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WorksheetsThe Basics of Human Geography Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Looks at birth rates, death rates, distribution and density of population
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
population geography
d)
gross domestic product
2.
Total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
population geography
d)
gross domestic product
3.
Shows how heavily populated an area is
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
population geography
d)
gross domestic product
4.
The number of organisms a piece of land can support
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
population geography
d)
gross domestic product
5.
When a language is spread over a new area
a)
innovation
b)
diffusion
c)
acculturation
d)
language diffusion
6.
When society changes to adapt to a new innovation
a)
diffusion
b)
acculturation
c)
language diffusion
7.
The production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people
a)
culture
b)
dialect
c)
ethnic group
d)
economy
8.
The basic support systems needed to keep a country and economy going
a)
natural resources
b)
metropolitan area
c)
suburbian
d)
infrastructure
9.
Large populations, center of business and culture
a)
metropolis
b)
cities
c)
state
d)
infrastate
10.
In a command economy, who determines production?
a)
the producers
b)
the government
c)
the consumers
d)
the President
11.
What is the most heavily populated zone on the planet?
a)
the northern hemisphere
b)
the western hemisphere
c)
the southern hemisphere
d)
the eastern hemisphere
12.
What are some ways cultures change over time?
a)
through language, ethnicity, and innovation
b)
through innovation, diffusion, and acculturation
c)
through war, religion, and language
d)
through investment and reinvention
13.
Which of the following is an example of a natural boundary?
a)
the Andes Mountains
b)
the Florida turnpike
c)
the equator
d)
the northern hemisphere
14.
Which of the following describes artificial boundaries?
a)
they are based on physical and cultural features
b)
oceans and mountains
c)
they are fixed lines that generally follow latitude and longitude
d)
the Rio Grande
15.
An individual or group hold complete power
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
communism
16.
A ruling family holds power
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
communism
17.
Citizens hold power
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
communism
18.
The government controls politics and economics in the name of the people
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
communism
19.
The oldest religion in the world
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
20.
An offshoot of Hinduism
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
21.
The Torah
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
22.
The largest religion in the world
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
23.
Concentrated in India
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
24.
Believe in reincarnation
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
25.
Worship Allah and Muhammad
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
e)
Islam
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