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SS Unit 1

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This photo best represents...

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

2.

Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places.  For example...

a)

1234 Oak Street, 92108

b)

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China.

c)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500

d)

90° N Latitude and 20° W Longitude

3.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

4.

Explains how people, ideas, goods, and animals move from one place to another.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

5.

Describes the CHARACTERISTICS of a location. 

a)

Place

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Region

6.

A famous place is the Grand Canyon, known for its steep rock walls that were carved by the Colorado River.

a)

Region

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Place

7.

Which is NOT an Absolute Location?

a)

GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates.

b)

an Address.

c)

123 E. Main Street

Escondido, CA

d)

China is located north of the equator.

8.

Explains how people affect the environment & how the environment affects people. 

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Region

9.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

10.

North America includes the US, Mexico & Canada.

a)

Region

b)

Movement

11.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

12.

People build dams to change the flow of rivers.

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

13.

This photo best represents...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

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)

Location

b)

Movement

16.

A group of places that have common characteristics.

a)

Location

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Region

d)

Movement

17.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Regiojn

18.

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

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

place

19.

locates a place on earth by finding where is it using absolute and relative location

a)

movement

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

location

20.

What are the two type of location?

a)

service

b)

relative

c)

absolute

d)

environment

21.

describes a place's location on earth using latitude and longitude (x,y) or street address

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

absolute location

22.

describes a place's location on earth by using landmarks, distance, or direction

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

absolute location

23.

describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

human environment interaction

24.

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

a)

bridges

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

buildings

e)

oceans

25.

Which of the following are examples of human features? (select all that apply)

a)

roads

b)

bridges

c)

plants

d)

rivers

e)

buildings

26.

describes how humans interact with the environment

a)

place

b)

regions

c)

human environment interaction

d)

movement

27.

describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area

a)

movement

b)

transportation

c)

region

d)

location

28.

describes what the area has in common - religion, landforms, weather

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

human environment interaction

29.

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China. 

Is this an example of Absolute or Relative location?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

30.

Which is an example of Movement?

a)

Transferring to a new city for a new job. 

b)

Getting daily exercise.

c)

Growing a field of corn.

d)

Buying an air conditioner for your house. 

31.

Which region of the United States is mostly farmland?

a)

West

b)

South West

c)

Mid-West

d)

Mid-Atlantic

32.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)

Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Land-forms, Movement

b)

Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Movement

c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
e)

Language, Manga, type of government, wealth, location

33.

Absolute location:

a)

means a general area

b)

not determined by GPS coordinates

c)

is saying that Akron is Northeast of Fairgrove

d)

uses latitude and longitude or another coordinate system to give a specific area

34.

The theme "movement" has to do with what ideas:

a)
Migration and Trade
b)
Latitude and longitude
c)

Pollution and sewage

d)
Human and Physical Characteristics
35.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
c)

through time

d)

really fast in the 100 meter dash

36.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
37.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
38.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
39.

People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands, using waterways for canoeing, and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.

a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
40.

Which of the following are examples of the human geography of a place?

a)
traditions and population
b)
occupations and language
c)
education and cultures
d)
all of the above
41.
The theme of geography that answers the question “How do goods, ideas, and people get  from one area to another is called ?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
42.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc along the way.
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 
43.
What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together? 
a)
tools 
b)
language 
c)
fire
d)
domestication of animals
44.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.
45.

The specific location on the Earth is an example of what type of location?

a)

Relative

b)

Cardinal

c)

Absolute

46.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

47.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

48.

What is this?

a)

scale

b)

map

c)

compass rose

49.

How many continents are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

50.

How many oceans are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

3

d)

5

51.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

52.

It refers to the exact point where an object or place is.

a)

Exact location

b)

Continental Location

c)

Maritime Location

d)

Relative Location

53.

Direction & distance from one location to another is an example of what type of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

54.

My house is next to highway 67.

a)

Relative

Location

b)

Absolute

Location

55.
Choose the region:
a)
Midwest
b)
Mountain
c)
Northeast
d)
Pacific
56.
Choose the region:
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
Mountain
57.
Choose the region:
a)
Southwest
b)
South
c)
Pacific
d)
Mountain
58.
Choose the region:
a)
Midwest
b)
South
c)
Northeast
d)
Mountain
59.
Choose the region:
a)
Pacific
b)
Southwest
c)
Midwest
d)
Mountain
60.
Choose the region:
a)
South
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Midwest
61.
Which state is this?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Missouri
c)
Kansas
d)
Michigan
62.
Which state is this?
a)
North Dakota
b)
South Dakota
c)
Nebraska
d)
Minnesota
63.
Which state is this?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Ohio
c)
Iowa
d)
Kansas
64.
Which state is this?
a)
Indiana
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Michigan
d)
Ohio
65.
Which state is this?
a)
Michigan
b)
Minnesota
c)
Ohio
d)
Indiana
66.
Which state is this?
a)
Florida
b)
New York
c)
California
d)
Montana