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World Geography Checkpoint

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the reason for creating the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

To make geography more difficult

b)

To better organize the study of geography in schools

c)

To eliminate geography from schools

d)

To focus only on maps

2.

What does the theme 'Location' tell us?

a)

How people interact

b)

Where we can find something on Earth

c)

The climate of a place

d)

The history of a region

3.

Fill in the blank: Absolute location is the exact location with ______ and _______.

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

time and date

c)

height and weight

d)

city and country

4.

Relative location is defined as: In relation to _________?

a)

other things

b)

time zones

c)

weather patterns

d)

historical events

5.

What does the theme 'Place' describe?

a)

Only the weather

b)

Physical & human characteristics of a location

c)

Only the population

d)

Only the economy

6.

Human characteristics of a place describe the ______ of an area.

a)

people

b)

climate

c)

landforms

d)

weather

7.

Physical characteristics of a place describe the ______ of an area.

a)

features

b)

population

c)

language

d)

economy

8.

The theme 'Movement' is defined as the way people, products, information, and ideas move from one place to another.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The theme 'Region' is defined by similar characteristics. What are the unifying characteristics?

a)

Only physical

b)

Only human

c)

Physical, natural, human, or cultural

d)

Only cultural

10.

The theme 'Human Environment Interaction' looks at the relationships between people and their ________.

a)

environment

b)

history

c)

language

d)

technology

11.

Which of the following is an example of Human Environment Interaction?

a)

Planting trees

b)

Drawing maps

c)

Studying latitude

d)

Naming regions

12.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

The American South includes sixteen states with similar features.

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Interaction

d)

Place

13.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

San Francisco, California is on a bay and is well known for its Golden Gate Bridge.

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

14.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

New York City is found at 40 degrees north and 74 degrees west.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

15.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

Many people who live in Nordic countries often have lighter skin and hair.

a)

Region

b)

Religion

c)

Occupation

d)

Language

16.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

Rock and roll music originated in the United States, but spread around the world.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Place

17.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

My school is near the town hall and police station.

a)

Location

b)

Weather

c)

Celebration

d)

Transport

18.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

Many of the clothes Americans wear were made overseas.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

19.

Which Theme?: Identify each description with the appropriate theme.

Many people in the world have seen the importance of recycling to reduce trash.

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

20.

Which Theme?: Identify each picture with the appropriate theme.

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

21.

Which Theme?: Identify each picture with the appropriate theme.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

22.

Which Theme?: Identify each picture with the appropriate theme.

a)

Location

b)

Weather

c)

Food

d)

Transportation

23.

Which Theme?: Identify each picture with the appropriate theme.

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

24.

Which Theme?: Identify each picture with the appropriate theme.

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Interaction

25.

What is the main reason the five themes of geography were created?

a)

To make it easier for students to learn where things are located.

b)

To better organize the teaching of geography in schools.

c)

To label the seven continents and five major oceans.

d)

To educate teachers on how to best teach geography.

26.

What is the main difference between location and place?

a)

Location has two categories, while place only has one.

b)

Place tells the exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.

c)

Place describes the physical and human characteristics of a place, while location tells where a place is on a map.

d)

Location describes the physical and human characteristics of a place, while place tells where a location is on a map.

27.

What is the most likely reason ideas move quicker around the world today than in previous centuries?

a)

The invention of the Internet allows ideas to move much faster.

b)

More people around the world are now educated.

c)

Boats and cars are more advanced in today’s time.

d)

Products can be made much faster today.

28.

Which of the following is NOT a unifying characteristic defining a region mentioned in the article?

a)

Physical features, such as a mountains

b)

Human features, such as language

c)

Cultural features, such as religion

d)

Location features, such as latitude and longitude

29.

Which of the following would be considered a negative example of human environment interaction?

a)

Recycling bottles and paper at school

b)

Planting trees around school

c)

Leaving food wrappers outside after lunch.

d)

Using reusable bags while shopping.

30.

According to the passage, how many continents are there on Earth?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

31.

Which two continents are separated by an ocean and not joined by land?

a)

Australia and Antarctica

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Africa and Europe

d)

North America and South America

32.

From the largest in size to the smallest, which of the following is the correct order of the 7 continents?

a)

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

b)

Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia

c)

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica

33.

What was Antarctica called until 1840?

a)

Terra Australis Incognita

b)

Nova Zembla

c)

Ultima Thule

d)

Magellanica

34.

Antarctica is the largest continent on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which continent is home to the world's largest population?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

36.

Which three countries fall onto two continents, according to the passage?

a)

Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Russia

b)

France, Germany, and Italy

c)

China, India, and Japan

d)

Brazil, Argentina, and Chile

37.

What is the official name of Australia?

a)

The Commonwealth of Australia

b)

The Republic of Australia

c)

The United States of Australia

d)

The Kingdom of Australia

38.

The term Oceania refers to a group of island countries and territories in which ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

39.

Which unique animals are mentioned as being native to Australia?

a)

Koala, platypus, kangaroo

b)

Lion, tiger, elephant

c)

Panda, yak, snow leopard

d)

Wolf, moose, bison

40.

Which continent lies entirely south of the equator and is called 'The Land Down Under'?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

41.

What is the largest coral reef in the world, and where is it located?

a)

The Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia

b)

The Belize Barrier Reef, located in Belize

c)

The Red Sea Coral Reef, located in Egypt

d)

The Mesoamerican Reef, located in Mexico

42.

How many major countries make up North America?

a)

Three (the United States, Mexico, and Canada)

b)

Four (the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Greenland)

c)

Two (the United States and Canada)

d)

Five (the United States, Mexico, Canada, Greenland, and Cuba)

43.

Which is the third largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

44.

What is the most widely used language in North America?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

German

45.

Which river is the longest in North America?

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Yukon River

d)

The Colorado River

46.

Which country is the second largest in the world?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Brazil

47.

Which continent is the second smallest and contains the world's smallest country, Vatican City?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

48.

How many countries are there in Europe?

a)

50

b)

44

c)

60

d)

35

49.

Europe is the only continent that does not have any deserts.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Which continent is the second largest and has over one billion people?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

51.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Gobi Desert

c)

The Kalahari Desert

d)

The Arabian Desert

52.

What is the most widely spoken language in Africa?

a)

Arabic

b)

Swahili

c)

French

d)

Hausa

53.

Which river is the world's longest river?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Yangtze River

d)

The Mississippi River

54.

Which continent is home to the world's longest mountain range, the Andes Mountains?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

55.

What is the official language throughout South America, except for Brazil?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

French

d)

English

56.

Which country in South America has the world's driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert?

a)

Chile

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

Peru

57.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

The ________ is an imaginary line at zero degrees that runs from east to west.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

international date line

58.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

Half of the world is called a ________.

a)

hemisphere

b)

continent

c)

ocean

d)

axis

59.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

A ________ consists of imaginary lines that help us to determine location.

a)

grid

b)

continent

c)

ocean

d)

climate

60.

Another name for a line of latitude is a ________.

a)

parallel

b)

meridian

c)

axis

d)

equator

61.

A ________ shows how much space on a map represents a real distance.

a)

scale bar

b)

legend

c)

compass rose

d)

grid

62.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

The ________ tells you what kind of map it is.

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

legend

d)

compass rose

63.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

The ________ explains symbols and shading on a map.

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

compass

d)

title

64.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

A ________ is an area that shares common features.

a)

region

b)

continent

c)

climate

d)

border

65.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

________ is the study of the earth's surface and how people use it.

a)

Geography

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Astronomy

66.

A ________ shows N, S, E, or W on a map.

a)

compass rose

b)

scale bar

c)

legend

d)

grid

67.

Fill the correct key term from the word bank in each blank.

________ shows us how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Place

68.

Another name for a line of longitude is a ________.

a)

meridian

b)

parallel

c)

axis

d)

equator

69.

An imaginary line at zero degrees that runs from north to south is the _________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

70.

The relationship between people and their environment is called ____________.

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

urbanization

d)

population density

71.

A place's location in relation to another place is its ____________.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

physical feature

d)

climate zone

72.

A _________ shows a larger area than the main map.

a)

locator map

b)

legend

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

73.

Lines that run from east to west are called lines of ____________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

altitude

d)

meridian

74.

Lines that run from north to south are called lines of ____________.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

altitude

d)

attitude

75.

A ________ is identified by its natural/physical and human features.

a)

place

b)

event

c)

tool

d)

animal

76.

________ shows us where something is.

a)

Location

b)

Direction

c)

Color

d)

Size

77.

________ features are features such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, etc.

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

c)

Cultural

d)

Man-made

78.

________ features are features such as people, language, culture, etc.

a)

Human

b)

Physical

c)

Natural

d)

Geographical

79.

A place's exact position on Earth is its ____________.

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

elevation

d)

climate

80.

Another name for the map key is the ____________.

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

compass

d)

title