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Introduction to Geography Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of Human Environment Interaction?  

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2.

What is a Landform? Give two examples. 

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3.

What are the five themes of Geography? 

a)

Human Geography, Physical Geography, Place, Location, and Human Environment Interaction

b)

Human Geography, Movement, Place, Location, and Human Environment Interaction

c)

Physical Geography, Region, Place, Location, and Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region, Movement, Place, Location, and Human Environment Interaction

4.

What two lines were created to find absolute location? 

a)

Longitude and Altitude

b)

Altitude and Latitude

c)

Longitude and Latitude

d)

West and East Hemispheres

5.

What do we call the idea of "your location in relation to the things around you?"

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Altitude Hemisphere

d)

None of the Above

6.

What answers the question of, "What is it like?"

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Geography

7.

What answers the question of, " How are places similar or different?"

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Geography

8.

What is defined as the interactions between the human system and the ecosystem. These interactions show how humans adapt to their changing environment?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Physical Environment Interaction

c)

Physical Human Interaction

d)

Destruction Theory

9.

What is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Lines of Longitude

10.

What is an imaginary line drawn from north to south that divides the earth into east and west hemispheres. It is defined as 0° longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Lines of Longitude

11.

What is also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Lines of Longitude

12.

What is measured by imaginary lines that run around Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Lines of Longitude

13.

What is the layer of gases surrounding the earth; contains oxygen & protects from radiation?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

14.

What is the solid rock portion of the earth that includes the continents?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

15.

What is the part of the earth that is made up of water elements?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

16.

What is the part of the earth where plants & animals live?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

17.

What is the branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface?

a)

Geographical Geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Political Geography

d)

Physical Geography

18.

What is a key aspect of Human Geography? 

a)

Culture

b)

Language

c)

Religion

d)

Food and Art

e)

All of the above

19.

What is the the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group?

a)

Society

b)

Ethnicity

c)

Culture

d)

Traditions

20.

What is used to refer to a group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage?

a)

Race

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

Cultural Group

d)

All of the above

21.

What is it called when a nation has a low GDP and limited development on all levels of economic activities?

a)

Free Nation

b)

Developed Nation

c)

Command Nation

d)

Developing Nation

22.

What are countries with a high per capita income and varied economy, especially with quaternary activities such as computer software development?

a)

Free Nation

b)

Developed Nation

c)

Command Nation

d)

Command Nation

23.

What is a boundary based on physical features of the land, such as rivers, lakes, or chains of mountains?

a)

Natural Boundary

b)

Nation Boundary

c)

Artificial Boundary

d)

All of the Above

24.

What is a boundary that is fixed line generally following latitude or longitude lines?

a)

Natural Boundary

b)

Nation Boundary

c)

Artificial Boundary

d)

All of the Above

25.

What involves belief in a supernatural power(s), or in an ultimate reality, as well as expression of belief in practice?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Language

d)

Religion

26.

What  is one of the most important aspects of culture because it allows the people within a culture to communicate with each other?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Language

d)

Religion

27.

Political maps shows which political party controls an area. 

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Physical maps show the physical features of the land: mountains, rivers, deserts, rainforests, lakes

a)

True

b)

False

29.

General reference maps give information about specific topics such as climate or population density

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Thematic maps are used to give information about multiple things such as topography and roads

a)

True

b)

False