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April 2nd Wednesday Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
3.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
4.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
5.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
6.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
7.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
8.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
9.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
10.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
11.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
12.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
13.
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
14.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
15.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
16.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
17.
In an urban community, you would find________.
a)
large, open areas of land
b)
skyscrapers
c)
large backyards
d)
one story schools
18.
What is another word for rural?
a)
countryside
b)
city
c)
suburban
d)
crop
19.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
20.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
21.

The study of the Earth is called _________.

a)

Cartography

b)

Geography

c)

Geology

d)

History

22.

The two types of LOCATION are ​ (a)   and relative.

Choose from the below words
absolute
resolute
relative
addition
23.

A place defined by common characteristics.

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

area

24.

Choose the theme: Anderson's family drove from Ohio to Chicago. They used the GPS to know the way to go.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

25.

Choose the theme: Ohio is located in the midwest, but California is located in the west.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

e)

Human Environment Interaction

26.

What are reasons people move?

a)

For a job

b)

To find better weather

c)

To attend college

d)

To find the grocery store

27.

Organize these options into the right categories for PLACE

Categorize the following

Skyscrapers

School

Gobi Desert

Nile River

Great Wall of China

Mount Everest

Human Features
Physical Features
28.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

economy

b)

location

c)

place

d)

region

29.

True or False: 'Movement' in the Five Themes of Geography refers to the shifting of the Earth's plates.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A town decides to build a dam on a river to provide hydroelectric power. This is an example of which theme of geography? (do not capitalize).

(a)  

31.

Label the continents correctly.

32.

Label the oceans correctly.

33.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

a)

crust

b)

atmosphere

c)

core

d)

mantle

34.

What is the second layer of the Earth, located beneath the crust?

a)

mantle

b)

atmosphere

c)

core

d)

crust

35.

What is the innermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid iron and nickel?

a)

Inner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Magma layer

d)

Crust

36.

What is the name for the large pieces into which the Earth's lithosphere is broken?

a)

continental drift

b)

tectonic plates

c)

earthquakes

d)

volcanic eruptions

37.

What layer do we live on?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

inner core

38.

What is a lake?

a)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

land that borders a sea or ocean

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

39.

What is an island?

a)

land that borders the sea or ocean

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land with water touching 3 sides

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

40.

What is an ocean?

a)

a long body of water that flows across land

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a body of water surrounded by a lake

d)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

41.

What is a river?

a)

a long body of water that flows across land

b)

a body of water surrounded by land

c)

a large body of salt water

d)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

42.

What is a peninsula?

a)

land with water touching 3 sides

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land that borders the sea or ocean

d)

an area of flat land

43.

Florida is a state with water on 3 sides. Florida is a....

a)

island

b)

ocean

c)

hill

d)

peninsula

44.

Which of these landforms are raised higher than the land around them (choose 2 answers)

a)

plains

b)

mountains

c)

hills

d)

valley

45.

A large area of land with LITTLE to NO water or plants

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

46.

A large area of HIGH flat land

a)

Island

b)

Mountain

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

47.
A chain or cluster of small islands is a ...
a)
foothill
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
coast
48.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

49.

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

a)

Forest Fires

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

the Equator

50.

What causes seasons to change?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's tilt

c)

Hot and Cold

d)

Santa Clause

51.

What does "latitude" refer to?

a)

the distance away from the Equator

b)

how much rain a place gets

c)

how high up a mountain a place is

d)

the number of seasons a place gets

52.

Is the Earth heated evenly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

53.

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

c)

more consistent

d)

weirder

54.

How do ocean currents affect climate?

a)

they cause hurricanes

b)

they spread temperatures around the Earth a little bit more evenly

c)

they make the Equator closer to Earth

d)

they cause the seasons

55.

Deep ocean currents are driven by a difference in __________________.

a)

wind

b)

temperature

c)

climate

d)

tides

56.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
57.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
58.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
59.
What causes winds to form on Earth?
a)
solar energy
b)
ocean currents
c)
elevation differences
d)
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
60.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
61.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
62.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
63.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
64.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
North America
65.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian