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WorksheetsGeography Semester Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What splits the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Equator
Prime Meridian
What splits the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
Equator
Prime Meridian
What is the purpose of latitude and longitude lines?
They separate the hemispheres.
The look cool across Earth.
They help us to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.
They locate regions.
How is latitude and longitude measured?
inches
degrees
hemispheres
feet
What lines run East to West (parallel to the Equator), but measure degrees North and South?
longitude
latitude
What lines run North to South (from pole to pole), but measure degrees East and West?
longitude
latitude
What is a scale model of the Earth?
meridian
globe
hemisphere
parallel
There are 7 continents.
TRUE
FALSE
What hemisphere is North America located in?
Northern
Southern
What hemisphere is Australia located in?
Eastern
Western
What hemisphere is the Arctic Ocean located in?
Northern
Southern
What is the imaginary center line the Earth turns on called?
longitude
latitude
meridian
axis
Compass directions, from the Top, clockwise:
North, South, East, West
West, North, South East
North, East, South, West
North, West, South, East
A continent that includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Europe
South America
North America
Africa
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Paper
Coal
Milk
Water
Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?
Natural gas
Minerals
Plants
Crude oil
All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT –
corn plants
oxygen
water
crude oil
To save and use a resource carefully
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Conservation
Resource
A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
Something used on Earth
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
What is a natural resource?
Resources we get from our house
Resources we get from nature
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
Coal
Solar
Paper
Wind
Which of the following is a Renewable Natural Resource?
Crops
Gasoline
Nuclear
Electricity
Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.
fresh water
infiltration
surface water
groundwater
A _______ is a long, ribbon like waterway that flows toward the ocean
Ocean
Lake
River
Bay
When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Water that contains little or no dissolved salt is
filtered water
pure water
salt water
fresh water
When waste is broken down to make something new, it is called ____________________.
reducing
reusing
recycling
What is culture?
How you live
What you eat
What you wear
Many communities have "diverse" cultures. Diverse means?
different
same
happy
Something that people do the same way year after year is a...
promise
tradition
diversity
Where I'm from is a part of my ______.
custom
language
culture
What Happens to a culture when people move from place to place?
People take their culture with them
People add new things to their culture
People share their culture with others
All of the above
What are characteristics of culture? Click on all that apply.
clothing
boats
music
language
The environment people live in effects how they dress
True
False
People in our country have different cultures
True
False
the spreading out and merging of different cultures is
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Adaptation
Globalization
Cultural Diversity
What 3 countries make up North America?
Canada, Mexico & US
Greenland, US & Central America
Alaska, Canada & US
What country or territory is this?
United States
Greenland
Canada
Mexico
What country or territory is this?
United States
Greenland
Mexico
Canada
____________________________is the capitol of the United States.
Washington DC
Pierre
Chicago
What type of government does the United States have?
democracy
republic
communisim
