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9 Week Benchmark Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
2.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
3.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
4.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
5.
Only people move.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Regions can be based off more than one feature.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Lines of ______ run left to right and measure how far from the equator a place is.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

equator

8.

Lines of _____ run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

equator

9.

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is the ___. It separates the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

10.

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is the ____. It separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

11.

A ___ is half the earth.

a)

degree

b)

line of longitude

c)

line of latitude

d)

hemisphere

12.

Farmers became wealthy by growing food that is shipped into cities and nearby towns. This is an example of:

a)

Movement of people

b)

Movement of goods

c)

Movement of ideas

d)

Movement of cars

13.

Cutting down trees to build a house is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

d)

human-environment interaction

14.

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

15.

Soccer, a popular sport in the United States, originated in China. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

16.

Which of the following is an example of a physical feature when describing a place?

a)

roads

b)

houses

c)

mountains

d)

schools

17.

Which of the following is NOT a tool geographers would use to study location?

a)

compass rose

b)

climate

c)

lines of latitude

d)

degrees

18.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia

b)

West of Lake Michigan

c)

Next to the statue of George Washington

d)

Huntington

19.

Which of the following is an example of a human feature when describing a place?

a)

a river

b)

the climate

c)

a forest

d)

a bridge

20.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

place

21.

What are the two type of location?

a)

service

b)

relative

c)

absolute

d)

environment

22.

longest river in the United States that supplies water and facilitates trade

a)

Great Plains

b)

hurricane

c)

continental divide

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Great Lakes

23.

chain of five lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, & Ontario) central North America in U.S. & Canada

a)

Great Plains

b)

hurricane

c)

continental divide

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Great Lakes

24.

A trade agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

a)

North American Free Trade Agreement

b)

North African Free Trade Agreement

c)

NASA

d)

NAFTA

25.

The ______________________ is the major body of water for the western United States.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Colorado River

26.

One of the earliest groups to settle in the Eastern United States were the

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Spanish

d)

Vikings

27.
Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.

The national government of Canada is concentrated into one primary governing body called the

a)

Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

Provincial Council

d)

Parliament

29.
What are the main languages of Canada?
a)
English 
b)
French
c)
English and French
d)
Spanish
30.
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share? 
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Madres
c)
Great Basin
d)
Mississippi River
31.

Which of the following is the name of culture region in Canada with a strong French influence due to colonization?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Toronto

c)

Yukon Territory

d)

Quebec

32.
What are the Great Plains of the United States?
a)
a. the flat, desolate area in central Alaska
b)
b. a flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
c)
c. the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes
d)
the flat landscape between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
33.

What mountain range is highlighted in this picture?

(a)  

34.

What do you see in this picture?

(a)  

35.

What body of water is represented by the red star?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic Ocean

36.

What river is this?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Potomac River

37.

What body of water is represented by the red star?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

38.
_________________ has the highest population in Latin America.
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
d)
Venezuela
39.
Venezuela is a world leader in the production of _______.
a)
oil
b)
sugar cane
c)
fish
d)
lumber
40.
Most Latin American cultures are a mix of European and ______________ cultures.
a)
Asian
b)
Canadian
c)
Indigenous
d)
Australian
41.
The Amazon Rain Forest is located mainly in _______.
a)
Mexico
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
Chile
42.
The Panama Canal is located _______ of South America.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
directly east
d)
directly west
43.
The Panama Canal was built to ____.
a)
improve good feelings between countries.
b)
provide a shortcut for trade.
c)
lower income taxes.
d)
improve mining techniques.
44.
Why are Spanish and Portuguese the main languages of Latin America?
a)
The natives switched to these languages to make communication easier.
b)
The indigenous people did not want to learn to speak English or French.
c)
People in Latin America found Spanish and Portuguese easy to learn.
d)
People from Spain and Portugal colonized Latin America.
45.
Haiti and Cuba are located in the __________.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Caribbean Sea
46.
Which countries are included in the term Latin America?
a)
all countries located in the western hemisphere
b)
all countries in North and South America
c)
all countries that speak Latin
d)
all countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean
47.
a)
Lake Maricaibo
b)
Lago de Nicaragua
c)
The Caribbean
d)
Panama
48.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Honduras
c)
Chile
d)
Mexico
49.

What physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Amazon River

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Caribbean Sea

50.

What physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Amazon Rainforest

51.

Arrow B is pointing to

a)

the Andes Mountains.

b)

The Amazon River.

c)

The Appalachian Mountains.

52.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

53.

Physical Geographic Characteristics are....

a)

things made by nature

b)

things made by humans

c)

things made by animals

d)

things made by machines

54.

Latin America refers to.....

a)

The lands below the Sahara Desert

b)

The Continent of Australia

c)

All of the lands below the United States southern border

d)

All of the lands above the United States northern border

55.

This region of Latin America includes countries such as El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras among others

a)

Central America

b)

Mexico

c)

the Caribbean

d)

South America

56.

Which Ocean separates Europe and Africa from North America and South America?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

57.
The Pampas is a grassland that can be found on the continent of __________.
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
South America
58.

A great deal of Brazil is covered in...

a)

Rivers

b)

Mountains

c)

Forests

d)

Caves

59.

Which of the following is a Spanish-speaking country?

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

60.

Cartier explored the northern part of the "new world", which was which country?

a)

Bahamas

b)

France

c)

Canada

61.

Which river did Cartier discover?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson River

62.

Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?

a)

U. S. Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Treaty of Paris

63.

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

a)

The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

b)

The colonists had more money than the British

c)

The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.

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