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WorksheetsGeography Final
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Geography is the study of:
a)
the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth
b)
The study of maps and globes
c)
Comparing and contrasting countries and regions
d)
Weather and Climate
2.
2. What is Absolute Location
a)
the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
b)
A point on a map
c)
A general area
3.
3. What is relative location?
a)
Latitude and longitude coordinates
b)
a place where your aunt and uncle live
c)
describes a place in relation to other places around it
4.
4. Hemisphere is each half of the globe. Which hemisphere does the United States lie?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
5.
5. The Equator divides the Earth into two equal halves
a)
True
b)
False
6.
6. What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western halves?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Globe
7.
7. Latitude are imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
8. Longitudinal lines divide the Earth into which directions on a compass?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
c)
Only North
d)
Only West
9.
9. The two primary ways of describing Location are:
a)
Finite and Relative
b)
Absolute and Relative
c)
Apparent and Relative
d)
ormal and Relative
10.
10. What question describes Place?
a)
How do ideas and goods get from place to place?
b)
How are places similar or different?
c)
What is it like there?
d)
Where is it?
11.
11. What question describes Region?
a)
How do ideas and goods get from place to place?
b)
How are places similar or different?
c)
What is it like there?
d)
Where is it?
12.
12. What question describes Movement?
a)
How do ideas and goods get from place to place?
b)
How are places similar or different?
c)
What is it like there?
d)
Where is it?
13.
14. Which term is used to name a drawing of the earth's surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions ?
a)
Map Projection
b)
Topographic Map
c)
Globe
14.
15. What type of Map is this?
a)
Population Map
b)
Globe
c)
Topographic map
15.
17. In What state is the lowest point of elevation in the United States?
a)
Alaska
b)
Hawaii
c)
California
d)
South Australia
16.
18. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro the highest point of elevation?
a)
Africa
b)
Tanzania
c)
Russia
d)
Djibouti
17.
19. What is the elevation, in meters, of Oahu's highest point?
a)
1231 meters
b)
4040 meters
c)
944 meters
d)
946 meters
18.
20. Which river flows into Pearl Harbor?
a)
Nuuanu
b)
Kamananui
c)
Waiawa
d)
Anahulu
19.
21. The center of the earth would be described as the
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Core
d)
Atmosphere
20.
22. What kind of map shows landforms and bodies of water found in a specific area
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Cartograph
21.
23. Which type of map shows features that human have created?
a)
Political
b)
Landsat
c)
Topographal
d)
Physical
22.
24. What is a continent?
a)
A place on the map with a central government
b)
a landmass above water on the earth
c)
a place on the globe
23.
25. What is continental drift?
a)
the thought that Australia and Africa are just drifting in the ocean
b)
the thought that all continents were once joined into a supercontinent that split apart over millions of years
24.
26. The hydrological cycle is the continuous circulation of water among the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth. What does this help produce?
a)
Moisture
b)
Droughts
c)
Fires
25.
27. Enormous moving pieces of the earth’s lithosphere are called
a)
Tectonic Plates
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Magma
d)
Divergent Boundary
26.
28. The point directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the:
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Earth pull
27.
29. Giant waves in the ocean caused by earthquakes are called:
a)
Volcano
b)
Tidal movements
c)
Tornados
d)
Tsunami
28.
30. The zone where most active volcanoes are is called the:
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Pacific Ring
c)
Volcanic Territory
d)
Continental Drift
29.
31. Weather is best described as:
a)
Conditions at a particular location over a long period of time
b)
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time
c)
Conditions in the hydrosphere
d)
Greenhouse Effect
30.
32. Hurricanes are:
a)
Wind storms in the desert
b)
Powerful funnel shaped column of spiraling air
c)
Heavy snowstorms
d)
Storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters
31.
33. Layers of gases that trap solar energy in the atmosphere is called:
a)
Convection
b)
El Nino
c)
Precipitation
d)
Greenhouse Effect
32.
34. Treeless lands, little precipitation, subsoil is constantly frozen--These characteristics describe what type of climate best?
a)
Desert
b)
Semi - Arid
c)
Tundra
d)
Tropical Wet
33.
35. Less than 10 inches of rain per year, low humidity, high temperatures during the day, can be cold at night -- These characteristics describe what type of climate best?
a)
Tropical Wet
b)
Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Subarctic
34.
49. Which age group of Sweden has the greatest number of females?
a)
35 to 39
b)
40-44
c)
45-49
d)
50-54
35.
50. Which of the following describes the relationship between the number of males and females in the age group 0-4?
a)
Females outnumber males in both countries
b)
Males outnumber females in both countries
c)
Males outnumber females in Germany only
d)
Males outnumber females in Sweden only
36.
52. Which of the following is the northernmost city located on the Nile River?
a)
Khartoum
b)
Cairo
c)
Omburman
d)
Alexandria
37.
53. Which of these crops are grown along the river near Khartoum?
a)
Cotton and Sorghums
b)
Cotton and Rice
c)
Sorghums and Dates
d)
Citrus Fruits and Corn
38.
55. What is the average temperature in Jiddah in July?
a)
68°F
b)
86°F
c)
98°F
d)
75°F
e)
39.
56. In which month does the most rain fall in Dhahran?
a)
December
b)
April
c)
November
d)
March
40.
59. Which of the following is a cause of forest degradation in Pakistan?
a)
overgrazing
b)
timber extraction
c)
agricultural expansion
d)
fuelwood collection
41.
61. What was the average annual income earned by farmers in 1997?
a)
6,470
b)
1,926
c)
2,090
d)
397
42.
62. How many doctors per 10,000 persons were there in China in 1995?
a)
13.3
b)
15.8
c)
15.4
d)
15.9
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