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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

2.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
3.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
4.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

5.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

6.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
7.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
8.

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

9.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
10.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
11.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
12.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
13.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
14.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
15.

Which tool shows you water?

a)
b)
c)
16.

Which tool has a compass rose?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which tool is the shape of a sphere?

a)
b)
c)
18.

Which tool has a map key?

a)
b)
c)
19.

Which tool is a model of the earth?

a)
b)
c)
20.

Which tool would you use to find your way to the mall?

a)
b)
21.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

22.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

23.

This map shows borders and boundaries. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

24.

This map is a...

a)

physical map

b)

road map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

25.

Something you would find on a physical map is...

a)

a highway

b)

a lake

c)

a different subject

d)

a border between states or countries

26.

These maps may be useful for pilots or mountain hikers.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Weather Map

d)

World Map

27.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

topographic map

28.

What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering France?

a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)

Road

d)

Population

29.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

30.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

31.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

32.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

33.

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

34.
Secondary source documents are all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
An analysis of primary sources or events
b)
Interpretations of original documents
c)
Sources created later by someone who did not participate in the event
d)
Original materials
35.

This is something that actually exists or happened and is verifiable.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

36.

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

If you read a biased source, you might not get all of the information.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The study of people and events of the past is called

a)

psychology

b)

economics

c)

history

d)

social science

39.

Which of the Six Elements of Geography involves the relationship between people and Earth?

a)

environment and society

b)

human systems

c)

the world in spatial terms

d)

physical systems

40.

Based on the map, which city is located in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Baghdad

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

Mombasa

41.

Historians divide the past into 100 year blocks of time known as

a)

decades

b)

eras

c)

millenniums

d)

centuries

42.

Historians divide the past into 10 year blocks of time known as

a)

millenniums

b)

decades

c)

eras

d)

centuries

43.

Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time such as Prehistory, Ancient History Middle Ages and Modern History. These blocks of time are known as

a)

decades

b)

centuries

c)

millennium

d)

eras

44.

The year before AD/CE 1 is

a)

1 BC/BCE

b)

0

c)

AD/BCE 2

d)

2 BC/BCE

45.

The part of the map that would help you identify what a particular color or symbol means is the

a)

key

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

46.

If you copy an idea or a written text word for word, that is called

a)

research

b)

Fact-checking

c)

investigation

d)

plagiarism

47.

Which Essential Element of Geography might be used to study how hurricanes shape the Earth's surface?

a)

uses of geography

b)

places and regions

c)

human systems

d)

physical systems

48.

Which type of map uses color to show population density

a)

cardinal direction

b)

choropleth

c)

migration

d)

climate

49.

The movement of people from one place to another is called?

a)

density

b)

bartering

c)

migration

d)

gregorian

50.

The transfer of customs and beliefs from one person or group to another is

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

natural resources

c)

migration

d)

bartering

51.

What are the three basic questions that every economic system must answer?

a)

What's produced?

b)

How's it produced?

c)

Who sells it?

d)

Who consumes it?

52.

What are the three economic systems?

a)

Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Democratic

53.

In which economic system does the government have the most control?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

d)

Market

54.

In which economic system do individuals do things based on customs & beliefs?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Mixed

d)

Traditional

55.

Businesses (run by private citizens) determine what goods/services are produced and how they will be made.

a)

Mixed

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Traditional

56.

Businesses make economic decisions, but the government regulates them to make sure they’re safe/fair.

a)

Mixed

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Market

57.

how countries plan to use limited resources

a)

bartering

b)

free enterprise

c)

economic systems

d)

scarcity

58.

Britain's (United Kingdom) government is an example of

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Communism

d)

Theocracy

59.

Which country's government is an example of a dictatorship?

a)

United States

b)

Cuba

c)

Canada

d)

Japan

60.

Which of the following is an example of limited government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Representative Government

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

61.

A government controlled by kings and queens who have unlimited power is an example of:

a)

Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

62.
 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
63.
What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
64.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
65.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada

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