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Unit 1 Review - WG

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

2.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

3.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

4.

Location L is located at which coordinates?

a)

15oS, 60oW

b)

45oS, 60oW

c)

15oS, 60oE

d)

45oS, 60oE

5.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

6.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

7.

Which point is located at 30oN, 90oW?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

8.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

9.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
10.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
11.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
12.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
13.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
14.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
15.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
16.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
17.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
18.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
19.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
20.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
21.

This line divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Latitude and longitude

22.

What line (shown in red) is seen here?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

23.

This line, known as the Prime Meridian, divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Latitude and longitude

24.

The Equator is a line of _____ and the Prime Meridian is a line of _____.

a)

North, South

b)

Longitude, Latitude

c)

East, North

d)

Latitude, Longitude

25.

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In what ocean does the Prime Meridian (0 longitude) cross the Equator (0 latitude)?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

26.

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What two continents does the Equator (0 latitude) cross?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Africa and South America

c)

Africa and Europe

27.

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Which of these continents lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere (below the Equator)?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

28.

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What ocean lies completely in the Eastern Hemisphere (to the right of the Prime Meridian)?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

29.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude 30°N30\degree N  and longitude  0°0\degree  ?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

30.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude 60°N60\degree N  and longitude  100° W100\degree\ W  ?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

North America

31.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude 30°S30\degree S  and longitude  60° W60\degree\ W  ?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

North America

32.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude 30°S30\degree S  and longitude  130° E130\degree\ E  ?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

33.

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Identify the city located closest to latitude 30°N30\degree N  and longitude  90° W90\degree\ W  ?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Quito

c)

London

34.

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Identify the city located closest to latitude 30°N30\degree N  and longitude  30° E30\degree\ E  ?

a)

San Francisco

b)

London

c)

Cairo

35.

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What are the approximate coordinates of Shanghai, China?

a)

30°N, 30°E30\degree N,\ 30\degree E  

b)

30°N, 120°E30\degree N,\ 120\degree E  

c)

30°S, 150°E30\degree S,\ 150\degree E  

36.

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What are the approximate coordinates of Durban, Africa?

a)

30°S, 30°E30\degree S,\ 30\degree E  

b)

30°N, 30°E30\degree N,\ 30\degree E  

c)

0°, 30°E0\degree,\ 30\degree E  

37.

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What city on the map lies on the Prime Meridian (longitude  0°0\degree  )

a)

Antarctica

b)

London

c)

Nairobi

38.

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What city on the map lies on the latitude line  60°N60\degree N  ?

a)

Leningrad

b)

New York

c)

London

39.

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The United States lies primarily between which two lines of latitude?

a)

0° and 30°N0\degree\ and\ 30\degree N  

b)

30°N and 60°N30\degree N\ and\ 60\degree N  

c)

60°W and 90°W60\degree W\ and\ 90\degree W  

40.

Lines of ___________ run from North to South.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

41.

Lines of ___________ run from East to West.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

42.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
43.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
44.

What is the name of the continent by number 1?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
45.

What is the name of the continent by number 2?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
46.

What is the name of the continent by number 3?

a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
47.

What is the name of the continent by number 4?

a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
48.

What is the name of the continent by number 5?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
49.

What is the name of the continent by number 6?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
50.

What is the name of the continent by number 7?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
51.

What is the name of the ocean by number 8?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean 
52.

What is the name of the ocean by number 9?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
53.

What is the name of the ocean by number 10?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
54.

What is the name of the ocean by number 11?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Northern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
55.

What is the name of the ocean by number 12?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Southern  Ocean
56.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
57.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
58.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
d)
uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area
59.
The theme movement has to do with what ideas:
a)
Migration and Trade
b)
Latitude and longitude
c)
Pollution
d)
Human and Physical Characteristics
60.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
61.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
62.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
63.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
64.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
65.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
66.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
67.
People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
68.
Which of the following are examples of the human features of a place?
a)
traditions and population
b)
occupations and language
c)
education and cultures
d)
all of the above
69.
The theme of geography that answers the question “How do goods, ideas, and people get  from one area to another is called ?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
70.
The theme of geography that describes what it is like to live there using an area’s physical and  human characteristics is
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
71.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
72.
Which of these is NOT a type of region geographers use?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Ecological
d)
Perceptual
73.
Which is NOT an example of a functional region?
a)
the circulation area of a newspaper.
b)
the area of dominance of a local television station.
c)
the market area of a supermarket.
d)
the area dominated by a particular crop.
74.
The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a:
a)
climatic region.
b)
formal region.
c)
functional region.
d)
vernacular region.
75.

Which type of region does this image of a pizza delivery zone depict?

a)

Functional

b)

Perceptual

c)

Formal

76.

The New York Metropolis is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

77.

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

78.

A Wifi Hotspot is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

79.

What is the study of the Earth?

a)

biology

b)

geography

c)

agriculture

d)

zoology

80.

The area at the top or bottom of a globe is called a ....

a)

point

b)

tip

c)

spot

d)

pole

81.

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

a)

mountain

b)

plain

c)

continent

d)

country

82.

What are pictures on a map called?

a)

symbols

b)

photos

c)

pixels

d)

signs

83.

Which word means a change in the shape and size of an object?

a)

stretch

b)

distortion

c)

blur

d)

shrink

84.

What is half of the Earth?

a)

piece

b)

half circle

c)

slice

d)

hemisphere

85.

What is the largest continent on Earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

86.

What is the smallest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Australia

87.

What does a map scale do?

a)

shows how big the map is

b)

shows how much a map weighs

c)

shows how tall a building is in real life

d)

shows how far away a place is in real life

88.

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

89.

Which type of map shows the height of the land?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

90.

Which type of map shows where mountains and plains are located?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

91.

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?

a)

longitude

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

equator

d)

Prime Meridian

92.

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

a)

Intermediate

b)

Normal

c)

Cardinal

d)

Basic

93.

What is another name for a map key?

a)

graph

b)

ruler

c)

legend

d)

scale

94.

Which part of a map helps orient direction?

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

scale

95.

What kind of line is the equator?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Straight

d)

Hot

96.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

meridians

b)

curves

c)

circles

d)

parallels

97.

Which direction do lines of longitude run?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

Left to Right

d)

Around and Around

98.

What is another name for lines of longitude?

a)

Meridians

b)

Curves

c)

Circles

d)

Parallels

99.

Which line is just slightly north of the equator?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

North Pole

100.

What map freely distorts shapes, directions, and areas to display statistics?

a)

Thematic maps

b)

Road maps

c)

Cartograms

d)

Physical maps

101.

Which type of maps would be best suited for displaying a particular set of information such as temperature, GDP, or ethnicity in a particular geographic area?

a)

Reference maps

b)

Thematic maps

102.

A Cartogram is

a)

a map made by an astronomer

b)

a mapmaker

c)

a map that adjusts the size of a country to show an amount of a topic (e.g., total number of people)

d)

a map that shows population density (e.g. total number of people per square mile)

103.

Which of the following is an example of a cartogram?

a)
b)
c)
104.

What is the first thing you should do when you are trying to “read” or “analyze” this type of map?

a)

look at the United States compared to China

b)

figure out what each square means on the map

c)

try and figure out why the map is so distorted

d)

try and figure out where Chicago is on the map

105.

What does each square represent on the map above?

a)

Population

b)

Oil Consumed

c)

Calories

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

106.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

107.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
Make Maps
b)
Create Computer programs
c)
Teacher
d)
None of the above
108.

Google maps is an example of a GIS.

a)

True

b)

False

109.

By ‘spatial data’ we mean data that has:

a)

Complex values

b)

Location/coordinate values

c)

Graphic values

d)

Decimal values

110.

What type of map shows elevations above sea level using contour lines?

a)

Thematic Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Political Map

111.
How many tents are there?
a)
one
b)
three
c)
five
112.
How do you know what the map is all about?
a)
Read the title
b)
Look at the map key
c)
Look at the compass rose
113.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
114.

What continent is #1?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

South America

115.

What is continent #2?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

116.

What is continent #3?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

117.

What is continent #4?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

118.

What is continent #5?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

119.

What is continent #6?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

120.

What is continent #7?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

121.

What is ocean #2?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

122.

What ocean is #11?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

123.

What ocean is #3?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

124.

What ocean is at Letter "C"?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

125.

This type of map would be useful when planning what outfits to bring on a trip

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Natural Resource Map

d)

Climate Map

126.

This type of map shows where gold and silver is located

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Natural Resource Map

d)

Climate Map

127.

According to the map what area of China do more people live in?

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

128.

According to the map, India is predominantly what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

129.

This map represents which of the following?


Hint: Population is shown by country so we are able to understand how many people (per square kilometer) live around the world.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

130.

True or False: People prefer to live in hot, wet climates like the Amazon Rainforest

a)

True

b)

False

131.

Which of the following countries consumes the most calories per capita?

a)

Yemen

b)

China

c)

Greece

d)

Afghanistan