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BOOK REVIEW QUESTIONS

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the precise point a place is located on Earth?

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

2.

What are the seven largest areas of land on Earth called?

a)

distortion

b)

map legend

c)

continents

d)

map projection

3.

What is a change in shape, size or position of a place when it is shown on a flat map?

a)

map projection

b)

distortion

c)

relative location

d)

continent

4.

Where a place is located in relation to another place is...

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

5.

A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface is called...

a)

map projection

b)

distortion

c)

map legend

d)

continent

6.

A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on a map is called a...

a)

map projection

b)

continent

c)

map legend

d)

distortion

7.

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

a)

which symbol shows a place on a map

b)

the longitude and latitude of a place

c)

the map projection being used to show a place

d)

where a place is compared to another place

8.

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of ______.

a)

scale

b)

tilt

c)

distortion

d)

rotation

9.

The four main directions on a compass rose (north, south, east, and west) are called _____.

a)

map scale

b)

global grid

c)

compass rose

d)

cardinal directions

10.

What is the line of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured?

a)

prime meridian

b)

compass rose

c)

equator

d)

global grid

11.

A _______ tells the distance from one place to another.

a)

global grid

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

cardinal directions

12.

What is the line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South Poles?

a)

global grid

b)

compass rose

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

13.

What is the system of imaginary lines used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes called?

a)

compass rose

b)

global grid

c)

map scale

14.

What is a diagram on a map that shows direction (such as north, south, east, and west) called?

a)

map scale

b)

global grid

c)

compass rose

15.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

a)

a global grid

b)

a compass rose

c)

a map legend

d)

a map scale

16.

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs ________.

a)

parallel to the Arctic Circle

b)

parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

c)

from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

d)

from the North Pole to the South Pole.

17.

Check the things that the Robinson projection map ACCURATELY shows.

a)

shape

b)

size

c)

direction

d)

distance

18.

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Asia and Antarctica

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

North America and South America

d)

North America and Australia

19.

What does a map's scale compare?

a)

distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

b)

distance on a map with distance on Earth

c)

location on a map with location on a globe

20.

A map that shows one particular topic is called a...

a)

U.S. map

b)

thematic map

c)

physical features map

d)

geospatial map

21.

What kind of map would list chaparral, temperate grassland, and deciduous forest on its legend?

a)

a population density map

b)

a climate map

c)

a physical features map

d)

a vegetation map

22.

A physical features map includes both

a)

landforms and bodies of water

b)

vegetation zones and climates

c)

natural resources and land use

d)

population and density

23.

"God made" minerals such as coal, iron, and petroleum are called what?

a)

vegetation

b)

climates

c)

natural resources

d)

hydroelectric power

24.

A region is...

a)

the weather zone

b)

what your faith is based on

c)

the border between countries

d)

an area set apart from other areas because of one or more features

25.

All the plants and trees in a area.

a)

climate

b)

economy

c)

vegetation

d)

landform

26.

All of the following are examples of LAND USE except which?

a)

hunting and gathering

b)

uranium

c)

subsistence farming

d)

livestock raising

27.

This map shows how crowded an area is, per square mile.

a)

thematic map

b)

physical features map

c)

population density map

d)

economic activity map

28.

What is the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

a)

climate

b)

temperature

c)

delta

d)

precipitation

29.

An economic activity map includes both

a)

landforms and bodies of water

b)

vegetation zones and climates

c)

natural resources and land use

d)

population and density

30.

a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it

a)

cliff

b)

mountain

c)

canyon

d)

tributary

31.

a large area of flat land at low elevation

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

canyon

d)

reef

32.

narrow neck of water joining two larger bodies of water

a)

tributary

b)

strait

c)

isthmus

d)

delta

33.

narrow neck of land joining two larger bodies of land

a)

tributary

b)

strait

c)

isthmus

d)

delta

34.

a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water

a)

bay

b)

harbor

c)

reef

d)

island

35.

an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent

a)

bay

b)

harbor

c)

reef

d)

island

36.

a stream feeding a larger river

a)

tributary

b)

delta

c)

bay

d)

strait

37.

The two parts of climate include...

a)

Precipitation and vegetation

b)

Precipitation and temperature

c)

density and temperature

d)

density and vegetation

38.

Which symbol represents coal on an economic map?

a)

an iron bar

b)

pick axes

c)

a flame

d)

a bar of precious metals

39.

How is land use shown on an economic map?

a)

an iron bar

b)

pick axes

c)

colors show land use regions

d)

fishing boat symbols

40.

Lines of Latitude on a map are also called?

a)

Lines

b)

Parallels

c)

Boarders

d)

Maps

41.
What is the largest great Lake?
a)
Lake Homes
b)
Lake Ontario
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake  Superior
42.
Ohio touches at least one great lake
a)
True
b)
False
43.

A massive sheet of ice believed to have once moved across North America, shaping the surface.

a)

tectonic plate

b)

ecosystem

c)

glacier

d)

meteor

44.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An unidentified flying object.

b)

An animal infected with a disease.

c)

A plant or animal from one ecosystem that disrupts the balance of another ecosystem.

d)

An animal that is not good for eating.

45.

What percentage of the world's water is suitable and available for human consumption?

a)

Less than 1%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

46.
Made up of water that is fresh, not salty.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Freshwater
c)
Pollution
d)
Food Web
47.
Another word for farming.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Freshwater
c)
Ecosystem
48.
A political map is which of the following?
a)
Shows the boundaries of cities, states, and countries
b)
indicates the location of landforms like deserts, mountains and plains.
49.
About how many people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking   water?
a)
100 people
b)
10,000 people
c)
1 million people
d)
1 billion people
50.

define ecosystem

a)

a large mass of ice found near Earth's poles or in a high, cold mountain valley

b)

a community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live

51.

define food chains

a)

a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

52.

define food web

a)

a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

53.

define watershed

a)

made up of water that is fresh, not salty

b)

a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water

54.

define point-source pollution

a)

pollution that does not come from a single location, but rather from many sources such as runoff from farms

b)

water pollution from a single place, such as a discharge pipe at a plant that treats sewage

55.

_____________________: A change in a way of life to suit new conditions

a)

adaptation

b)

indigenous peoples

c)

subsistence farming

d)

traditional culture

56.

_________________: a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders

a)

adaptation

b)

indigenous peoples

c)

subsistence farming

d)

traditional culture

57.

________________: customs and ways of life handed down from ancestors

a)

adaptation

b)

indigenous peoples

c)

subsistence farming

d)

traditional culture

58.

____________________: farming carried out mainly to provide food for farm families, with little surplus

a)

adaptation

b)

indigenous peoples

c)

subsistence farming

d)

traditional culture

59.

Mayan judges often require a person who does something wrong to another person to:

a)

go to jail

b)

visit a healer

c)

pay restitution

d)

leave the community

60.

A traditional culture is based mainly on which of the following:

a)

ancestors' ways of life

b)

speaking two languages

c)

slash and burn agriculture

d)

adapting to modern society

61.

Where would you most likely find a cloud forest in Central America?

a)

The Pacific Coast

b)

The Highlands

c)

The Lowlands

d)

The Atlantic Coast

62.

How do most Mayan children learn traditional skills such as farming and weaving?

a)

in village schools

b)

from their parents

c)

in municipal councils

d)

from religious brotherhoods

63.

The Maya consider this as "the giver of life"

a)

beans

b)

corn

c)

squash

d)

Culver's

64.

Small plots of land where Mayan subsistence farmers work are called:

a)

plantations

b)

highlands

c)

milpas

d)

Mrs. Kutchey's backyard

65.

What is the traditional method Maya use for clearing the land?

a)

slash and burn

b)

hit and run

c)

pick and choose

d)

stop, drop, and roll

66.

Which group is most likely to use the slash and burn method of clearing land?

a)

commercial growers

b)

migrant workers

c)

subsistence farmers

d)

plantation owners

67.

The most popular day for Market Day in the Mayan culture is:

a)

Monday

b)

Sunday

c)

Saturday

d)

Mr. Rettenmund's birthday

68.

How have Mayan markets adapted to the modern world?

a)

Food stalls are all together

b)

Markets are on Sunday

c)

Weavers offer old designs

d)

Money has replaced barter

69.

The Maya believe this about everything on earth:

a)

it can be eaten

b)

it is alive

c)

it should not be burned

d)

it came from Mars

70.

Most Mayan homes are made from:

a)

legos

b)

sticks

c)

wood and vinyl siding

d)

adobe

71.

A customary Mayan language that is spoken is:

a)

Quiche

b)

French

c)

Huipile

d)

Chichicastenango

72.

At festivals, Mayan women wear woven blouses called

a)

huipiles

b)

sweater vests

c)

capris

d)

ponchos

73.

Most Maya that are sick will traditionally go to

a)

healers

b)

market day

c)

play the marimbas

d)

McLaren Emergency Center

74.

What has happened to the traditional Maya religious beliefs in Guatemala?

a)

They have disappeared

b)

They are followed in secret

c)

They have blended with Catholicism

d)

They have replaced the Catholic faith

75.

Which of these is NOT a physical that shapes the earth's surface?

a)

migration

b)

erosion

c)

tectonic movement

d)

glaciation

76.

All of these are layers of the earth EXCEPT

a)

Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Temperate

77.

The earth's crust is divided into huge pieces called...

a)

Climate Zones

b)

Magnets

c)

Glaciers

d)

Tectonic Plates

78.

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

a)

ocean tides

b)

heat and pressure from the earth's core

c)

magnetic pull from the poles

d)

the earth's motion around the sun

79.

Where two tectonic plates meet is called a ....

a)

temperate zone

b)

lithosphere

c)

fault line

d)

magma

80.

Which of these is NOT a major form of erosion?

a)

wind

b)

moving water

c)

ice

d)

sunlight

81.

What is sediment?

a)

melted rock that oozes from a volcano

b)

a temporary home built by a settler

c)

a major cause of acid rain

d)

soil or sand left behind by a river

82.

Two types of glaciers are....

a)

Magnetic and Thermal

b)

Continental and Alpine

c)

Scandinavian and Polynesian

d)

Metamorphic and Sedimentary

83.

The islands (many of them volcanic) in the Pacific Ocean are often referred to as.....

a)

The Bermuda Triangle

b)

The Red Triangle

c)

The Ring of Fire

d)

The Wheel of Fortune

84.

Scientists believe the continents were once connected and call this land...

a)

Pangea

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

Portugal

d)

Andromeda

85.

This was a time where goods started to be made in factories, not by hand.

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Building Revolution

86.

What is Europe's "Black Triangle"?

a)

The area where nothing grows

b)

Where the black forest is

c)

The countries surrounding the Black Sea

d)

An area where coal is burned and soot blackens the air

87.

What was the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?

a)

sulfur dioxide

b)

nitrogen oxide

c)

nuclear radiation

d)

cyanide

88.

What was the MAJOR cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?

a)

brain drain

b)

human error

c)

extreme weather

d)

centrifugal force

89.

The Tisza-Danube Cyanide Spill is an example of all the following EXCEPT

a)

general pollution

b)

accidental pollution

c)

point-source pollution

d)

transboundary pollution

90.

How did the accidental spill of cyanide at a mine in Romania spread to neighboring countries?

a)

winds blew cyanide to other countries

b)

rivers carried cyanide to other countries

c)

crops poisoned with cyanide were sold in other countries

d)

storms dripped rain poisoned with cyanide in other countries

91.

Power plants and factories in the "Black Triangle" are doing what to reduce acid rain?

a)

switching to coal as a fuel

b)

building taller smokestacks

c)

stopping work on windy days

d)

installing smokestack scrubbers

92.

Which country is NOT part of the Black Triangle?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Poland

c)

Germany

d)

Czech Republic

93.

Which one of these is NOT a direct result of acid rain?

a)

damage to sculptures and monuments

b)

dying fish

c)

spread of disease

d)

weakened trees

94.

Which of these is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

a)

spraying pesticides on crops

b)

burning fossil fuels for energy

c)

dumping sewage in river systems

d)

using uranium to generate electricity

95.

As it gets further away from the original pollution site, water-carried pollutants usually

a)

grow in strength and potency

b)

decreases in strength and potency

c)

remains the same strength and potency

d)

disappears completely after 50 miles

96.

A vegetation (plantlife) map will show

a)
b)
97.

Click on the CLIMATE map:

a)
b)
c)
98.

This is a

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Economic Activity Map

c)

Population Map

99.

A pattern of weather over time is...

a)

vegetation

b)

climate

c)

population

100.

Choose NATURAL RESOURCES

a)
b)
c)
101.

Economic activity is connected to

a)

where people live (places).

b)

how tall the mountains are.

c)

how people make a living ($$$).

102.

Choose the climagraph:

a)
b)
c)
103.

Choose 3 items on a physical features map?

Hit Enter if stuck.

a)

landforms

b)

bodies of water

c)

elevation

d)

businesses

104.

What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum (oil)?

a)

land uses

b)

vegetation zones

c)

natural resources

105.

What do geographers call an area with features that set it apart from other areas? EX: The Corn Belt, The Great Lakes

a)

city

b)

region

c)

landform

106.

A city like Tokyo, Japan would like have lots of apartment buildings because...

a)

it has HIGH population density

b)

it has LOW population density

107.

Cacti (cactus) is natural to an

a)

polar climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

arid climate

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