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World Geography Fall Semester Exam A

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

2.

A Wifi Hotspot is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

3.

What type of region is this?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

4.

What type of region is this?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

5.

What type of region is this?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

6.

The image above is what type of map?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

7.

Identify the region highlighted in red.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Latin America

8.

Decide which theme of geography the sentence best fits.

Ohio is located in the American Midwest.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human & Environment

d)

Location

e)

Place

9.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

10.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

11.
What sphere does the picture represent?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
12.

What are the 4 main spheres of Earth?

a)

Hemisphere, Lithosphere, Troposphere, and Ionosphere

b)

Exosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,and Ozonosphere

c)

Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere, and Geosphere

d)

Thermosphere, Atmosphere, Hemisphere, and Ionosphere

13.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
14.
This system is made up of all the water on or near the earth's surface
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
15.
The body of gases surrounding Earth is the...
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
16.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
17.
How does a delta form?
a)
a river slowing down
b)
it's just a river that empties into an ocean or lake
c)
the current of the river speeds up at the mouth causing sediment to wash away
d)
the current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit
18.
What continues to shape canyons?
a)
fast moving water
b)
slow moving water
c)
rocks weathering
d)
rocks eroding
19.
What landform is this?
a)
valley
b)
delta
c)
river
d)
canyon
20.

an area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land and is usually very large

a)

mesa

b)

plains

c)

plateau

d)

butte

21.

deep valley with steep sides

a)

mesa

b)

plateau

c)

canyon

d)

peninsula

22.

deposits of soil and rock at the mouth of a river

a)

alluvial fan

b)

volcano

c)

creek

d)

canal

23.

This biome has a long, dry season and contains grasses and shrubs. Africa has the largest of __________.

a)

Grasslands

b)

Taiga

c)

Desert

d)

Savanna

24.

This biome has long winters and short summers. A very cold and dry biome. Permafrost can be found on this biome.

a)

Tundra

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical Forest

25.

This biome has moist, temperate climate and trees that leaves change color in autumn and fall of every winter.

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Deciduous Forest

26.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
27.
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
29.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
30.
The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
31.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
Tilt
32.

If the Earth suddenly stopped having seasons, what could be the likely causes?

a)

The Moon disappeared.

b)

The Earth is no longer tilted.

c)

The Earth's rotation has increased.

d)

The Earth moved farther away from the Sun.

33.

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

29.5 days

d)

365 days/one year

34.

Which of the following is not a result of industrialization

a)

increased job availability

b)

increased foreign trade

c)

increased growth of population in cities

d)

decreased job opportunities for the middle class

35.

Positive Outcomes: Created New Jobs, Improved Transportation and Produced new goods.


Negative Outcomes: Loss of Natural Habitat, Pollution, and _____________


Which BEST completes the list?

a)

child labor nations

b)

women in the workforce

c)

poor working conditions

d)

the creation of highways

36.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:

Why did most immigrants end up staying in America?

a)

Available Jobs

b)

Free Farmland

c)

Opportunity

d)

Cheap Housing

e)

Tons of Gold

37.
Which term describes the mixture of cultures we have here in the United States?
a)
Nativism
b)
Melting Pot
c)
Steerage
d)
Open Border
38.

How much of something people want to buy

a)

Supply

b)

surplus

c)

demand

d)

shortage

39.

If the demand of a product goes up, the price will go (a)   .

40.

How much something costs

a)

opportunity cost

b)

price

c)

demand

d)

supply

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