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6th Grade - Western Geography Fall Semester Final Review 2024

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

LifeChurch is next to OCS, is an example of which theme?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

e)

human-environment interaction

2.

Oklahoma is windy, is an example of which theme?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

e)

human-environment interaction

3.

Many companies use YouTube to promote their products. This is an example of which theme?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

e)

human-environment interaction

4.

The exact point where a place is located

a)

hemisphere

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

projection

5.

Half of the earth

a)

hemisphere

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

projection

6.

The center line of longitude

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

relative location

d)

prime meridian

7.

The center line of latitude

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

relative location

d)

Prime meridian

8.

Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

parallels

d)

projection

9.

What term refers to the height of a physical feature above sea level?

a)

a. projection

b)

b. scale

c)

c. elevation

d)

d. region

10.

Imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

meridians

d)

projection

11.

Which two hemispheres do you live in?

a)

Northern and Western

b)

Northern and Eastern

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Southern and Eastern

12.

What is the purpose of a map legend?

a)

list the names of places on a map

b)

show the unit of distance used on a map

c)

point out the specific area of the world shown on a map

d)

explain the meaning of symbols and colors on a map

13.

What divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

the equator

b)

the prime meridian

14.

What divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?

a)

the equator

b)

the prime meridian

15.

What sits at 0° latitude?

a)

the equator

b)

the prime meridian

16.

Which map would you find mountains, plateaus and oceans?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

17.

Which map would you find city and country boundaries?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

18.

What map element would you use to figure out the distance from one city to another?

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

locator globe

d)

scale

19.

What is the main difficulty with map projections?

a)

They are ugly.

b)

They make maps too large to carry.

c)

They all contain some distortion.

d)

They have no rizz.

20.

A large-scale map would be used to show

a)

the Andes Mountains

b)

the five Great Lakes

c)

the streets in Oklahoma City, OK

d)

the location of India

21.

How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?

a)

one year

b)

one month

c)

one week

d)

one day

22.

What occurs on June 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

spring equinox

b)

summer solstice

c)

winter solstice

d)

autumn equinox

23.

The average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time is called

a)

humidity

b)

weather

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

24.

What is defined as the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time?

a)

humidity

b)

weather

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

25.

What type of extreme weather occurs when the amount of rainfall is far below what usually falls?

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

26.

What is an example of a renewable resource?

a)

solar power

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

27.

In North America, what event occurs on December 21 or 22?

a)

winter solstice

b)

winter equinox

c)

autumn equinox

d)

summer solstice

28.

What are resources, such as oil, that are limited and cannot be replaced?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

29.

Is silver an example of a mineral or biological resource?

a)

mineral

b)

biological

30.

Are cows an example of a mineral or biological resource?

a)

mineral

b)

biological

31.

Which climate region falls north of 66.5°N to the North Pole and south of the 66.5°S latitude line to the South Pole (Arctic and Antarctic Circles)?

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

c)

polar

32.

Which climate region falls between the 23.5°N-66.5°N latitude lines and 23.5°S - 66.5°S latitude lines?

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

c)

polar

33.

Which climate region falls between the 23.5°N and 23.5°S latitude lines (Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn)?

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

c)

polar

34.

Type of government in which citizens elect representatives to govern society

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

absolute monarchy

e)

constitutional monarchy

35.

Type of government in which one person rises to power and rules society

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

absolute monarchy

e)

constitutional monarchy

36.

Type of government in which a king or queen shares power with an elected government

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

absolute monarchy

e)

constitutional monarchy

37.

Type of government in which a group of a few people rule a society

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

absolute monarchy

e)

constitutional monarchy

38.

Religions with a belief in one deity

a)

monotheistic religions

b)

polytheistic religions

c)

atheistic religions

39.

Christianity, Sikhism and Judaism are all examples of which religious classification?

a)

monotheistic religions

b)

polytheistic religions

c)

atheistic religions

40.

Buddhism is an example of which religious classification?

a)

monotheistic religions

b)

polytheistic religions

c)

atheistic religions

41.

Hinduism is an example of which religious classification?

a)

monotheistic religions

b)

polytheistic religions

c)

atheistic religions

42.

How people in a region eat, speak, work, play and worship.

a)

rights

b)

culture

c)

religion

d)

government

43.

Economic activities that include services such as lawyers or school principals belong in what economic sector?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)
tertiary
44.

An economic system in which privately owned businesses create goods that people buy in markets

a)

free enterprise economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed economy

45.

Logging, mining, and farming are economic activities in the ____ sector.

a)
primary
b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

46.

Manufacturing and food processing are economic activities in the___ sector.

a)
primary
b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

47.

The Great Plains is great :) for agriculture because...

a)

Queen Chapman's minions farm there

b)

The rivers there are bussin

c)

Rich soil and temperate climate

d)

Oil found there is fire

48.

The business of producing crops to sell

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial agriculture

c)

sustainable

d)

cordillera

49.

Process in which moist air rises up a mountain range and then cools and falls as precipitation, leaving the other side of the range mostly dry

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial agriculture

c)

rain shadow effect

d)

temperate

50.

What is the capital city of Canada?

a)

Quebec

b)

Vancouver

c)

Oklahoma City

d)

Ottawa

51.

What is the capital city of Mexico?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Cancun

c)

Yucatan

d)

Edmond

52.

Narrow strips of land that extend out into a body of water

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

bay

d)

aquifer

53.

What natural resources come from Mexico’s mountains?

a)

coffee and Diet Coke

b)

copper, zinc, silver

c)

apples and oil

d)

cattle and pigs

54.

An underground pool of water

a)

plantations

b)

cordillera

c)

peninsula

d)

cenotes

55.

Why is it important to save the pools of underground cave water in the Yucatán?

a)

Queen Chapman's minions need a place to swim

b)

The pools are sacred to Mexicans

c)

The caves are slapping!

d)

They are an important source of freshwater

56.

Capable of being continued without damaging the environment

a)

basin

b)

temperate

c)

protest

d)

sustainable

57.

Word that means “table”- a high flat plateau

a)

basin

b)

mesa

c)

cordillera

d)

cenote

58.

Mild, in terms of climate

a)

mesa

b)

basin

c)

temperate

d)

cenote