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Chapter 1 &2 Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. A(n) __________ is a group of people who have a common origin and share a language and a history.

a)
  1. Majority group 

b)
  1. Minority group

c)
  1. Ethnic Group

2.
  1. The movement of people from villages and farms to live in cities is called __________.

a)
  1. Migration 

b)
  1. Globalization

c)
  1. Urbanization

3.
  1. __________ occurs when countries depend on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods.

a)

Globalization

b)

Interdependence

c)

Civic participation

4.
  1. If two Continental plates smash against each other what happens?

a)

Mountains form

b)

Volcanoes form

c)

None of the above

5.
  1. How much of the world’s water is Freshwater?

a)
  1. 98%

b)
  1. 80%

c)
  1. 2%

6.
  1. How much of the world’s water is Salt Water?

a)

50%

b)

98%

c)

70%

7.

What do Geographers Study?

a)
  1.  People

b)
  1. Landforms

c)
  1. Environment 

d)
  1. All of the above

8.
  1. The careful use of resources to avoid wasting them

a)

   Conservation

b)

Aquifer

 

c)

Environment

9.

_________ occurs when one group of people adopts another group’s culture traits.

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Cultural borrowing

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Discrimination

10.

The __________ is the group in society that controls most of the wealth and power.

a)

minority

b)

ethnic group

c)

government

d)

majority

11.

In a(n) __________, even the people who make the laws must obey them.

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

c)

dictatorship

d)

absolute monarchy

12.

In a __________ economic system, people meet their needs based on customs

a)

command

b)

market

c)

mixed

d)

traditional

13.

The movement of people from villages and farms to live in cities is called _______

a)

migration

b)

urbanization

c)

interdependence

d)

globalization

14.

__________ are people who are forced to leave their homeland because of wars or unjust governments.

a)

Migrants

b)

Tourists

c)

Refugees

d)

Nomads

15.

Duties that a person owes to his or her government to make sure that it can continue are called __________.

a)

responsibilities

b)

rights

c)

civic participation

d)

laws

16.

Some people are concerned that __________, or the development of one world culture, may erase traditions and customs of smaller groups

a)

interdependence

b)

globalization

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

urbanization

17.

All continents produce enough food for their people except which continent? 


a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

18.

Disagreement over__________ is a common reason for conflict between groups and nations.

a)

Women

b)

Men

c)

Land

19.

What is the most common reason for people moving into the city?

a)

Jobs

b)

Land

c)

Money

d)

Fun

20.

Type of government that has total control?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictorship

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Limited government

21.

People move all over the world looking for what three things?

a)

Feedom, Safety, and Jobs

b)

Land, Houses, and Love

c)

Travel, Fun, and Money

22.

What kind of economy does the United States have?

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

23.

What kind of Government does the United States have?

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

c)

Dictatorship

24.

In a absolute monarchy who controls the country?

a)

President Trump

b)

President Putin

c)

King or Queen

25.

Who creates rules and laws within a country?

a)

Leaders

b)

Government

c)

The People

26.

What do Geographers Study?

a)
  1. places, people, climate

b)

Children, Teens, Adults

c)

space, stars, planets

27.

__________are individual features of the land, like mountains, valleys, and water

a)

A map

b)

A globe

c)

Landforms

28.

The location where animals and plants live?

a)

Forest

b)

Backyard

c)
  1. Environment

29.

Areas that share common characteristics?

a)

Landforms

b)

Environment

c)

Region

30.
  1. A special device that receives signals from these satellites?

a)

GIS

b)

GIB

c)

GPS

31.
  1. What helps geographers gather many different kinds of information about the same place?

a)

GPS

b)

GIS

c)

GIB

32.
  1. What are the two main tools used by Geographers?

a)

Maps and Globes

b)

Pens and Pencils

c)

Cars and Planes

33.
  1. What is an images that are photographs taken from high above the earth called?

a)

GPS

b)

GIS

c)

Landsat

34.
  1. What do Government Leaders use Geography for?

a)
  1. Geographers study places, people, climate

b)

Find information about location, help organize

c)

Plan new communities, help with disasters

35.
  1. What is the theory of the earth's crust called ?

a)

Movement

b)

Faults

c)

plate tectonics

36.
  1. What are higher versions of Plains called?


a)

Plains

b)

Mountains

c)

Plateau

37.
  1. If a continental plate and an ocean plate move against each other what happens?

a)

Faults

b)

Mountians

c)

Earthquake

38.
  1. Name the 5 oceans 


a)

American, Europe, Asia, South america, and Canada

b)
  1. Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Pacific, and Southern

c)

Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Artic

39.
  1. How much of the World’s freshwater is frozen?

a)

2%

b)

98%

c)

80%

40.
  1. What is the places where the plants and animals are dependent upon one another?


a)
  1. ecosystem


b)

Trees

c)

Forest

41.
  1. What crops put nutrients back into the soil?

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Beans

42.
  1. Why might someone build a water storage area?

a)
  1. If there isn’t going to be rain in the near future

b)

Because they felt like it

c)

Because it is to wet

43.
  1. The _____________People take can have serious effects on the _________________

a)
  1. Actions, Earth

b)

Moves, Planet

c)

Actions, Moves

44.
  1. What are the two ways of managing water?

a)

Lakes, Ponds

b)

Conservation, avoiding pollution

c)

Showers, bathes

45.
  1. What are the two main sources of air pollution?

a)

Planes, Trians

b)

Cars, Factories

c)

Ships

46.
  1. How much of our water is used for Farming?

a)

2%

b)

98%

c)

70%

47.
  1. What is the removal of trees in masses called?

a)

Chopping

b)
  1. deforestation

c)

Tree removal

48.
  1. When wind or water carries soil away, leaving the land less fertile?

a)

Farming

b)

Conservation

c)

Erosion

49.

Method of shifting crops in order to restore nutrients

a)

Change in Farming

b)

Corp rotation

c)

Erosion

50.
  1. What are cracks in the earth’s crust called?

a)

Faults

b)

Holes

c)

Dips