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Skyline WG 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the pattern or spread of people in a given area

a)

census

b)

death rate

c)

population distribution

d)

demographics

2.
Land suited for agriculture is called:
a)
arid land.
b)
arable land.
c)
population density.
d)
cultural landscape.
3.
The average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in an area by the amount of land they occupy
a)
carrying capacity
b)
GDP
c)
population density
d)
GNP
4.

Sparely populated areas have ____ people living in it, while densely populated areas have ____.

a)

many; few

b)

few; few

c)

few; many

d)

many; many

5.

Which of the following statements best defines population?

a)

The total number of people living in an area

b)

Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are

c)

The average number of people living in a certain area

6.

This map represents which of the following concepts?


Hint: Population is shown by state so we are able to understand how many people (per square mile) live within the United States.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

7.

Technology helps culture diffuse (spread) because -

a)

People choose to move from one country to another and they take their cultural traits

b)

Inventions make it easier for people to communicate and trade culture traits

c)

When one group of people takes control of other people they force them to have new cultural traits

d)

Technology makes it more difficult to diffuse culture because it isolates groups of people

8.

'Diffusion' means to -

a)

Stop

b)

Find

c)

Hide

d)

Spread

9.
What region is considered "New World"
a)
Africa
b)
The Americas
c)
Europe
d)
Northern and Southern Afro-Antarctican Eurasian America
10.
a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

Colonial Expansion

11.

The Green part is the...

a)

New World

b)

Old World

12.

Horses are from the...

a)

New World

b)

Old World

13.

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

14.

What type of region is this?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

15.

What type of region is this?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

16.

Which type of region does this image of a pizza delivery zone depict?

a)

Functional

b)

Perceptual

c)

Formal

17.

How do dams contribute to hydroelectric power generation?

a)

By storing water that can be released to turn turbines

b)

By increasing the natural flow of rivers

c)

By reducing water evaporation

d)

By enhancing groundwater recharge

18.

What are the primary purposes of constructing dams?

a)

Flood control, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation

b)

Increasing fish population

c)

Reducing air pollution

d)

Enhancing urban development

19.

Who invented terrace farming?

a)
Inca civilization
b)
Mayans
c)
Romans
d)
Aztecs
20.

What does the image most likely show?

a)

A desert landscape

b)

A city skyline

c)

Terrace farming/gardening

d)

A forest

21.

Lands reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands, once drained and kept dry by the use of windmills.

a)

Polders

b)

Mistrals

22.
Why are there 365 1/4 (365.25) days in a year?
a)
Earth's rotation takes this long.
b)
The tilt of the Earth.
c)
Earth's revolution takes this long.
d)
Our tilt is 23 degress.
23.
Day and night are caused by 
a)
Earth's revolution around the sun
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
the tilt of the earth
d)
Earth's involvement in eclipses
24.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The Earth's distance from the Sun
b)
The waming and cooling of Earth's core
c)
The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
d)
The Earth rotation on its axis.
25.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

26.
Select the best answer- What is weather?
a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
27.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
28.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
29.

The information shown in the diagram on the first page represents the process of (WG.3B)

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Soil-building

c)

Erosion

d)

Soil depletion

30.

How strong must winds be in order to be classified as a hurricane?

a)

5 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

74 mph

31.

This is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor.

a)

longshore current

b)

gulf stream

c)

tsunamis

d)

high tide

32.

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust. Is the definition of a(n).....

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tremor

c)

Tropical Cyclone

d)

Earthquake

33.

What are some of the dangers associated with tornadoes?

a)

Extremely high winds

b)

Flying debris

c)

Hail

d)

Lightning

34.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
35.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
36.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
37.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
38.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
39.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

40.

Part of the Earth where life is found

a)

Biome

b)

Ecology

c)

Biosphere

d)

Ecosystem

41.

the layers of gasses that surround a planet

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

42.

Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

43.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
44.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
45.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
46.

How does the windward side differ from the leeward side?

a)

A. The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side.

b)

B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.

c)

C. The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.

d)

D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.

47.

The cross section below represents a mountain range. Points A and B represent locations on Earth's surface. Compared to the climate of location A, the climate of location B is most likely

a)

cooler and drier

b)

warmer and wetter

c)

cooler and wetter

d)

warmer and drier

48.

Which diagram best illustrates how air rising over a mountain produces precipitation?

a)

[Air rises - compresses - warms]

b)

[Air rises - expands - warms]

c)

[Air rises - compresses - cools]

d)

[Air rises - expands - cools]

49.

How often do El Nino events occur?

a)

2-5 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-10 years

50.

Which best describes El Nino?

a)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form

b)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.

c)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted

d)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

51.

A large body of salt water is called a/an_________.

a)

ocean

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

delta

52.

A wetland that forms near the mouth of a river is called a/an _______.

a)

bay

b)

delta

c)

cove

d)

valley

53.

A _________ is a narrow valley with steep sides and was formed by erosion.

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

butte

54.

A large area of land that gets little to no rain and can be hot or cold is called a/an ________.

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

mountain

d)

desert

55.

An area of land surrounded by water on all sides is called a/an _______.

a)

peninsula

b)

waterfall

c)

island

d)

bay

56.

A/an ______ is a piece of land much higher than its surrounding area.

a)

desert

b)

canyon

c)

hill

d)

mountain

57.

A/an________ is a long piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

isthmus

b)

bay

c)

island

d)

peninsula

58.

A/an ________ is a low area of land formed between hills or mountains.

a)

canyon

b)

hill

c)

valley

d)

waterfall

59.

A/an _______ is an explosive landform that can be found all over the world.

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

volcano

d)

butte

60.

A/an ____ is an area of land that is raised and has a flat top. It might remind you of a table.

a)

plateau

b)

butte

c)

peninsula

d)

delta

61.
Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
a)
desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
arctic
d)
temperate rain forest
62.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
63.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
64.

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

65.

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Coniferous Forest

66.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.

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