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Geography Exam Review

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________________ is a factor that causes a population to move INTO a certain area.

a)

Push

b)

Common

c)

Pull

d)

Extraordinary

2.

____________________ is a factor that causes a population to LEAVE a certain area.

a)

Pull

b)

Push

c)

Common

d)

Extraordinary

3.

Tim moves to Seattle to get a high paying job at Amazon. This was due to a/an ________________________ factor.

a)

Social Pull

b)

Environmental Pull

c)

Political Pull

d)

Economic Pull

4.

Linda decides to move away from her small town which has just elected a new mayor she does not like. This is considered a/an ____________________________ factor.

a)

Economic Push

b)

Political Push

c)

Social Push

d)

Environmental Push

5.

Amy's mom has a disease that can only be treated in Cleveland so they move there to be close to the hospital. This is an example of a/an___________________ factor

a)

Social Pull

b)

Environmental Pull

c)

Economic Pull

d)

Political Pull

6.

None of the schools near Brad has the degree he wants to obtain. He has to move somewhere that does. This is due to a/an ___________________________ factor.

a)

Economic Push

b)

Social Push

c)

Environmental Push

d)

Political Push

7.

Pierce's grandparents decide to move to Florida because of the sunny and warm weather. Florida is a/an _________________________ factor.

a)

Economic Pull

b)

Social Pull

c)

Environmental Pull

d)

Political Pull

8.

Sandy lives in Ohio, but found out that California has very different laws that she agrees with so she has decided to move there. California is a/an ________________________factor.

a)

Economic Pull

b)

Social Pull

c)

Environmental Pull

d)

Political Pull

9.

The only factory in town has shut down. All the workers now have to move to different cities to find new jobs. The factory shutting down is a/an__________________________ factor.

a)

Economic Push

b)

Economic Pull

c)

Political Push

d)

Political Pull

10.

Luke Skywalker is tired of all the snow, ice, and freezing temperatures on the planet Hoth. He decides to move to a planet where there is sun and warmth. Hoth is a/an ______________________________ factor.

a)

Environmental Pull

b)

Social Pull

c)

Environmental Push

d)

Social Push

11.

_____________________________ is the amount of inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

a)

Starbucks

b)

Population

c)

Urban

d)

Rural

12.

_______________________________are people who flee a country because of war, violence, or persecution.

a)

Clowns

b)

Jawas

c)

Refugees

d)

Storm Troopers

13.

Land covers about _____________________ of the Earth.

a)

30%

b)

75%

c)

100%

d)

50%

14.

_____________________ means to leave one's home to live in another place.

a)

Emigrate

b)

Immigrate

c)

Run Away

d)

Flee

15.

_______________________ means to enter and live in a new country.

a)

Emigrate

b)

Run Away

c)

Immigrate

d)

Starbucks

16.

_____________________________ happens when cities grow larger and spread into surrounding areas.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Migration

c)

Intimidation

d)

Adding more and more Starbucks locations

17.

______________________________ is one of the main causes of population shifts in our world today.

a)

Disease

b)

Urbanization

c)

Taco Bell's new fiesta fries

d)

Migration

18.

Urban areas are __________________________ populated.

a)

Evenly

b)

Unevenly

c)

Sparsely

d)

Densely

19.

Rural areas are ______________________populated.

a)

Densely

b)

Sparsely

c)

Evenly

d)

Unevenly

20.

_____________________________ is an example of an urban area.

a)

A farm in the country

b)

A dirt road in the middle of nowhere

c)

A baseball field

d)

New York City

21.

A PUSH factor will cause the population to ___________________________.

a)

increase

b)

stay the same

c)

decrease

d)

run from Godzilla

22.

A PULL factor will cause the population to _________________________.

a)

increase

b)

stay the same

c)

decrease

d)

eat at Dunkin' Donuts

23.

Thanks to modern medicine and better medical technology, the life expectancy of humans has greatly __________________________.

a)

stayed the same

b)

decreased

c)

increased

d)

never changed

24.

________________________________ is the geographic pattern of where people live.

a)

Population

b)

Population Density

c)

Population Distribution

d)

Population Increase

25.

_________________________________ is the average number of people living within a square mile.

a)

Population Desnity

b)

Population

c)

Population Distribution

d)

Population Average

26.

Which is an example of land features?

a)

mountain ranges with same rock type and age lining up across the ocean

b)

matching fresh water fossils that could not swim found across the ocean from each other

c)

glacial striations found in many continents, all lining up in the same direction

d)

temperate tree remains found in Antarctica, where it used to be warm

27.

What 3 things did Wegener study to support his ideas? Mark all THREE.

a)

matching fossils

b)

matching land features

c)

matching forces

d)

climate change

28.

What was the name of the supercontinent?

a)

Panorama

b)

Pangea

c)

Panamerican

d)

Wegener

29.

What is the theory that continents were all once together and have drifted apart?

a)

american movement

b)

continental plates

c)

continental drift

d)

memorial drift

30.

What was Wegener's hypothesis?

a)

all continents are joined in a single landmass as they have been for a long time

b)

all continents are situated as they have been forever

c)

all continents were far apart and have joined into a single landmass

d)

all continents were joined in a single landmass and have drifted apart

31.

The mesosaurus is an example of which type of evidence?

a)

matching fossil

b)

matching land formation

c)

climate change

d)

memorial movement

32.

Mountain ranges on different continents being the same age, type and structure is

a)

matching fossil evidence

b)

matching land formation evidence

c)

climate change evidence

d)

memorial movement evidence

33.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

34.

Which layer is shown in orange?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

35.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

36.

Which layer is shown in brown?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

37.

Which shows the order of the layers from COOLEST to HOTTEST?

a)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

b)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

d)

Trick question! All of the layers are the same temperature!

38.

Which layer is made of "flowing" solid rock (think oatmeal or pudding)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

39.

Which layer is made (mostly) of LIQUID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

40.

Which layer is made (mostly) of SOLID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

41.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

42.

Which layer of the Earth is the THICKEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

43.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

44.

Which layer is the coolest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

45.
The central or inner most part of the earth, made of 2 layers.  
a)
Mantle 
b)
Crust
c)
Core
46.
Outer most layer of the earth.
a)
Core
b)
Mantle 
c)
Crust
47.
Thin layer that has two layer called oceanic and continental.  
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Atmosphere
48.
A cold rigid layer or brittle layer located on the outside. 
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core 
c)
Crust 
d)
Lithosphere
49.

Which layer of the earth is responsible for convection currents?

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

50.

what process is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

the cracking of Earth's crust

b)

convection in the outer core

c)

mantle convection

d)

continental drift

51.

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic field?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

52.
What two numbers indicate weathering and erosion? 
a)
1,6
b)
4,5
c)
9,10
d)
3,6
53.
What numbers indicate melting and cooling? 
a)
1,2,4
b)
6,7,11
c)
7,8,9
d)
4,5
54.
When an igeous rock breaks down, it is shown as:
a)
3
b)
7
c)
4
d)
2
55.
Letter C represents what rock type? 
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
56.
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks can become Metamorphic represented by what numbers? 
a)
1,2
b)
3,11
c)
2,8
d)
9,10
57.
Before a rock turns back to Igneous, it has to go through which stage? 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
10
58.
Weathering and erosion creates:
a)
Magma
b)
Sediments
c)
Melting
d)
Cooling
59.
Letter A represents what rock type? 
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
60.
Sediments are pressed together by what numbers? 
a)
1,2
b)
3,7
c)
8,9
d)
4,5
61.
Where does the cycle begin?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
There is no one starting point since it is a cycle. 
62.
We would not have metamorphic rocks without:
a)
6,7
b)
4,5
c)
3,11
d)
1,2
63.
Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter? 
a)
A
b)
C
c)
B
64.
Without melting and cooling, we wouldn't have what type of rock? 
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
65.
When particles are eroded and moved, they are eventually laid down in a process called: 
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
supposition
d)
refraction
66.
Which type of rock has plant material,small bits of rock, and possibly organic material?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
67.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
68.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
69.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
70.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
71.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
72.
What is province #1?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
73.
What is province #2?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
74.
What is province #3?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
75.
What is province #4?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
76.

What is province #5?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Saskatchewan

77.

What is province #6?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Saskatchewan

78.

What is province #7?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Saskatchewan

79.

What is province #8?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Saskatchewan

80.

What is province #9?

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

British Columbia

d)

Alberta

81.
What is province #10?
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Yukon Territory
c)
British Columbia
d)
Alberta
82.

What is territory #11?

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

British Columbia

d)

Alberta

83.

What is territory #12?

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

British Columbia

d)

Alberta

84.

What is territory #13?

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

Nunavut

d)

Alberta

85.
What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
86.
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
87.
What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
88.
What is the capital of New Brunswick?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
89.

What is the capital of Quebec?

a)

Toronto

b)

Winnipeg

c)

Regina

d)

Quebec City

90.
What is the capital of Ontario?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
91.
What is the capital of Manitoba?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
92.
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
93.
What is the capital of Alberta?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
94.
What is the capital of British Columbia?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
95.
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
96.

What is the capital of Nunavut?

a)

Whitehorse

b)

Iqaluit

c)

Edmonton

d)

Yellowknife

97.
What is the national capital of Canada?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Toronto
c)
Edmonton
d)
Ottawa
98.
What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
99.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
100.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
101.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
102.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
103.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
South America
104.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
South America
105.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
South America
106.
What ocean is this?
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
107.
What ocean is this?
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
108.
What ocean is this?
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
109.
What ocean is this?
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
110.
What important line of latitude splits the world into northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
111.
What important line of longitude splits the world into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Dateline
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
112.
What shape do we usually call the compass?
a)
Rose
b)
Tulip
c)
Daffodil
d)
Azalea
113.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Never Eat Slimy Worms

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

South Never Eat West

114.
What does the "SE" stand for on the compass rose?
a)
South West
b)
South East
115.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
116.

What does the red line in the picture show?

a)

states

b)

Equator

c)

continents

d)

countries

117.

What is this?

a)

A beautiful picture

b)

A map key

c)

Fire, trees, dots, hills

118.

What is the name of the map feature that is circled in blue?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

ocean

d)

title

119.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

120.

What does the "N" on the compass rose stand for?

a)

North

b)

Napa

c)

Norway

d)

Nevada

121.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
122.
tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Key 
c)
Map Grid
d)
Compass Rose 
123.
helps you find the absolute location of places on a map
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Grid 
c)
Compass Rose 
d)
Map Scale 
124.
shows what the symbols on the map stand for
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Grid 
c)
Map Scale 
d)
Map Key
125.

Which of these would tell you what different colors on a map mean?

a)

A legend

b)

A scale

c)

A title

d)

A compass rose

126.

Tells distance on a map in kilometers and miles

a)

key

b)

title

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

127.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
128.
What direction would you travel in to get from Perth to Sydney
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
129.
What direction would you travel in to get from Adelaide to Darwin
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
130.
One of four compass points that fall between the cardinal directions northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Intermediate Directions
131.
What city is located at latitude 32 degrees south and the longitude117 degrees east
a)
Alice Springs
b)
La Grange
c)
Menzies
d)
Perth
132.

What is part 4 of the volcano?

a)

pipe

b)

magma chamber

c)

crater

d)

lava flow

133.

What is part 6 of the volcano?

a)

pipe

b)

lava flow

c)

vent

d)

ash cloud

134.

What is part 5 on the volcano?

a)

vent

b)

magma chamber

c)

pipe

d)

ash cloud

135.

What is 1 part on the volcano?

a)

magma chamber

b)

lava flow

c)

ash cloud

d)

pipe

136.

What is part 2 on the volcano?

a)

ash cloud

b)

lava flow

c)

magma chamber

d)

pipe

137.

What is part 3 on the volcano?

a)

crater

b)

magma chamber

c)

pipe

d)

lava flow

138.
17) Which country is the less developed of the two?
a)
A) Kenya
b)
B) Japan
c)
C) Both are of equal development
d)
D) None of the above
139.
18) What is a possible reason for Kenya having a “bottom heavy” pyramid?
a)
A) Industrialization is at its peak
b)
B) There is a significant lack of quality medical care
c)
C) Higher education is readily available to the population
d)
D) Migratory populations have negative immigration issues
140.
19) What is a possible reason for Japan’s population bulge for 65-69 year olds?
a)
A) Lack of quality healthcare
b)
B) Less industrialization among the masses
c)
C) Education declining among the elderly
d)
D) Rejoicing after the end of a major world war
141.
20) What can be said about Japanese society when analyzing it population pyramid?
a)
A) Finding good healthcare is a major negative issue
b)
B) Secondary education is not available to the general population
c)
C) Japan is very industrious
d)
D) Post-secondary education is more than likely too expensive for the middle class
142.
21) What would be the best way to get Kenya’s population pyramid to look like Japan’s in the next century
a)
A) Create massive industrial projects that bring millions of jobs to the country
b)
B) Continue to remove funding for government medical programs for the lower class
c)
C) Improve barriers to keep certain classes from higher education
d)
D) Passing government regulations barring the possibility of giving tax breaks to industrial companies
143.

True or False: On a population pyramid, the oldest people are at the bottom.

(a)  

144.

What information can be found along the horizontal axis (bottom) of a population pyramid?

a)

Title

b)

Population

c)

Age Group

d)

Gender

145.

What information can be found along the vertical axis (middle or sides) of a population pyramid?

a)

Title

b)

Population

c)

Age Group

d)

Gender

146.

A population pyramid that shows rapid growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

147.

A population pyramid that shows slow or stable growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

148.

A population pyramid that shows negative or declining growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

149.

3. The population pyramid of Japan shows two bulges. What age groups make up those bulges?

a)

35-39 and 60-64

b)

25-29 and Over 80

c)

50-54 and 0-4

d)

30-34 and Over 80

150.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

c)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

151.

Describe the healthcare of this country.

a)

Good healthcare available to most

b)

Good healthcare available to some

c)

Poor healthcare for all

d)

Poor healthcare for most

152.

Describe the literacy rate of this country.

a)

Most people can read and write.

b)

Some people can read and write.

c)

Most people can not read and write.

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6th - 8th Grade

Sam's Last Exam

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Sam's Last Exam

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7th Grade