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GEO TEST 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Due to ---------- ------------, great circle routes mark the shortest travel distance between two points.

a)

Coriolis effect

b)

The size of the Earth

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

The curvature of the Earth

2.

Map Projection

a)

a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a geometric plane

b)

a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a cylinder

c)

a mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

d)

a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a cone placed over part of a model of the Earth

3.

If you use other places to locate a place, this is

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Dead Reckoning

d)

Terrain Association

4.

Height of the Earth's surface above sea level

a)

Barometric height

b)

Altitude

c)

Elevation

d)

Relief scale

5.

Relief is defined as the variation in cloud cover across an area of the earth

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Observe the map closely. What type of map is this?

a)

Mental

b)

Thematic

c)

Internal

d)

Relief

7.

GPS

a)

Geospatial Positioning System

b)

Geographic Positioning Satellite

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Gerontological Phase Structure

8.

Smaller rivers tend to be ------------ to larger ones.

a)

Feeders

b)

Tributaries

c)

Headwaters

d)

Flow lines

9.

A large and powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters

a)

Monsoon

b)

Typhoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Hurricane

10.

Fossil fuels are resources formed on Earth from the remains of plants and animals

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

A region of temperate climate in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States

a)

Sunbelt

b)

Cornbelt

c)

Rustbelt

d)

Bible Belt

12.

Mixing African Rhythm with European Harmonies:

a)

Blues

b)

Swing

c)

Rock N' Roll

d)

Jazz

13.

You bought a house with a mortgage and then things got difficult. You lost your job and fell behind on payments. One day you checked the mail and found a letter with ------------ in red letters stamped on the outside.

a)

EVICTION

b)

FORECLOSURE

c)

INSTANT WINNER!

d)

JURY DUTY

14.

Elimination of an entire forest

a)

Logging

b)

Clear-cutting

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Slash and burn

15.

What is this?

a)

Aquifer

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Cistern

d)

Water well

16.

A blast of cold air from the north that sweeps across the plains, causing winter temperatures to drop below zero

a)

Nor'wester

b)

Howler

c)

El Niño

d)

Norther

17.

Land reserved for Native Americans

a)

Casinos

b)

Tribal lands

c)

Hunting grounds

d)

Reservations

18.

What is this terrain feature?

a)

Escarpment

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Mountain Basin

d)

Central Plateau