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geography exam

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which direction is the stream flowing?
a)
northward
b)
southward
c)
westward
d)
eastward
2.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
3.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
4.
What are the darker lines called?
a)
roads
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
waves
5.
Which direction is the stream flowing?
a)
northward
b)
southward
c)
westward
d)
eastward
6.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
7.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
8.
What are the darker lines called?
a)
roads
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
waves
9.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
10.
If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk? 
a)
B --> C is the easier walk
b)
E --> N is the easier walk
c)
B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance
11.
What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?
a)
400 m
b)
200 m
c)
100 m
d)
80 m
12.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
13.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
14.
The height above sea level is called
a)
topographic
b)
contour
c)
elevation
d)
depth
15.
What is melted rock called that is below the Earth's surface?
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
fossils
d)
crust
16.
What is melted rock called that is erupting from Earth's surface?
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
fossils
d)
sedimentary rock
17.
Volcanic eruptions create new land by adding
a)
gases to the air
b)
heat to the soil
c)
new rock to Earth's surface
d)
water vapor to the air
18.
The outer layer of Earth's surface made of solid rock is called the
a)
mantle
b)
magma
c)
crust
d)
core
19.
Water flows fastest when
a)
there is a steep slope
b)
there is a gentle slope
c)
there is a long distance
d)
it has to move around boulders
20.

Match the topographic map to its profile.

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Match the topographic map to its profile picture.

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
23.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
24.

What questions do you have about reading and understanding topographic maps?

4 lines
25.

What state is highlighted in red?

a)

Texas

b)

Arkansas

c)

Louisiana

d)

Alabama

26.

What state is highlighted in red?

a)

Texas

b)

Tennessee

c)

Kentucky

d)

Oklahoma

27.
What is the capital of Texas
a)
Houston
b)
Dallas
c)
Austin
d)
San Antonio
28.

What is this state?

a)

Kansas

b)

Minnesota

c)

Montana

d)

Massachusetts

29.

What is the name of this state?

a)

Maine

b)

Wyoming

c)

New York

d)

South Dakota

30.

Which state is this?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Michigan

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

31.

What is the name of this state?

a)

Michigan

b)

Mississippi

c)

Maine

d)

Maryland

32.

What is the name of this state?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Nebraska

c)

Virginia

d)

Kentucky

33.

What State is Red?

a)

Alaska

b)

Maine

c)

Hawaii

d)

Texas

34.

What State is Red?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Idaho

c)

Oregon

d)

Washington

35.

What is this state?

a)

Nevada

b)

Minnesota

c)

California

d)

Florida

36.

What state is this?

a)

Texas

b)

Colorado

c)

Nevada

d)

Alaska

37.

What state is colored in?

a)

Virginia

b)

Kentucky

c)

West Virginia

d)

Delaware

38.
What state is this?
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
Maryland
d)
Pennsylvania
39.

Name the state shaded peach.

a)

Illinois

b)

Missouri

c)

Indiana

d)

Ohio

40.

Name the state shaded yellow.

a)

Minnesota

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Ohio

d)

Iowa

41.

Name the state shaded light blue.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Illinois

c)

Minnesota

d)

Ohio

42.

Name the state shaded pink.

a)

Nebraska

b)

Kansas

c)

North Dakota

d)

South Dakota

43.

Name the state shaded pink.

a)

Minnesota

b)

New York

c)

Ohio

d)

Indiana

44.

Name the state shaded in pink.

a)

South Dakota

b)

North Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

Illinois

45.

Name the state shaded pink.

a)

Nebraska

b)

Kansas

c)

North Dakota

d)

South Dakota

46.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Utah

d)

Idaho

47.

What state is highlighted in red?

a)

Texas

b)

Arkansas

c)

Louisiana

d)

Alabama

48.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

Wyoming

b)

Montana

c)

Oregon

d)

Nevada

49.

What state is highlighted in red?

a)

Texas

b)

Tennessee

c)

Kentucky

d)

Oklahoma

50.

What State is Red?

a)

Alaska

b)

Maine

c)

Hawaii

d)

Texas

51.

What state is this?

a)

Texas

b)

Colorado

c)

Nevada

d)

Alaska

52.

Name the state shaded peach.

a)

Illinois

b)

Missouri

c)

Indiana

d)

Ohio

53.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

Wyoming

b)

Colorado

c)

Hawaii

d)

Arizona

54.

Name the state shaded yellow.

a)

Minnesota

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Ohio

d)

Iowa

55.

Name the state highlighted

a)

Virginia

b)

West Virginia

c)

Kentucky

d)

Delaware

56.

Name the state shaded pink.

a)

Minnesota

b)

New York

c)

Ohio

d)

Indiana

57.

Name the state highlighted

a)

Virginia

b)

Arkansas

c)

Kentucky

d)

North Carolina

58.
Name the state
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
Tennesssee
59.
What state is this?
a)
New York
b)
Maine
c)
New Hamshire
d)
Rhode Island 
60.

Name the state shaded light blue.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Illinois

c)

Minnesota

d)

Ohio

61.
What is the smallest state?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
New Hamshire
d)
New Jersey
62.
What state is this?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Connecticut
d)
Rhode Island 
63.

Name the state shaded in pink.

a)

South Dakota

b)

North Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

Illinois

64.

What is this state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

65.
Name the state
a)
Alabama
b)
Georiga
c)
Louisiana
d)
Florida
66.
What state is this?
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
Maryland
d)
Pennsylvania
67.
Name the state
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Thailand
68.
Name the state
a)
Massachusettes
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Hampshire
d)
North Carolina
69.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

Wyoming

b)

Colorado

c)

Arizona

d)

Utah

70.
Name the state
a)
Maryland
b)
Delaware
c)
Kentucky
d)
New Jersey
71.
Name the state
a)
Vermont
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Maine
d)
Virginia
72.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

Montana

b)

Alaska

c)

Washington

d)

Oregon

73.
Name the state
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusettes
d)
New York
74.

Name that state!

a)

Michigan

b)

Missouri

c)

Maine

d)

Minnesota

75.

What state is highlighted on the map?

a)

Florida

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

North Dakota

76.

What state is highlighted on the map?

a)

Maine

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Vermont

77.

What State is Red?

a)

Alaska

b)

Michigan

c)

Maine

d)

Ohio

78.

Which state is this?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Louisiana

c)

Alabama

d)

Tennessee

79.

Which state is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Louisiana

c)

Tennessee

d)

Mississippi

80.

What is this state?

a)

Indiana

b)

Iowa

c)

Illinois

d)

Wisconsin

81.

What is this state?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Kansas

c)

South Dakota

d)

Iowa

82.

What is this state?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Connecticut

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New Hampshire

83.

What is this state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Montana

c)

Nebraska

d)

Idaho

84.

What is this state?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Utah

d)

Nevada

85.
Name the state
a)
Rhode Island
b)
New Jersey
c)
Delaware
d)
Massachusettes
86.
Name the state
a)
Maine
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
d)
Connecticut
87.
Name the state
a)
Kentucky
b)
Iowa
c)
Illinois
d)
Ohio
88.

What state is this?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Mississippi

c)

Oregon

d)

Wisconsin

89.

What state is this?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

West Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Minnesota

90.

What state is this?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Arizona

c)

Kansas

d)

New Hampshire

91.
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Connecticut
d)
Hawaii
92.
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
Nevada
93.
a)
Nevada
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Montana
94.
a)
Washington
b)
Montana
c)
North Dakota
d)
Wyoming
95.
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
Nevada
96.

What Province or Territory is this

a)

Alberta

b)

New Foundland

c)

British Columbia

97.

What Province or Territory is this

a)

Alberta

b)

Newfoundland & Labrador

c)

British Colombia

d)

Saskatchewan

98.

What Province or Territory is this ?

a)

Alberta

b)

Newfoundland & Labrador

c)

British Columbia

d)

Saskatchewan

99.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Alberta

b)

Newfoundland & Labrador

c)

British Columbia

d)

Saskatchewan

100.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Manitoba

101.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

102.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

d)

Northwest Territories

103.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

d)

Northwest Territories

e)

Nunavut

104.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Prince Edward Island

105.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Prince Edward Island

c)

Nova Scotia

106.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Prince Edward Island

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Quebec

107.

What Province or Territory is this?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Prince Edward Island

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Quebec

e)

New Brunswick

108.

What Province or Territory is this

a)

Quebec

b)

New Brunswick

109.

How can we help:


What are some replacement options for fossil fuels? (Renewable)

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Hydro Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

110.

In Canada, the prevailing winds move from

a)

west to east

b)

east to west

c)

it depends on the province

111.

Based on proximity to water, would you expect Victoria or Regina get more precipitation?

a)

Victoria

b)

Regina

c)

this doesn't affect precipitation

112.

"The average daily low temperature in London, ON during the month of April is 1 degree C" describes...

a)

climate

b)

weather

113.

True or False: The Greenhouse Effect is entirely humans' fault.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Which side of a mountain would you expect to be drier?

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

they should be the same in terms of precipitation

115.

From the choices presented - which is the largest object or structure in space?

a)

Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

The Solar System

d)

The asteroid belt

116.

The largest single object in the solar system is ______.

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

The Sun

117.

Earth's seasons are caused by

a)

the precession of Earth's axis.

b)

its distance from the Sun.

c)

wobbles in its orbit and axis of rotation.

d)

its tilt; revolution around the Sun, and spherical shape.

118.

_______ was the first to use a telescope to observe the heavens.

a)

Newton

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

119.
Movement of Earth around the sun.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
120.

Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Eclipse

c)

Lunar Eclipse

d)

Perigee

121.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
122.

___________ survive the trip through the atmosphere of our planet and hit the ground.

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Meteorites

d)

Comets

123.

What is the result of the Earth revolving around the Sun?

a)

The existence of seasons

b)

day-night transitions

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

It keeps the axis of our planet tilted.

124.

What is the proper name for the "North Star"?

(a)  

125.

Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Inner Core

126.

Which of the following metals are present in Earth's Core? (Select all that apply)

a)

Nickel

b)

Steel

c)

Aluminum

d)

Iron

e)

Titanium

127.

Which of the following layers are not completely solid?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Upper Mantle

d)

Lower Mantle

e)

Inner Core

128.

Who is credited with proposing the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

e)

Albert Einstein

129.

Which is more dense?

a)

Continental Crust

b)

Oceanic Crust

130.

What happens to temperature and pressure as you get to deeper layers within Earth?

a)

Temperature and Pressure increase

b)

Temperature increases, Pressure decreases

c)

Temperature decreases, Pressure increases

d)

Temperature and Pressure decreases

131.

This image here shows what type of boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent: Subduction

c)

Convergent: Collision

d)

Transform

132.

What do geologists notice about the rocks along the sea floor?

a)

They get older as they get farther away from mid ocean ridges

b)

They get thicker closer to continents

c)

Density is impossible to measure

d)

Youngest parts of the crust are along the continents

133.

How do you calculate density?

a)

Mass x Volume

b)

Mass / Volume

c)

Volume / Mass

d)

Volume + Mass

134.

If something floats in water, what can we say about its density?

a)

It is more dense than the water

b)

It is less dense than the water

c)

It has the same density as water

135.

The idea that the continents were once together, and separated over a long period of time is

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Transform Boundaries

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Mid Ocean Ridges

136.

Was was Wegener's hypothesis rejected?

a)

He had no evidence for it

b)

More detailed maps show that continents don't match up

c)

No continents had similar fossils to support him.

d)

He couldn't explain how the continents could be moved

137.

Why is the upper mantle liquid, but the lower mantle is solid?

a)

Upper mantle is hotter

b)

Lower mantle is under higher pressure

c)

Upper mantle is under higher pressure

d)

Lower mantle is hotter

138.

What kind of boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent: Subduction

c)

Convergent: Collision

d)

Transform

139.

Which of the following is not a feature we could expect near a convergent subduction boundary?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mid Ocean Ridges

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Ocean Trenches

140.

Which of the following is a feature common with transform boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountain chains

c)

Ocean Trenches

d)

Earthquakes

141.

Where would you find most volcanoes that are on a continent?

a)

Randomly scattered

b)

In the middle

c)

Along the coastlines (edges)

d)

Most volcanoes are not on continents

142.

What did Harry Hess propose about the mid ocean ridges?

a)

Ancient aquatic creatures may still be alive there

b)

The waters there should be very warm

c)

The crust there should be old

d)

The valley of the ridge are actual cracks within the crust

143.

What was an important detail about the animal fossils Wegener saw had been discovered on different continents?

a)

They were great swimmers when they were alive

b)

They were from different periods of time

c)

They wouldn't be able to swim across the ocean to get to other places

d)

There were no similar fossils found on different continents

144.

Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Saint Helen

d)

San Andreas Fault

145.

"In class we played the Fish Banks simulation, where we destroyed an ecosystem and industry in 10
years.  The simulation was meant to illustrate what actually happened to the fishing industry in the East. Explain how,
historically, this actually happened.  Make sure you explain:
          - what physical characteristic make the Grand Banks such a great spot for fish
          - discuss the technological, economic, and political elements of this story."

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