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Unit 1 Geography Unit Test

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

Location

b)

Geography

c)

Place

d)

Human Interaction

2.

What are the two types of location?

a)

service

b)

relative

c)

absolute

d)

environment

3.

Which of the following are examples of a physical feature? (check all that apply)

a)

bridges

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

buildings

e)

oceans

4.

People traveling in a taxi.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

e)

HEI

5.

The White House

a)

HEI

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Movement

6.

Colorado is north of New Mexico.

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

HEI

d)

Location

e)

Region

7.

Due to heavy rain, the people of Burma build their houses on stilts.

a)

HEI

b)

Region

c)

Movement

d)

Place

e)

Location

8.

Maine is known for their delicious lobster.

a)

HEI

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Movement

9.

Merchandise from Japan coming to America on a boat

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

HEI

e)

Place

10.

Workers flatten the land to build roads.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

HEI

d)

Movement

e)

Location

11.

The people of Brazil speak Portuguese.

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

HEI

d)

Region

e)

Place

12.

Laguna Beach

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

HEI

13.

This photo best represents...

a)

Location

b)

Movement

14.

The spread of religions around the world is an example of...

a)

location.

b)

place.

c)

H. E. I.

d)

movement.

15.

This photo best represents...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

16.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

17.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Regiojn

18.
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Place: Physical Characteristic
19.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
20.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
21.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

22.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
23.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
24.
What is the question for place?
a)
What does it look like when you get there?
b)
How do people get places?
c)
What do locations have in common?
d)
Where is it?
25.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.

b)

My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.

c)

Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.

d)

Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.

26.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
27.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
28.
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
a)
Region
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human environment interaction
29.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
30.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
31.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
32.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
33.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
34.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
35.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
36.
Measures how far east or west of the prime meridian you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
37.
Measures how far north or south of the equator you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
38.
Where something can be found using another object or place
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
place
d)
Daylight Doughnuts
39.
Only people move.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
41.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres passes through Greenwich, England. It is at 0o longitude.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

42.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

Meridians

b)

Equators

c)

Parallels

d)

Longitude

43.

The description of a location is often expressed using latitude and longitude, or it could be expressed by an address.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

General location

d)

Common location

44.

North, South, East, and West are all called the ____________ directions.

a)

main

b)

cardinal

c)

four

d)

intermediate

45.

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all known as _______________ directions.

a)

main

b)

cardinal

c)

four

d)

intermediate

46.

What can be used to determine distance on a map?

a)

The map scale

b)

The map title

c)

The legend/map key

d)

The compass rose

47.

What does a map key/legend do?

a)

Shows you how to fold the map

b)

Shows you which way up to hold the map

c)

Shows you what language the map is written in

d)

Shows you what the symbols mean

48.

A small map or globe that shows where in the world the subject of the map is located.

a)

Map Scale

b)

Map Key / Legend

c)

Locator or Inset Map

d)

Compass Rose

49.

What is the term for a picture or image used to represent a real-world feature on a map?

a)

Map key

b)

Map symbol

c)

Map scale

d)

Map title

50.

Half of the Earth

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Latitude Lines

c)

Scale

d)

Hemisphere

51.

Lists and explains the symbols and colors used on the map

a)

Scale

b)

Compass rose

c)

Legend/Key

d)

Cartographer

52.

can be used to figure out the distance between two locations on a map.

a)

Scale

b)

Compass rose

c)

Legend/Key

d)

Cartographer

53.

Compass Rose is -

a)

a map which shows different continents and oceans

b)

a paper clip to hold a map together

c)

a symbol on a map which indicates the direction for a map

d)

a flower that blooms during the spring season

54.

Prime Meridian

a)

Divides the moon into quarters

b)

Shows which way to go during a storm.

c)

Divides the Earth into East and Western Hemisphere.

d)

Divides the Earth into North and South Hemisphere.

55.

Geography is

a)

The study of space aliens

b)

The study of spatial characteristics of the world's land and people.

c)

The study of the earth.

d)

Means the belief in our culture.

56.

Latitude

a)

the line that divides the earth and moon.

b)

lines above and below the equator.

c)

Lines and run north to south.

d)

a name for an attitude that describes an angry soccer player.

57.

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Contour Line

58.

a)

The map show the lines of longitude.

b)

The map shows the lines of latitude.

59.

Africa is the largest and most populated continent.

a)

true

b)

false

60.

There are seven continents.

a)

true

b)

false

61.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
Makes graphs and charts
b)
Designs greeting cards
c)
Creates maps
d)
Builds tall buildings
62.
What unit do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Degrees
b)
Miles
c)
Feet
d)
Inches
63.
This tells what information is shown on a map.
a)
Scale
b)
Legend
c)
Title
d)
Compass Rose
64.
This is a picture that shows the relationship between distance on a map and actual distance.
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Compass Rose
65.
This is also called a KEY and is a list that explains the symbols used on a map.
a)
Legend
b)
Title
c)
Scale
d)
Compass Rose
66.
Cartographers cannot make perfect representations of the Earth on maps because of 
a)
The weather
b)
Satellite Images
c)
Distortion
d)
The Earth is huge
67.
Which of the following is NOT something that you will find on a Political map?
a)
Boundaries
b)
Cities
c)
Weather
d)
Countries
68.
What is the best representation of the Earth to show accurate distances between places and what the continents actually look like?
a)
Mercator Projection
b)
Robinson Projection
c)
Gall-Peters Projection
d)
A Globe
69.

This section of a map contains what each symbol represents.

a)

Intermediate Directions

b)

key or legend

c)

Political Map

d)

Scale

70.

This type of map is concerned with government boundaries. They show the boundaries and locations of countries, states, and major cities.

a)

Product Map

b)

Climate Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

71.

This map will display the geographic features of an area. They usually show features such as oceans, seas, islands, mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and forests.

a)

Population Density Map

b)

Globe

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

72.

This is a special kind of map. It is a round 3-D map that represents the entire Earth.

a)

A Globe

b)

Map

c)

Topographical Map

d)

Physical Map

73.

What are the names of the 7 continents?

a)

Caribbean, Antarctica, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica

b)

Greenland, Iceland, North America, Central America, Asia, Africa

c)
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
d)

Iceland, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Central America

74.

What are the 5 oceans on our planet?

a)

Red, Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Indian

b)

Caribbean, Red, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic

c)

Mediterranean, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic, Indian

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

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