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Unit One PRACTICE TEST

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Economic

d)

Population

2.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Topographic

d)

Climate

3.

A map showing mountains, rivers, deserts, and oceans is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

d)

Population Density

4.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

5.

A map showing the weather zones of North America is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Climate

d)

Dot

6.

What map would you use if you wanted to find the natural resources in an area?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Economic

d)

Choropleth

7.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
8.
38 degrees South Latitude, 83 degrees East latitude is an example of
a)
Absolute location 
b)
Relative location 
9.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
10.
What does relative location tell you?
a)
a place's exact position on Earth
b)
a place's position in relation to other people and places
c)
how a place is similar to other places
d)
why people moved to a certain place
11.
Plastic products are made in the US and then shipped around the globe. What is the theme?
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place 
d)
region
12.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography tells us what makes a place unique (mountains, lakes, views, etc)?

a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place 
d)
region
13.
How do humans and the environment work together?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
movement
c)
location
d)
place
14.

Construction, swimming, irrigation, shopping, and skiing are examples of what theme of geography?

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

15.

Today, most freight is transported throughout the country by train. What theme of geography does this represent?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Place

16.

Washington is best known for Mt. Rainer and its beautiful landscapes, especially Ruby Beach. Which type of geography does this represent?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

17.

The Caribbean Islands all have a tropical climate. What theme of geography does this best represent?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human/Env. Interaction

d)

Movement

18.

A farmer chops corn to feed his cows. What theme of geography does this best represent?

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Human and Environment Interaction

d)

Place

19.

Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusoin

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

20.
Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused 
a)
from place to place in a random way
b)
from those in authority or the famous
c)
because of popular culture
d)
from culture to culture
21.

Latitude and Longitude are measured in

a)

degrees

b)

inches

c)

miles

d)

kilometers

22.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
23.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
24.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
25.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
26.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
27.

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

28.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica 
b)
South America
c)
North America 
d)
Australia 
29.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
30.

What is the name of the line that measures 180 degrees longitude and is the start for each new day?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meridian

31.

A spherical representation of the earth is called a ________.

a)

Sphere

b)

Globe

c)

Physical Map

d)

3D Map

32.

The representation of an area of on a flat surface.

a)

Globe

b)

Model

c)

Map

d)

Choropleth

33.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

34.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

35.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

36.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
37.
What is this?
a)
map scale
b)
map key
c)
map title
38.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

39.

What is this?

a)

A compass

b)

Symbol for large city

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Part of a puzzle

40.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

41.

What are the four intermediate directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

42.

McDonalds changing their menu to adapt to different cultures is an example of what?

a)

Relocation Diffusion

b)

Hierarchical Diffusion

c)

Contagious Diffusion

d)

Stimulus Diffusion

43.

The spread of Christianity is an example of this type of diffusion because it spread as people migrated.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Relocation

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Contagious

44.

Type of map that shows elevation of the land using contour lines

a)

Physical Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Economic Map

45.

This map is an example of a _________ map.

a)

Physical

b)

Climate

c)

Political

d)

Road

46.

Which type of map is represented by this picture?

a)

Flow-line map

b)

Choropleth map

c)

Economic map

d)

Dot map

47.

A map that shows the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas using lines

a)

Topographic map

b)

Migration map

c)

Economic map

d)

Flow-line map

48.

Which type of map is represented by this image?

a)

Topographic map

b)

Migration map

c)

Economic map

d)

Flow-line map

49.

What is another name for a RURAL area?

a)

"The country"

b)

"The city"

c)

"The suburbs"

d)

"Metropolis"

50.

What is another name for an URBAN area?

a)

"The country"

b)

"The city"

c)

"The suburbs"

d)

"The farm"

51.

An area right outside of a city

a)

Suburban

b)

Urban

c)

Rural

d)

Country

52.

The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Acculturation

d)

Assimilation

53.

Leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Pull Factor

d)

Push Factor

54.

The process of people entering a new country to establish permanent residence

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Push Factor

d)

Pull Factor

55.

Maps used to represent information through various shading patterns and colours.

a)

Economic Map

b)

Flowline Map

c)

Dot Map

d)

Choropleth Map

56.

A map that shows the concentration of people in a certain area

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Population Density Map

c)

Economic Map

d)

Political Map

57.

Map that shows a good representation of shape and size, but distance and direction are not as accurate

a)

Mercator Map Projection

b)

Fuller Map Projection

c)

Dunn Map Projection

d)

Robinson Map Projection

58.

Map projection that accurately shows shape and direction, but distorts distance and size of land masses

a)

Mercator Map Projection

b)

Fuller Map Projection

c)

Dunn Map Projection

d)

Robinson Map Projection

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