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Intro to Geography Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

Paris can be found at 48 degrees north and 2 degrees east.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

2.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

English is the main language spoken in the United Kingdom.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

3.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

4.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

Chile is west of Brazil.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

5.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

Buddhism is the most popular religion in Eastern Africa.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

6.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

In Colorado you can see the Rocky Mountains.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

7.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

A kimono is a popular clothing item in Japan.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

8.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

This theme includes physical and human characteristics.

a)

location

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

place

d)

region

9.

This theme includes absolute and relative.

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

human-environment interaction

10.

Which theme of Geography fits with this statement?

This theme includes how people, things, and ideas go from one location to another.

a)

location

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

movement

d)

region

11.

This theme includes how people modify, adapt, and depend on the environment.

a)

location

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

movement

d)

region

12.

One place described in relation to another place

a)

physical characteristics

b)

human characteristics

c)

relative location

d)

absolute location

13.

the exact position on Earth

a)

physical characteristics

b)

human characteristics

c)

absolute location

d)

relative location

14.

addresses or latitude/longitude coordinates are an example of:

a)

physical characteristics

b)

absolute location

c)

relative location

d)

human characteristics

15.

north, south, east, northwest, southeast, far from, next to, left, right, close by

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

human characteristics

d)

physical characteristics

16.
Another name for a mapmaker is a...
a)
photographer
b)
cartographer
c)
geographer
d)
navigator
17.
The most accurate model of the earth is a...
a)
map
b)
globe
c)
photograph
d)
global grid
18.
The area a space on a map corresponds to in the real world is called its...
a)
legend
b)
key
c)
scale
d)
elevation
19.

Which tool would be most helpful to find your way through an amusement park?

a)

map

b)

globe

20.

Lines that measure distance from the equator, telling you how north or south something is are called:

a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
River
d)

Mountain

21.

Lines that measure distance from the prime meridian, telling you how east or west something is are called:

a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Rivers
d)
Mountains
22.
The starting point to measure longitude is the 
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
South Pole
d)
North Pole
23.
The starting point to measure latitude is ______
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
30 degrees North
d)
90 degrees west
24.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
25.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
26.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
27.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
28.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
29.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
30.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
31.

32 degrees North, 154 degrees E is in what hemispheres?

a)

Southern and Western

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Eastern and Western

32.

What line creates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

33.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

Half of the earth

b)

The shape of the earth

c)

A fourth of the earth

d)

Four different dimensions and alternate timelines of earth

34.

What is the line of LATITUDE that runs across the world at 0°?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Dateline

d)

Line of Demarkation

35.

What line of LONGITUDE separates the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Line of Scrimmage

36.

Which comes first when writing coordinates, Latitude or Longitude?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

It doesn't matter

d)

Whichever you feel is best in the moment

37.

How is latitude measured? (In degrees __________ or ________)

a)

North or South

b)

East or West

c)

Up or Down

d)

Near or Far

38.

How is longitude measured? (In degrees ________ or ________)

a)

North or South

b)

East or West

c)

6 degrees of separation

d)

Close or far

39.

Lines of latitude run ___________

a)

Vertically

b)

Horizontally

c)

Backwards

d)

Marathons

40.

Lines of longitude run ___________

a)

Vertically

b)

Horizontally

c)

5 k's

d)

In circles

41.

All of the following are examples of Themes of Geography except:

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Physical Features

d)

Region

42.

Which of the following is not an example of people interacting with their environment?.

a)

Building a house in the desert

b)

creating a pond in your back yard

c)

digging a ditch to help drain a swamp

d)

all are examples of people interacting with their environment

43.

·          

Which type of  location deals with describing the location of a place in connection with another place. 

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

c)

Functional

d)

Formal

44.

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

 

a)

Cultural Characteristics

b)

Physical Characeristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

All of the above

45.

When I say that I live close to the church, I am telling you my ________________location.

a)

Absolute

b)

Formal

c)

Relative

d)

Functional

46.

Some cities have lots of pollution and garbage. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Location

b)

Human-Environment interaction

c)

Region

d)

Place