)

road

c)

bridge

d)

wall

31.

Many border disputes happen when people fight over natural resources

a)

true

b)

false

32.

Any ethnic or religious group who is the the dominant group or majority is called a minority

a)

true

b)

false

33.

Ethnic foods such as Arepas are eaten throughout Latin America and also USA. This is an example of -

a)

the intermingling of two cultures through Diffusion

b)

a minority group assimiliating and adapting to a new culture

c)

how globalization impacs cultural traditions

34.

A national highway system -

a)

allows the movement of goods to markets and new places

b)

increases the use of public transportation

c)

reduces the use of non-renewable resources

35.

Which factor BEST explains growth of urban areas?

a)

less pollution

b)

Climate change

c)

Economic opportunities

36.

This kind of map shows us the distribution and difference in the _____ of places

a)

latitude

b)

climate zones

c)

elevation

37.

Why are many companies and people moving to Texas?

a)

to invest in Aviation

b)

because of its central location (close to both coasts)

c)

large companies are encouraging immigrants to move to Texas

38.

Based on this map, most growth in Africa will probably happen in -

a)

Urban areas

b)

The Sahara Desert region

c)

Rural areas

39.

Which statement about convergent plates is accurate?

a)

Convergent plates move together and create river valleys

b)

Convergent plates slide past each other causing earthquakes

c)

Convergent plates move together and create mountains

40.

A benefit of globalization is increased -

a)

environmental safety

b)

isolation of local cultures

c)

people make very little income

d)

access to technological innovations