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6th Grade World Geography Final Exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A map is more accurate than a globe because it does not distort physical reality.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the map key.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Geographers look at how people, products, ideas, and information move from one place to another.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Geographers can use satellite information to look for changes in the shape of the land.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A large-scale map focuses on a smaller area.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What kind of map shows a wide range of information about an area?

a)

General Purpose Maps

b)

Element Map

8.

What’s the starting point for measuring longitude?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Prime Meridian

9.

What kind of map shows specialized information about an area?

a)

Political Map

b)

Thematic Map

10.

What’s the starting point for measuring latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

11.

What is the name for unique locations on Earth that are defined by both physical and human characteristics?

a)

landscapes

b)

places

c)

vistas

d)

environments

12.

What is climate?

a)

the average weather in a place over a long period of time

b)

 the day-to-day state of Earth’s atmosphere

c)

the combination of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, and wind 

d)

 the natural surroundings of a place, including its landforms and resources

13.

Which of the following geographical tools is a visual display of numerical information?

a)

A. map

b)

B. diagram

c)

C. graph

d)

D. table

14.

Which of the following is most likely to be shown on a map but not a globe?

a)

A. political boundaries

b)

B. election results

c)

C. major landmasses

d)

D. bodies of water

15.

What is another name for mapmakers?

a)

A. projectionists

b)

B. calligraphists

c)

C. graphic designers

d)

D. cartographers

16.

What part of a map is shown in the above graphic?

a)

A. map title

b)

B. compass rose

c)

C. scale bar

d)

D. map key

17.

If you were looking at a map, what would the map element shown above help you determine?

a)

A. the elevation of Mt. Everest

b)

B. the absolute location of New York City

c)

C. the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco

d)

D. the relative location of Toronto, Canada, compared to your hometown

18.

What is the difference between erosion and weathering?

a)

Nothing, They are the same.

b)

Erosion happens to rocks, while weathering happens to everything.

c)

Erosion happens to the water, while weathering happens to Earth’s land.

d)

Erosion happens to everything, while weathering happens to rocks

19.

What is one way that humans change the landscape of the Earth?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornados

c)

Pollution

d)

Earthquakes

20.

What is the name given to the regular movement of water?

a)

The movement of water

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

Water

21.

What is the source of all energy on Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Sun

c)

Mars

22.

What percentage of the water on Earth is SALTWATER?

a)

3%

b)

67%

c)

20%

d)

97%

23.

True or False? The Earth has more nitrogen than oxygen in it?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What does elevation describe?

a)

how far above sea level a landform or location is

b)

how deep an ocean is

c)

how many square miles of land a country has

25.

What is the Ring of Fire?

a)

A giant wave

b)

A large, continuous land mass

c)

A string of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

26.

True or False?: All of Earth’s Oceans are connected to form one global ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

How many continents does planet Earth have?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

4

d)

7

28.

True or False? The Dead Sea has freshwater inside of it

a)

True

b)

False

29.

How many tectonic plates form the surface of the Earth?

a)
14
b)

17

c)

16

d)

11

30.

A continent is a landform that is completely surrounded by water.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

a)

Plate movement along fault lines

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Plate tectonics moving

32.

Plate tectonics are moving underneath us. But why can't we feel them move?

a)

They move too fast

b)

They dont move at all

c)

They move too slow

33.

What is a continent?

a)

A giant ocean wave

b)

A large, continuous mass of land

c)

A long narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

34.

What term describes the increase in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Global warming

b)

Climate warming

c)

Global change

35.

Which of the following works with weathering to change the surface of the Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Erosion

c)

The changing of the seasons

36.

Which of the following is the largest type of ice mass?

a)

Ice cap

b)

Frozen Tundra

c)

Glacier

37.

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

a)

The season

b)

Earth’s orbit around the sun and Earth’s tilt

c)

Earth’s orbit

d)

Earth’s tilt

38.

Which term refers to a group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, or culture background?

a)

majority group

b)

ethnic group

39.

People communicate information and experience and pass on cultural beliefs and traditions through _____.

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

customs

d)

history

40.

Which of the following is a role of government?

a)

to establish a state religion

b)

to create a unique culture for a group of people

c)

to manage an area's natural resources

d)

to maintain order in an area

41.

What form of government does the United States have?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

representative democracy

42.

Which form of government is ruled by a king or queen?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

representative democracy

43.

How is power passed from one leader to another in a monarchy?

a)

by military force

b)

by free elections

c)

through a royal family

d)

through an election by a small group of people

44.

In a(n) _____ form of government, one person has absolute power to rule and control the government, people, and economy.

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

representative democracy

45.

Rights that belong to all individuals are called _____.

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

representative democracy

46.

What is the process by which nations, cultures, and economies become integrated?

a)

urbanization

b)

civilization

c)

transportation

d)

globalization

47.

What is the world's population?

a)

over 4 billion

b)

over 5 billion

c)

over 6 billion

d)

over 7 billion

48.

What is one major cause of population growth?

a)

better transportation

b)

a falling death rate

c)

food shortages

d)

poor health care

49.

Rapid population growth can harm the environment because of the _____.

a)

increased demand for resources

b)

increase in poverty

c)

use of wind, solar and geothermal energy

d)

surplus of jobs

50.

The average number of people living within a square mile or a square kilometer is called _____.

a)

population density

b)

urbanization

c)

birthrate

d)

population distribution

51.

One example of a push factor causing human migration is _____.

a)

better jobs

b)

violence

c)

schools

d)

family

52.

Which term means "to enter and live in a new country"?

a)

import

b)

emigrate

c)

immigrate

d)

export

53.

People who flee a country because of violence, war, or persecution are called _____.

a)

immigrants

b)

emigres

c)

expatriates

d)

refugees

54.

Which term refers to what happens when cities grow larger and spread into surrounding areas?

a)

pollution

b)

urbanization

c)

population growth

d)

population density

55.

Which of the following is an effect of migration?

a)

cultural blending

b)

urbanization

c)

population growth

d)

doubling time