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Semester 1 Geography Review

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it

a)

Rhine River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Pyrenees

d)

English Channel

2.

A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain

a)

The Alps

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Pyrenees Mountains

d)

English Channel

3.

A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia

a)

Danube River

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

European Plain

d)

Ukraine

4.

The largest country in the world, which covers all of northern Asia and almost half of Europe

a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Poland

d)

Switzerland

5.
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
6.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Germany
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Belgium
7.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
8.
Where is the United Kingdom located?
a)
a country of islands off the SW coast of mainland Europe, surrounded by large bodies of water
b)
a large peninsula east of Germany
c)
 a large peninsula located south of Germany and east of France
d)
a country of islands off the NW coast of mainland Europe, surrounded by large bodies of water
9.
What causes the United Kingdom to have an unusually mild climate?
a)
The Scottish Highlands
b)
Snowfall that is not very deep
c)
The Gulf Stream
d)
The mountains in the southeast.
10.
most natural resources are frozen and difficult to get to
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
United Kingdom
11.
This country has many natural resources, but can not reach them due to the harsh climate
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
12.
What is the impact of Germany's location?
a)
Top of Europe-makes it super cold
b)
Center of Europe- great for travel and trade
c)
Bottom of Europe- has access to the Mediterranean Sea for lots of trade
d)
Far away from everyone
13.
What is the leading cause of air pollution in United Kingdom today?
a)
exhaust from automobiles
b)
smoke from factories
c)
radiation from nuclear reactors
d)
acid rain
14.
Which of these is not an effect of air pollution?
a)
causes lung problems and diseases
b)
blacken buildings
c)
harms wildlife
d)
cause factories not to work
15.
The effects of ____________ are that it contaminates soil, kills trees, makes holes in the surfaces of buildings & statues, pollutes rivers, and harms wildlife
a)
acid rain
b)
radiation
c)
air pollution
d)
smog
16.
___________ is a major natural resource for Germany for that is affected by acid rain.
a)
Fishing
b)
Timber
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Automobiles
17.
Half of this forest has been destroyed by acid rain in Germany
a)
Black Forest
b)
Appalachian Forest
c)
Blue Forest
d)
Germanic Forest
18.
Doctors  noticed an increase in cases of cancer who lived nearby, many animals died or got sick, fish in nearby rivers were unsafe to eat for many years, and millions of acres of farmland have were poisoned were all _______________.
a)
effects of radiation released in Chernobyl
b)
effects of air pollution in UK
c)
effects of acid rain in Germany
d)
effects of smog in France
19.
What caused the Chernobyl incident to occur?
a)
air pollution
b)
acid rain
c)
faulty reactor and misuse by workers
d)
it was a natural disaster
20.
Asthma and pneumonia are both effects of 
a)
air pollution
b)
being a bad person
c)
living near Chernobyl
d)
acid rain
21.

What is country 2?

a)

Colombia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

22.

What is country 6?

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

23.

What is country 1?

a)

Colombia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Peru

d)

Suriname

24.

What is country 9?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

25.

What country is highlighted in blue?

a)

Peru

b)

Bolivia

c)

Colombia

d)

Ecuador

e)

Paraguay

26.

What is country 7?

a)

Brazil

b)

Uruguay

c)

Paraguay

d)

Peru

27.

What is country 10?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Argentina

c)

Bolivia

d)

Ecuador

28.

What is country 8?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

29.

What is country 12?

a)

Colombia

b)

Peru

c)

Bolivia

d)

Ecuador

30.

What country is highlighted in blue?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Colombia

c)

Peru

d)

Venezuela

e)

Paraguay

31.

What is country 11?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Peru

c)

Bolivia

d)

Ecuador

32.

What is country 13?

a)

Colombia

b)

Guyana

c)

Bolivia

d)

Ecuador

33.

What country is highlighted in red?

a)

Uruguary

b)

Venezuela

c)

Colombia

d)

Peru

e)

Paraguay

34.

What country is highlighted in blue?

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

e)

Colombia

35.

What country is highlighted in blue?

a)

Brazil

b)

Bolivia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Colomiba

e)

Suriname

36.

What country is highlighted in blue?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Paraguay

e)

Suriname

37.

A system of government in which citizens elect their officials, including the head of state

a)

USMCA

b)

Colony

c)

Republic

d)

Province

38.

A territory governed as a political division a country

a)

Annex

b)

Colony

c)

Frontier

d)

Province

39.

The head of a government; the majority party’s leader in parliament

a)

Head of State

b)

Prime Minister

c)

President

d)

Monarch

40.

A movement to win political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group

a)

Separatism

b)

Equal Rights

c)

Colony

d)

Freedom of Religion

41.

To add to; to formally incorporate additional territory

a)

Emancipation

b)

Secede

c)

Cede

d)

Annex

42.

A group of Canada’s Native American people

a)

Native Americans

b)

Native Canadians

c)

First Nations

d)

Maori

43.

To give, to formally transfer land

a)

Emancipation

b)

Secede

c)

Cede

d)

Annex

44.

Public land set aside for Native peoples by the government

a)

Annex

b)

Reserve

c)

Frontier

d)

Province

45.

Open land that is open for settlement

a)

Annex

b)

Reserve

c)

Frontier

d)

Province

46.

Characteristic of, belonging to, or related to the countryside

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

47.

Characteristic of, belonging to, or related to a city or town

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

48.

Characteristic of, belonging to, or related to the sea

a)

Province

b)

Maritime

c)

Reserve

d)

Arid

49.

Characteristic of, or related to being dry

a)

Rural

b)

Maritime

c)

Reserve

d)

Arid

50.

Land that is or can be cultivated

a)

Arable Land

b)

Arid

c)

Rural

d)

Reserve

51.

A man-made waterway

a)

Chunnel

b)

Maritime

c)

Lock

d)

Canal

52.

An enclosed section of a canal in which a ship may be raised or lowered by raising or lowering the level of the water in that section

a)

Chunnel

b)

Connection

c)

Lock

d)

Chamber

53.

A dependent political unit occupying a defined, permanently populated area and having little control over its internal and foreign affairs

a)

Separatism

b)

State

c)

Colony

d)

Province

54.

The central grasslands of North America

a)

Permafrost

b)

Prairie

c)

Savanna

d)

Steppe

55.

Permanently frozen ground

a)

Permafrost

b)

Prairie

c)

Tundra

d)

Tiaga

56.

The movement of people within a country or region

a)

Emancipation

b)

Immigration

c)

Migration

d)

Gentrification

57.

A trade agreement that phases out trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States (formally called NAFTA)

a)

AFCAN

b)

USMCA

c)

Mercosur

d)

European Union

58.

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all around the world, dividing it in east and west?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich

c)

Prime Meridian

59.

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all a round the world, dividing it in north and south?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Parallels

60.

What is another name for the lines of latitude?

a)

Parallels

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Meridians

61.

What is another name for the lines of longitude?

a)

Parallels

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Meridians

62.

What is another way to call the east and west of our planet?

a)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

b)

East and west hemisphere

c)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

North and South Poles

63.

What is another way to call the north and south of our planet?

a)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

b)

East and west hemisphere

c)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

North and South Poles

64.

Lines of longitude measure distance ___ and ___ of the prime meridian.

a)

north / south

b)

east / west

c)

north / east

d)

south / west

65.

Lines of latitude measure distance ___ and ___ of the Equator.

a)

north / south

b)

east / west

c)

north / east

d)

south / west

66.

imaginary horizontal lines that measure north and south

a)

atlas

b)

latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

longitude

67.

0* degrees longitude, dividing eastern and western hemispheres

a)

atlas

b)

latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

longitude

68.

imaginary vertical lines that measure east and west

a)

atlas

b)

latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

longitude

69.

0* degrees latitude, dividing northern and southern hemispheres

a)

atlas

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

longitude

70.

a group or chain of mountains

a)

mountain range

b)

continent

c)

atlas

d)

country

71.

large land mass, mostly surrounded by water

a)

mountain range

b)

continent

c)

atlas

d)

country

72.

The largest continent...

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

73.

The least populated continent...

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

74.

Continents in the Northern Hemisphere (3)

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

75.

Continents in the Southern Hemisphere (3)

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

76.

What TWO lines of latitude will you find all the world's rainforests?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

77.

What TWO oceans are alongside North America?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

78.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
79.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
80.
What is the name of the object by number 1?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
81.
What is the name of the object by number 2?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
82.
What is the name of the object by number 3?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
83.
What is the name of the object by number 4?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
84.
What is the name of the object by number 5?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
85.
What is the name of the object by number 6?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
86.
What is the name of the object by number 7?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
87.
What is the name of the object by number 8?
a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean 
88.
What is the name of the object by number 9?
a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
89.
What is the name of the object by number 10?
a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
90.
What is the name of the object by number 11?
a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Northern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
91.
What is the name of the object by number 12?
a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Southern  Ocean
92.
What is the name of the smallest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Australia  
d)
The Bahamas
93.
What is the name of the largest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Asia 
d)
The Bahamas
94.
What is the southern most continent?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
None 
d)
Afica
95.
What is the type of continent is Australia  continent? 
a)
Island continent
b)
Baby continent
c)
Mini continent
d)
Archipelago 
96.
What continent is The Bahamas apart of?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
None 
d)
Africa
97.

Did you know all of the information on this quiz?

a)

No

b)

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c)

Yes