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Unit 1: Intro to Geography Test Review

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 29hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent is in green?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

2.

Which continent is colored green?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

3.

Which continent is colored green?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

4.

Which do you use first when finding location?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

5.

What is the imaginary line which separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

6.

What is the name of the imaginary line which separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

7.

What ocean is letter D?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

8.

What continent is letter L?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

9.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

north, south

b)

southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest

c)

north, east, south, west

d)

south, southwest, north, northwest

10.

What ocean is letter H?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

11.

What continent is the United States a part of?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

12.

What continent is letter G?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

13.

What ocean is letter A?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

14.

What word means the study of the earth?

a)

symbols

b)

equator

c)

hemisphere

d)

geography

15.

What ocean is letter E?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

16.

What continent is letter J?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

17.

What continent is letter B?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

18.

What continent is letter F?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

19.

What continent is letter C?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

20.

What is geography?

a)

The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features.

b)

The study of the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.

c)

The study of the history and development of the earth.

d)

The study of land, water, natural resources, and population flows.

21.

Islands can be formed by which of the following?

a)

tornados

b)

volcanoes

c)

ocean ridges

d)

tsunamis

22.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
23.

What is this?

a)

A beautiful picture

b)

A map key

c)

Fire, trees, dots, hills

24.

What is the name of the map feature that is circled in blue?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

ocean

d)

title

25.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

26.

Which map shows physical features such as bodies of water, mountains, plateaus, etc?

a)

World Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Climate Map

27.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

28.

What type of landform is this?

a)

Plateau

b)

Mountain

c)

Valley

d)

Volcano

29.

Landforms are...

a)

Weather and weather patterns

b)

a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the shape of the land

c)

the plants and animals living in the environment

d)

a large area of land

30.

What landform?

a)

Snow

b)

Trees

c)

Mountain

d)

Hills

31.

What landform?

a)

Hills

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Green

32.

What landform?

a)

Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

River

d)

Hills

33.

What landform?

a)

Beach

b)

Island

c)

Cliff

d)

River

34.

What landform?

a)

Plateau

b)

Rock

c)

Mountain

d)

Grass

35.

What Landform?

a)

Hills

b)

Lake

c)

Plateau

d)

Sky

36.

What Landform?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Lava

d)

Smoke

37.

What Landform?

a)

Valley

b)

River

c)

Lake

d)

Hills

38.

The light green continent is...

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

39.

The red continent is...

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

40.

The dark green continent is...

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

41.

The yellow continent is...

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

42.

The pink continent is...

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

43.

The blue continent is...

a)

Antarctrica

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

44.

The orange continent is...

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

45.

The PACIFIC Ocean is which number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

46.

The ATLANTIC ocean is which number?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

47.

The Arctic Ocean is which number?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

48.

The INDIAN ocean is which number?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

49.

The PACIFIC Ocean is which number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

50.

What is the invisible line at 0 degrees longitude called?

a)

Geographic Term

b)

Cardinal Point

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

51.

Name the invisible line at 0 degrees latitude:

a)

Globe

b)

Physical Feature

c)

Geographic Term

d)

Equator

52.

Invisible lines running east to west are called parallels of _____

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

53.

The invisible north/south lines on a map or globe are called _________.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

54.

Where are the coordinates of the X on the map?

a)

80E, 40N

b)

40N, 80E

c)

40E, 80N

d)

20S, 40W

55.

Network of latitudes and longitudes on a map.

a)

Scale

b)

Equator

c)

Grid system.

56.

Explains signs ,symbols and colours used In the map.

a)

Legend or key

b)

Title

c)

Grid

57.

Help in calculating the distance between two places on the map.

a)

Title

b)

North line

c)

Scale

58.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to PE class
59.
Political Maps show: 
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to making sense of politics
60.
Thematic Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Themes of books and movies
61.

A ___________ tells the reader what the map is illustrating.

a)

title

b)

symbols

c)

labels

d)

colors

62.

On a compass rose, N, S, E, W are called the _____________

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

63.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
64.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
65.

This map is showing the major cities in the United States. What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

66.

What map element is circled here?

a)

Title

b)

Compass

c)

Scale

d)

Key/legend

67.

What map element is circled here?

a)

Scale

b)

Title

c)

Key/legend

d)

Compass rose

68.

A natural elevation of land higher than a hill

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

plateau

d)

plain

69.

A fairly large natural stream of water

a)

River

b)

Gulf

c)

Ocean

d)

Sea

70.

An area of land almost completely surrounded by water (usually surrounded on 3 sides)

a)

island

b)

isthmus

c)

peninsula

d)

city

71.

Explains how people, ideas & animals move from one place to another.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

72.

Describes the CHARACTERISTICS of a location. 

a)

Place

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Region

73.

A famous place is the Grand Canyon, known for its steep rock walls that were carved by the Colorado River.

a)

Region

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Place

74.

Provides a way of locating places. Absolute location is the exact point where a place is located, such as GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates.

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

75.

Explains how people affect the environment & how the environment affects people. 

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Region

76.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

77.

People build dams to change the flow of rivers.

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

78.

This photo best represents...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

79.
The study of the earth and how people use it is known as______
a)
Geography
b)
Cartography
c)
Social Studies
d)
Coordinate Plane
80.
Mill Middle school is exactly 75 degrees north longitude and 120 degrees west.  This is an example of the geography theme of: 
a)
Movement
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Human Interaction Environment
81.
Trucks that bring clothes and groceries to the stores we shop in represent which theme?
a)
Movement
b)
Location
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Region
82.
Lines on a map that run north and south but measure east and west.
a)
Equator
b)
Longitude
c)
Latitude
83.
Lines running side by side following the same direction and never cross.
a)
Parallels
b)
Scale
c)
Meridians
d)
Straight
84.

Which are landforms?

a)

Bridges, Towers

b)

Rivers, Lakes, Mountains

c)

Roads, Buildings

d)

Houses, Canals

85.

The study of Earth and its surface is called...

a)

lines of longitud

b)

equator

c)

geography

d)

prime meridian

86.

Imaginary lines that measure distance in degrees NORTH or SOUTH from the equator are called...

a)

prime meridian

b)

lines of latitude

c)

lines of longitude

d)

equator

87.

A map that shows LANDMARKS such as mountains, rivers, lakes and other geographic features is called...

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

weather map

d)

grid map

88.

A map that shows the BOUNDARIES such as countries, states, and territories is called...

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

weather map

d)

grid map

89.

Latitude is...

a)

lines that measure east and west and run vertically.

b)

lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.

90.

Longitude is...

a)

lines that measure east and west and run vertically.

b)

lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.

91.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

92.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
93.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
94.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)
Unable to determine
95.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
96.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

97.
Which runs horizontally around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
98.

Which letter is located at 

(60°N, 60°E)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

99.

Which letter is located at 

(0°, 150°W)?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

100.

Which letter is located at

(15°S, 75°E)?

a)

H

b)

I

c)

G

d)

D

101.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

102.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

103.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

104.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

105.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

106.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

107.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

108.

Is this about physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

109.

Which of the following statement best describes Physical Geography?

a)

the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries

b)

branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface

c)

branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.

d)

the study of Continents and Oceans

110.

What is Human Geography?

a)

the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries

b)

branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface

c)

branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.

d)

the study of Continents and Oceans

111.

The congress proposed to change the system of government from unitary to federal. Which area of geography does this fall under?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Both

d)

Neither

112.

Last January 12, 2020, Taal Volcano in Batangas spewed ashes across CALABARZON and Metro Manila resulting in suspension of classes and work. Which area of geography does this fall under?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Both

d)

Neither

113.

Filipino scientists have discovered a new species of insect-eating pitcher plant in a mountain range in the country’s southern Mindanao region. Which area of geography does this fall under?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Both

d)

Neither

114.

DOLE estimates 10 million workers will lose jobs this year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Which area of geography does this unemployment fall under?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Both

d)

Neither