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WorksheetsGeography Test 1
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Which best explains "human characteristics" of geography.
Directions that include: North, South, East and West.
Characteristics that come from human ideas and actions.
Characteristics that come from the natural environment.
A person who makes maps.
Which best explains "physical characteristics" of geography.
Directions that include: North, South, East and West.
Characteristics that come from human ideas and actions.
Characteristics that come from the natural environment.
A person who makes maps.
Which best explains cardinal directions?
Directions that include: North, South, East and West.
A person who makes maps.
Invisible lines that run from east to west on the earths surface.
Directions that include: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.
Define lines of latitude.
Directions that include: North, South, East and West.
Invisible lines that run from north to south on the earth's surface.
Invisible lines that run from east to west on the earths surface.
Directions that include: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.
Define lines of longitude.
Directions that include: North, South, East and West.
Invisible lines that run from north to south on the earths surface.
Invisible lines that run from east to west on the earths surface.
Directions that include: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.
The latitude line that is located at 0 degrees is known as the...
Equator
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Longitude
The longitude line that is located at 0 degrees is known as the...
Equator
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Longitude
The halves geographers separate the earth into are known as...
Equator
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Continent
The 7 main sections of land the world is divided into are known as...
Equator
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Continents
Lines that run East and West on a globe
vertical
perpendicular
latitude
longitude
The name of the imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude is the ___________
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Main Meridian
Which of the following are themes of Geography? (There are multiple answers)
Location
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Region
Culture
What are the two types of location?
Current and Past
Absolute and Relative
Near and Far
Absolute location can be expressed as latitude and longitude.
True
False
With the five themes of geography Location is what?
Where it is at? (absolute and relative location)
What it is like?
How other places are similar and different?
How do people relate to the physical world?
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?
With the five themes of geography Place is what?
Where it is at? (absolute and relative location)
What it is like?
How other places are similar and different?
How do people relate to the physical world?
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?
With the five themes of geography Region is what?
Where it is at? (absolute and relative location)
What it is like?
How other places are similar and different?
How do people relate to the physical world?
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?
With the five themes of geography Human-Environment Interaction is what?
Where it is at? (absolute and relative location)
What it is like?
How other places are similar and different?
How do people relate to the physical world?
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?
With the five themes of geography Movement is what?
Where it is at? (absolute and relative location)
What it is like?
How other places are similar and different?
How do people relate to the physical world?
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?
What is relative location?
The exact place on Earth where a geographical feature is found.
Describes a place in comparison to other places around it.
What is absolute location?
The exact place on Earth where a geographical feature is found.
Describes a place in comparison to other places around it.
What are hemispheres?
The halves by which the earth is divided ( total of four- N- north, S-south, E-east, and W-west)
The imaginary line that divides north and south
Imaginary line that divides east and west
Imaginary lines running parallel to the equator
Imaginary lines moving east and west from the Prime Meridian
What is the Equator?
The halves by which the earth is divided ( total of four- N- north, S-south, E-east, and W-west)
The imaginary line that divides north and south
Imaginary line that divides east and west
Imaginary lines running parallel to the equator
Imaginary lines moving east and west from the Prime Meridian
What is the Prime Meridian ?
The halves by which the earth is divided ( total of four- N- north, S-south, E-east, and W-west)
The imaginary line that divides north and south
Imaginary line that divides east and west
Imaginary lines running parallel to the equator
Imaginary lines moving east and west from the Prime Meridian
What is Latitude ?
The halves by which the earth is divided ( total of four- N- north, S-south, E-east, and W-west)
The imaginary line that divides north and south
Imaginary line that divides east and west
Imaginary lines running parallel to the equator
Imaginary lines moving east and west from the Prime Meridian
What is Longitude?
The halves by which the earth is divided ( total of four- N- north, S-south, E-east, and W-west)
The imaginary line that divides north and south
Imaginary line that divides east and west
Imaginary lines running parallel to the equator
Imaginary lines moving east and west from the Prime Meridian
What does N stand for with relative location?
North
South
East
West
What does S stand for with relative location?
North
South
East
West
What does E stand for with relative location?
North
South
East
West
What does W stand for with relative location?
North
South
East
West
Latitude is...
lines that measure east and west and run vertically.
lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.
Longitude is...
lines that measure east and west and run vertically.
lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.
The red line on the map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees longitude.
Tropic of Cancer
International Dateline
Prime Meridian
Equator
The red line on this map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees latitude.
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
Equator
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
True or False: Proximity to something is relative location.
True
False
Place in geography is which of the following:
Physical Features
Cultural Characteristics
How places are similar or different?
Regions are a collection of places that have more than one characteristic unifying them. Examples of undying characteristics are:
1. Physical
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Cultural
How do people relate to the physical world?
Region in geography is which of the following:
Physical Features
Cultural Characteristics
How places are similar or different?
Regions are a collection of places that have more than one characteristic unifying them. Examples of undying characteristics are:
1. Physical
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Cultural
How do people relate to the physical world?
Human-Environment Interaction in geography is which of the following:
Physical Features
How people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another. Refers to movements
How places are similar or different?
Regions are a collection of places that have more than one characteristic unifying them. Examples of undying characteristics are:
1. Physical
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Cultural
How do people relate to the physical world?
Movement in geography is which of the following:
Physical Features
How people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another. Refers to movements
How places are similar or different?
Regions are a collection of places that have more than one characteristic unifying them. Examples of undying characteristics are:
1. Physical
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Cultural
How do people relate to the physical world?
Absolute location is found by using a location's what?
coordinates
describes a place in comparison to other places around it
When we are looking ar an area through the lens of the "place" theme, we look at physical features and (a) charatcerstics
When we are looking ar an area through the lens of the "place" theme, we look at _________ _______ and cultural characteristics
(a)
Region answers the question, "how are places ______ or _________?"
(a)
Which theme is described as by answering the question "Where is it?"
(a)
What is an example of a physical region? Select all that apply.
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Amazon Rainforest
French-speaking Africa
The Great Plains
Which of the following are examples of economic activity? Select all that apply.
Logging
Washing dishes at home
Manufacturing
Service industry
Areas with a high population density are
(a)
Rural areas have _____ population density
high
medium
low
no
An area is mostly dry, but experiences a few days of rain everywhere. The area being mostly dry is an example of
Weather
Geography
Precipitation
Climate
Chose the best answer. Climate is weather patterns
On average over a long period of time
That day
Not on that day
changing and adapting
This image is an example of
vegetation
climate
mountains
region
What are examples of cultural characteristics of a region (select all that apply)
Language
Religion
Cities
Ethnicity
Height
Which climate region is humid with hot summer and mild winters, averaging 15-20 inches of rain per year? It is in the path of hurricanes and typhoons.
humid tropical
humid subtropical
marine west coast
tropical savanna
Which climate region has dry, sunny, warm summers with mild wetter winters? It is found in popular vacation areas with scrub woodland and grassland.
marine west coast
humid subtropical
Mediterranean
humid continental
Which climate region is typically located in the middle of continents and receives less than 10 inches of rain per year?
steppe
tropical savana
desert
tundra
Which climate region is in the higher latitudes with long, cold winters and short, warm summers? Temperatures are below freezing half the year.
tundra
subarctic
ice cap
desert
Which climate region has mountainous areas with a wide range of temperatures and precipitation amounts? Vegetation can range from forest to tundra.
desert
steppe
highland
ice cap
Which climate region is located in the middle latitudes and has four distinct seasons? The winters in this region are long and cold with short, warm summers. The vegetation is mixed forest.
humid subtropical
Mediterranean
marine west coast
humid continental
Which climate region is warm all year long with distinct rainy and dry seasons. It has tall grasses and scattered trees.
humid tropical
tropical savanna
steppe
humid subtropical
Which climate region is located in the high latitudes and has very long, cold winters and short, cold summers? Permafrost is easily found in this area along with moss, lichens, and low shrubs.
tundra
ice cap
subarctic
highland
Which climate region mainly borders deserts and interiors of large continents? It receives 10-20 inches of rain per year and is covered with short grasslands or prairies.
desert
tropical savanna
steppe
humid subtropical
Which climate region is on or near the equator, is warm, and has high amounts of rain year round? Tropical rain forests are found in this climate region.
tropical savanna
desert
humid tropical
humid subtropical
Which climate region is located along west coastal areas in the upper-middle latitudes? Weather conditions here are typically cool, cloudy, and rainy with fog.
Mediterranean
humid continental
marine west coast
steppe
Which climate region is located at the poles with freezing cold temperatures and snow and ice? No vegetation grows here.
ice cap
tundra
subarctic
highland
The study of the Earth's surface, including its physical, biological, economic and cultural characteristics and how these relate to each other is called:
Geology
Geography
History
Anthropology
The US is located in the _________ region.
tropical
temperate
cold
Which are renewable resources of the US?
coal
solar
wind
oil
______ _______was the first scientist to suggest that there was a "supercontinent."
(a)
In 1912 (a) , supported Bacon's theory naming the supercontinent Pangea.
In 1912 Wegner , supported Bacon's theory naming the supercontinent (a) .
Scientist speculate that an "environmental disaster" occurred in the form of an (a) about 65 million years ago. Thjs disaster supposedly wiped out anywhere from 50-70 percent of life on earth.
God created the earth- it was not a (a) thing.
When the earth was created, it was (a) .
God created Adam and Eve intentionally and in (a) .
God created Adam and Eve (a) and in image.
Humans have been here roughly ________ _______ years
(a)
What is creationsim?
God created the earth in 6 days that were 24 hours. This view struggles to recognize and cohere with modern science.
God created the earth in "ages." This view does not accept a theistic evolution.
God used the process of evolution to bring all things about.
Denies evolution but still adheres to an older earth that science suggests.
What is progressive creationism?
God created the earth in 6 days that were 24 hours. This view struggles to recognize and cohere with modern science.
God created the earth in "ages." This view does not accept a theistic evolution.
God used the process of evolution to bring all things about.
Denies evolution but still adheres to an older earth that science suggests.
What is Theistic Evolution?
God created the earth in 6 days that were 24 hours. This view struggles to recognize and cohere with modern science.
God created the earth in "ages." This view does not accept a theistic evolution.
God used the process of evolution to bring all things about.
Denies evolution but still adheres to an older earth that science suggests.
What is historical creationism?
God created the earth in 6 days that were 24 hours. This view struggles to recognize and cohere with modern science.
God created the earth in "ages." This view does not accept a theistic evolution.
God used the process of evolution to bring all things about.
Denies evolution but still adheres to an older earth that science suggests.
(a) is defined as the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a specific group.
A group that shares a geographical region, a sense of identity, and a culture is called a (a) .
Which of the following are key factors for identifying culture:
Food and Shelter and
Religion
Relationships to family and others
and Language
Education and Security/Protection
Political and Social Organization and Creative Expression
Economic and Social Status
Creating something new via existing technology is called (a) .
(a) is the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behaviors.
Roughly how many languages are spoken in the world today?
3,000 to 6,500
2,000 to 6,500
3,000 to 5,500
3,500 to 6,500
The "home address" of the earth is what in the solar system?
the third planet from the sun
the fourth planet from the sun
the fifth planet from the sun
the sixth planet from the sun
"Home address" or star is ___________ million miles from the sun.
98
93
39
15
(a) theory of the - Pangea.
(a) is what they called the ocean.
What is a solar system?
Consists of the sun, eight regular sized planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
Large chunks of rocky material, and are found in space as well.
A medium sized star on the edge of the Milky Way
What is a Asteroids?
Consists of the sun, eight regular sized planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
Large chunks of rocky material, and are found in space as well.
A medium sized star on the edge of the Milky Way
What is a Galaxy?
Consists of the sun, eight regular sized planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
Large chunks of rocky material, and are found in space as well.
A medium sized star on the edge of the Milky Way
True or False: Our solar system has an asteroid belt beyween the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
True
False
True or False: The earth is about 7, 900 miles in diameter.
True
False
True or False: The earth is about 24,900 miles in circumference.
True
False
True or False: The earth is not a solid; it is made up of shells, really.
True
False
What is the Earth's hydrosphere?
The oceans, lakes, rivers, and other water on the planet
The layer of rocks and minerals on the planet
The gasses that surround the planet
The center of the planet
What is the inner-most layer of the Earth?
The mantle
The core
The crust
The lithosphere
What is the Earth's Lithosphere?
The layer of water on the planet
The layer of rocks and minerals on the planet
The gasses that surround the planet
The center of the planet
What is the Earth's core made of?
Nickel and Iron
Helium and Hydrogen
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Water and Dirt
What layer of the Earth is found between the core and the crust, and contains magma (melted rock)?
The hydrosphere
The mantle
The atmosphere
The inner core
What is the Earth's Atmosphere?
The layer of gasses surrounding the planet
The layer of water on the planet
The layer of rock on the planet
The center of the planet
Which of the following layers of the Earth are visible from space? (Click all that apply)
The mantle
The hydrosphere
The atmosphere
The lithosphere
Which of the following is true about the Inner Core of the Earth?
It is made of liquid iron and nickel
It is made of solid rock
It is made of liquid rock
It is made of solid iron and nickel
Which of these layers of the Earth is the hottest?
The mantle
The crust
The core
The atmosphere
What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?
The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.
The continents have always been located at their current locations.
The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.
None of these
Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.
Pandora
Gandowandaland
Pangea
Percia
What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?
The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.
The continents have always been located at their current locations.
The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.
None of these
What does the theory of continental drift state?
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above
Initially, Pangaea broke into 2 parts which were Laurasia and ____________
Gondwanaland
Gondwandaland
Panthalsa
Tethys
The sea of (a) lied between Laurasia and Gondwanaland
True or False: Asteroids the peninsula "millions (60) years ago."
True
False
True or False: Asteroids the peninsula "millions (60) years ago." Food chains collapsed because of this.
True
False
