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Geo Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What uses latitude and longitude?
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
linear distance
d)
time distance
2.

al Qaida was responsible for

a)

the 9/11 attacks

b)

the Aleppo Car bombing

c)

Oklahoma City bombing

d)

the Iraq War

3.

Longest river in Canada

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Makenzie

d)

Great Bear

4.

Climate includes

a)

temperature

b)

temperature and population

c)

temperature, population, and topography

d)

all of the above

5.
What way do longitude lines go?
a)
Up and down
b)
Side to side
c)
Left to right
d)
Right to left
6.
Describes whats around it
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
physical distance
d)
psychological distance
7.
What is Human-environment interaction?
a)
Relationship between humans and the environment.
b)
What animals are
c)
What humans are
d)
How houses are made
8.
Which describes the actual measured distance?
a)
Psychological distance
b)
time distance
c)
perceptual distance
d)
linear distance
9.
Which isn't an example of place.
a)
climate
b)
land forms
c)
vegetation
d)
farming
10.
What way does latitude run?
a)
side to side
b)
up and down
c)
North to East
d)
South to West
11.
What kind of map shows land features
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
thematic map
d)
region map
12.
How many types of regions are there?
a)
1.0
b)
2.0
c)
4.0
d)
3.0
13.
How do people view distance?
a)
perceptual distance
b)
psychological distance
c)
mental distance
d)
linear distance
14.
Which is/are an example of location?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
c)
Both A and B
d)
None of the above
15.
What can a thematic map show?
a)
Vegitation
b)
Population Density
c)
Climate
d)
All choices given
16.

Which one CAN'T shape the climate of an area

a)

elevation

b)

topography

c)

how far above/below the equator you are

d)

tectonic plates

17.
What are the three distortions a map can have
a)
shape, size, distance
b)
size, directions, 2d
c)
places missing, direction, shape
d)
distance, places missing, 2d
18.
Which is the movement of how long it takes.
a)
Time distance
b)
Linear distance
c)
Both A and B
d)
None of the above
19.
Which map shows man-made features (cities, states, etc.)?
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
thematic map
d)
territorial map
20.
What is a tsunami
a)
sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
b)
giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
c)
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm.
d)
a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
21.
How are earthquakes are caused by plate tectonics
a)

the plates slide past each other

b)

plates collide

c)

plates spread apart

d)

plates shake

22.
What is a fault?
a)
Fracture in the earth's crust
b)
Tectonic Plates
c)
Violent Movement
d)
Trembles in the ground
23.
what is an aftershock
a)
crazy wind
b)
a small tornado
c)
A little shake after an earthquake
d)
A huge shake after an earthquake
24.
What is the ring of fire.
a)
A path
b)
fire in the shape of a ring
c)
A ring.
d)
path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
25.
what are currents
a)
they are swamps
b)
they are oceans inside rivers
c)
they are rivers inside the ocean
d)
they are rivers
26.
What are Earthquakes?
a)
A nice movement
b)
violent movement
c)
nothing
d)
all of the above
27.
how are mountains formed by plate tectonics
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
detergent
d)

transform

28.
What does a seismograph do?
a)
measures tornadoes
b)
measures volcanoes
c)
measures earthquakes
d)
measures mountains
29.
what happens when warm moist air moves over a mountain
a)
rises and cools
b)
gets warm
c)
rains
d)
gets windy
30.

the longest day of the year

a)

vernal equinox

b)

autumnal equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

31.
what is an equinox?
a)
when the sun passes through the equator
b)
idk
c)
when the sun and the moon line up
d)
when seasons change
32.
What percent of exports are from the US?
a)
10.0
b)
15.0
c)
19.0
d)
21.0
33.
Which state is not in New England?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
New Mexico
34.
Where is the Rocky Mountains located
a)
west of the plains
b)
north of the plains
c)
east of the plains
d)
south of the plains
35.
Which branch of the government would we consider congress?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Congressional
36.
what crop is grown in the south
a)
tobacco
b)
rice
c)
cotton
d)
all of the above
37.

The prime meridian

a)

runs horizontally

b)

is zero degrees latitude

c)

is zero degrees longitude

d)

is also the international date line

38.
What is the St Lawrence Seaway?
a)
One of the Great Lakes
b)
Americas most important deepwater shipping route
c)
Canada's most important deepwater shipping route
d)
One Americas major rivers.
39.

most Canadians and Americans work in

a)

service industries

b)

agriculture

c)

transportation

d)

international industries

40.
What type of ecomony does the US have
a)
traditional economy
b)
market economy
c)
mixed economy
d)
command economy
41.
what happened on 9/11
a)
world trade center was destroyed
b)
harbor bombed
c)
mass shooting
d)
hostage situation
42.

The Mackenzie River is Canada's _____ river system

a)
Longest
b)
shortest
c)
widest
d)
narrowest
43.
What direction does the Mississippi River flow?
a)
It doesn't
b)
South
c)
North
d)
West
44.
What speakers is Quebec mostly comprised of
a)
english/french
b)
english/spanish
c)
english/mandarin
d)
english/italian
45.
what is a province
a)
Area of land that is part of a country
b)
Area of land that is part of a state
c)
A state
d)
Random parts of land
46.
What is first nation
a)

Indigenous people of Canada

b)

modern day people of Canada

c)
a city
d)
a country
47.
Who is the Prime minister?
a)
The leader
b)
The minority party's leader
c)
The king
d)
The majority party's leader
48.

Canada's prime minister is chosen from within

a)

the judicial branch

b)

parliament

c)

congress

d)

executive branch

49.
what is a popular canadian sport?
a)
hockey
b)
soccer
c)
football
d)
basketball
50.
what is parliament?
a)
a branch of the government combining legislature and executive into one branch
b)
a government with no laws
c)
a government with very strict laws
d)
a government with a king and queen and everyone has to do what they say
51.

Using latitude and longitude to identify where something is

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

time distance

d)

coordinate distance

52.

a smaller river that flows into a larger river

a)

river mouth

b)

tributary

c)

canal

d)

strait

53.

the Canadian Shield is located

a)

along the coastline

b)

on Prince Edward island

c)

around Hudson bay

d)

near Alaska

54.

Canada's population is mostly

a)

in southern Canada

b)

in northern Canada

c)

in western Canada

d)

in eastern Canada

55.

In the ___ part of Canada, you will find the major railways, better climate, and fertile soil

a)

southern

b)

northern

c)

eastern

d)

western

56.

Canada's main language is

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Dutch

57.

Because of their population, Quebec and Ontario are known as the

a)

Core Provinces

b)

Atlantic provinces

c)

Prairie Provinces

d)

Pacific Provinces

58.

What is culture?

a)

how people make their money in a specific society

b)

political structure of a group of people

c)

values, traditions, and beliefs that a group of people practice in their daily lives

59.

If a place has a high population density is it...

a)

empty

b)

crowded

60.

Airports, roads, docks, railways, taxis, and intracity transit systems are all examples of a cities

a)

primary sector

b)

secondary sector

c)

infrastructure

d)

environmental determinism

61.

version of a language that is specific to an area or culture

a)

diffusion

b)

dialect

c)

language diversity

d)

distance decay

62.
The value of the output of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
a)
total ouput
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
national income
d)
net domestic product
63.

the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation

a)

dialect

b)

diffusion

c)

acculturation

d)

cultural confederation

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