WorksheetsGeography Semester Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term used to tell where a place is, both through absolute and relative?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-environment interaction
d)
Movement
e)
Region
2.
What is the term used to describe the human and physical characteristics of a certain area?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-environment interaction
d)
Movement
e)
Region
3.
What is the term used to describe how humans of a particular area interact with the world around them?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-environment interaction
d)
Movement
e)
Region
4.
What is the term used to describe the transfer of ideas from one culture to another?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-environment interaction
d)
Movement
e)
Region
5.
What is the term that includes formal, functional, and perceptual areas within a certain defined space?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-environment interaction
d)
Movement
e)
Region
6.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
44.36773* N 100.33849* W
b)
Just off Highway 83
c)
Down the road from my grandma's
d)
In the middle of South Dakota
7.
Which of the following is an example of relative location?
a)
44.386* N 100.8* W
b)
Southeast of the Capitol, Northwest of the YMCA
c)
1010 E. Broadway Ave
d)
None of the above
8.
Which of the following describes a formal region?
a)
Defined by local governments or other structures; example: South Dakota
b)
Defined by a central place and the surrounding areas that are dependent upon that place; example: Missouri River
c)
Defined by people's feelings and attitudes towards an area; example: the South
d)
Defined by aliens in the universe who are always watching
9.
Which of the following describes a functional region?
a)
Defined by local governments or other structures; example: South Dakota
b)
Defined by a central place and the surrounding areas that are dependent upon that place; example: Missouri River
c)
Defined by people's feelings and attitudes towards an area; example: the South
d)
Defined by aliens in the universe who are always watching
10.
Which of the following describes a perceptual region?
a)
Defined by local governments or other structures; example: South Dakota
b)
Defined by a central place and the surrounding areas that are dependent upon that place; example: Missouri River
c)
Defined by people's feelings and attitudes towards an area; example: the South
d)
Defined by aliens in the universe who are always watching
11.
Characteristics of an area influenced by humans living in that area are known as what?
a)
Human Characteristics
b)
Physical Characteristics
c)
Movement
d)
Regions
12.
Characteristics of an area influenced by geographic and natural features around it are known as what?
a)
Human Characteristics
b)
Physical Characteristics
c)
Movement
d)
Regions
13.
A map showing borders of an area defined by local governments is what type of map?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Relief Map
d)
Topographic Map
e)
Road Map
14.
A map showing elevation through shading is what type of map?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Relief Map
d)
Topographic Map
e)
Road Map
15.
A map showing physical features of a certain area is what type of map?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Relief Map
d)
Topographic Map
e)
Road Map
16.
A map showing elevation through contour lines is what type of map?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Relief Map
d)
Topographic Map
e)
Road Map
17.
A map showing main roads used in a certain area?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Relief Map
d)
Topographic Map
e)
Road Map
18.
The Tropic of Cancer holds which defining characteristic?
a)
northern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
b)
southern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
19.
The Tropic of Capricorn holds which defining characteristic?
a)
northern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
b)
southern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
20.
The Equator holds which defining characteristic?
a)
northern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
b)
southern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
21.
The Prime Meridian holds which defining characteristic?
a)
northern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
b)
southern most point the sun's rays reach on the Earth's surface
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
22.
Lines of latitude hold which defining characteristics?
a)
imaginary lines that run the length of the Earth from North Pole to South Pole
b)
imaginary lines running east to west on Earth, some are longer than others
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
23.
Lines of longitude hold which defining characteristics?
a)
imaginary lines that run the length of the Earth from North Pole to South Pole
b)
imaginary lines running east to west on Earth, some are longer than others
c)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres; 0* latitude
d)
imaginary line dividing the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres; 0* longitude
24.
Immediate conditions of the atmosphere in a certain area pertaining to temperature, humidity, and wind is known as what?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Global Warming
d)
Climate Change
25.
Average weather of a given area over a long period of time is known as what?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Global Warming
d)
Climate Change
26.
Global warming is...
a)
less severe weather across the globe
b)
a slow increase of the overall temperature of the Earth
c)
an increase in size of the polar ice caps
d)
less carbon dioxide being trapped in the atmosphere
27.
What causes global warming?
a)
using solar, wind, and other "clean" sources of energy
b)
an imbalance of fresh and salt water in the oceans
c)
ensuring our rivers, lakes, and streams are not polluted
d)
reducing our carbon footprint on the environment and atmosphere
28.
How is global warming linked to extreme weather?
a)
extreme weather has no connection to global warming
b)
extreme weather is a direct result of global warming
c)
weather anomalies have actually decreased over the last 30 years
d)
massive hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards cause global warming
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