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Geography Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of "Absolute Location"?

a)

Near the Wawa on North Wales Road

b)

40.2°N, 75.3°W

c)

The Midwest

d)

People in Brazil speak Portuguese

2.

What shows "Absolute Location"?

a)

Location in relation to something else

b)

Address and coordinates

c)

An area's unique identity

d)

A group of places with common characteristics

3.

What is an example of "Relative Location"?

a)

40.2°N, 75.3°W

b)

Near the Wawa on North Wales Road

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

The Midwest

4.

The following statement relates to what THEME of GEOGRAPHY:

My house is next to highway 67.

a)

Relative

Location

b)

Absolute

Location

5.

The following statement relates to what THEME of GEOGRAPHY:

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

ABSOLUTE

LOCATION

b)

RELATIVE

LOCATION

6.

Which theme of geography describes an area's unique identity?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Climate

7.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a plateau?

a)

Elevated area

b)

Flat surface

c)

Surrounded by water

d)

Rises sharply above surroundings

8.

What is the primary characteristic of a peninsula?

a)

Surrounded by mountains

b)

Surrounded by water on three sides

c)

Located in a desert

d)

Covered with forests

9.

What does the theme "Region" describe?

a)

An area's unique identity

b)

A group of places with common characteristics

c)

The way people, goods, and information get from one place to another

d)

The average weather patterns over a long period of time

10.

Which of the following is an example of a "Region"?

a)

Northeast Pennsylvania

b)

Pennbrook Middle School

c)

Near the Wawa on North Wales Road

d)

Pizza is from Italy

11.

What does the term "Climate" describe?

a)

The way people, goods, and information get from one place to another

b)

The average weather patterns over a long period of time

c)

An area's unique identity

d)

A group of places with common characteristics

12.

Which of the following is an example of a "Desert Climate"?

a)

The Midwest

b)

The Sahara Desert

c)

Northeast Pennsylvania

d)

Pennbrook Middle School

13.

What does the theme "Movement" refer to?

a)

The average weather patterns over a long period of time

b)

The way people, goods, and information get from one place to another

c)

A group of places with common characteristics

d)

The way humans and the environment impact one another

14.

Which of the following is an example of "Movement"?

a)

The Midwest

b)

Pizza is from Italy, but it is popular all around the world

c)

Address and coordinates

d)

Hot and dry with minimal rainfall

15.

What does "Human-Environment Interaction" refer to?

a)

The way humans and the environment impact one another

b)

The average weather patterns over a long period of time

c)

An area's unique identity

d)

A group of places with common characteristics

16.

What is an example of a NEGATIVE impact of Human Environment Interaction?

a)

using renewable energy resources such as solar power

b)

planting new trees

c)

water pollution