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MR. HELP, Transportation, Push/Pull

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

More job opportunies, peace, and freedom are examples of (a)   Factors.

2.

War, poverty, lack of schools/jobs are examples of (a)   Factors.

3.

Airports • Canals • Highways • Rivers

These are all examples of transportation (a)  

4.

Which is an example of a Tranportation Barrier?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Comal River

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Erie Canal

5.

Which of the following is an example of a Transportation Corridor?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

6.

Which of the following is an example of Transportation Barrier?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mount Everest

7.

If a mountain keeps an area isolated from global resources, what type of transportation is this considered.

a)

barrier

b)

region

c)

corridor

d)

blockage

8.

Great Wall of China • Rocky Mountains • Sahara Desert

These are all examples of Transportation (a)  

9.

What is the main benefit of Transportation Corridors?

a)

Provides an escape route

b)

Prevents trade

c)

Stops erosion

d)

Saves travel time

10.

The image best reflects which theme of geography?

(a)  

11.

The latitude and longitude lines on a map can be used to find...

a)

relative location

b)

region

c)

absolute location

d)

place

12.

Which of these is an example of Relative Location?

a)

Colombia sits on the equator

b)

The coordinate 6 N 17 W falls in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The hospital is about 4 minutes away from my house

d)

Utah is at 40 N 110 W

13.
____________________is how and why people and things move and connect.
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
14.
The relationships between people and their environment is called
a)
human-environment Interaction.
b)
survival.
c)
movement.
d)
Place.
15.

a civil war in your home country breaks out and you and your family leave to go to another country

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

16.

Amazon is building a new headquarters in Long Island City New York, and Arlington Virginia and needs to hire 50,000 workers

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

17.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
18.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
19.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
20.
Building houses, building roads, and cutting down trees best describes which of the 5 Themes of Geography.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Location
21.

Deforestation and Global Warming are examples of...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Location

22.

Giving the exact location of a place in the world is an example of...

a)

Specific location

b)

Absolute location

c)

Place

d)

Relative location

23.

The picture is an example of which theme of Geography?

(a)  

24.

The picture is an example of which theme of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

25.

The picture is an example of which theme of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

26.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
27.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
28.
38 degrees South Latitude, 83 degrees East latitude is an example of
a)
Absolute location 
b)
Relative location 
29.
These are features that occur naturally.  (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
30.
These are features made by man.  (Examples:  schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
31.
Which of The Five Themes of Geography does this statement describe: "How people shape, change, and depend on the environment."
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
32.
Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?
a)
constructing highways
b)
describing the absolute location
c)
farmers waiting for a flood
d)
wearing heavy coats in winter
33.

What is NOT a characteristic of a rural area?

a)

high population

b)

houses spread far apart

c)

farms

34.

What is another name for a RURAL area?

a)

"The country"

b)

"The city"

c)

"The suburbs"

35.

What is another name for an URBAN area?

a)

"The country"

b)

"The city"

c)

"The suburbs"

36.

What type of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

37.

What type of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

38.

What type of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

39.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
40.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
41.
Better education- provision is better and more accessible is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
42.
A nice, warm climate would be an example of a _________ factor.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
tropical
d)
climate
43.

Which of the following is NOT a transportation barrier?

a)

Interstate Highway

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Himalayas

d)

Rocky Mountains

44.

Which of these is an example of a transportation corridor?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Grand Canyon

45.

What is a main characteristic of a suburban community?

a)

Factories and warehouses

b)

Residential neighborhoods near a city

c)

Farms and open fields

d)

Skyscrapers and heavy traffic

46.

Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Political unrest

c)

Job opportunities

d)

War

47.

Which theme of Geography focuses on how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

48.

What is the term for the exact coordinates of a place on Earth?

a)

Place

b)

Absolute location

c)

Relative location

d)

Region

49.

Which of the following is an example of Human-Environment Interaction?

a)

Listing the coordinates of a city

b)

Building a dam to control flooding

c)

Describing a region's climate

d)

Traveling from one country to another

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