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Semester Exam 25

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

North America

2.

Which continent is also a country?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

3.

Which continent is south of Europe?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

4.

Which ocean is west of the Americas?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

5.

Which continent is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

North America

6.

The part of a map that shows what symbols mean is called the:

a)

Compass rose

b)

Scale

c)

Legend/key

d)

Grid

7.

A compass rose shows:

a)

Time zones

b)

Directions

c)

Climate

d)

Elevation

8.

What does a map scale show?

a)

Real distance on Earth

b)

Directions

c)

Capital cities

d)

Borders

9.

Lines running north and south on a map are called:

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

10.

Lines running east and west on a map are called:

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Poles

11.

The 0° latitude line is called:

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

12.

The 0° longitude line is called the:

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

International Date Line

13.

A physical map shows:

a)

Mountains, rivers, landforms

b)

Population

c)

Countries

d)

Roads

14.

A political map shows:

a)

Landforms

b)

Weather patterns

c)

Borders, states, and countries

d)

Elevation

15.

A thematic map shows:

a)

Only oceans

b)

One specific topic or idea

c)

Highways

d)

Cities only

16.

A map grid helps you:

a)

Measure mountains

b)

Find exact locations

c)

Change elevation

17.

The purpose of a title on a map is to show:

a)

Who created the map

b)

What the map is about

c)

Directions

d)

Coordinates

18.

Latitude measures distance:

a)

North and south of the Equator

b)

East and west of the Equator

c)

From the Prime Meridian

d)

Around the poles

19.

Longitude measures distance:

a)

North and south of the poles

b)

East and west of the Prime Meridian

c)

From the Equator

d)

In miles

20.

What does GPS use to find exact locations?

a)

Satellites

b)

Compasses

c)

Maps

d)

Oceans

21.

A relative location describes:

a)

Exact coordinates

b)

Places near or around the location

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

22.

How many states are in the United States?

a)

48

b)

49

c)

50

d)

52

23.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New York

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Chicago

24.

Which country borders the U.S. to the north?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

Greenland

25.

Which country borders the U.S. to the south?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

26.

What is the large mountain range in the eastern United States?

a)

Andes

b)

Rockies

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Alps

27.

Which direction do lines of latitude run?

a)

North–south

b)

East–west

c)

Diagonal

28.

Which direction do lines of longitude run?

a)

East–west

b)

North–south

c)

Diagonal

d)

Horizontal only

29.

A climate map shows:

a)

Landforms

b)

Weather patterns

c)

Roads

d)

Borders

30.

A road map helps you find:

a)

Elevation

b)

Countries

c)

Highways and streets

d)

Climate zones

31.

A population map shows:

a)

People living in certain areas

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Roads

32.

A topographic map shows:

a)

Cities

b)

Elevation and land height

c)

Weather

d)

Countries

33.

Which map would best show rainfall amounts?

a)

Climate map

b)

Road map

c)

Political map

d)

Grid map

34.

Economics is the study of:

a)

Rocks

b)

Money and choices

c)

Laws

d)

Geography

35.

A good is something you:

a)

Do for someone

b)

Can touch or buy

c)

Borrow

d)

Throw away

36.

A service is something you:

a)

Can hold

b)

Provide or do

c)

Eat

d)

Sell only

37.

Scarcity means:

a)

There is unlimited supply

b)

There are not enough resources

c)

Resources never run out

d)

Money is unlimited

38.

Supply means:

a)

What people want

b)

What producers make available

c)

Price of items

d)

What stores buy

39.

Demand means:

a)

How many goods are made

b)

How much people want something

c)

How much it costs to produce

d)

What stores sell

40.

If supply goes up, prices usually:

a)

Go up

b)

Stay the same

c)

Go down

41.

If demand goes up, prices usually:

a)

Go up

b)

Go down

c)

Stop rising

d)

Stay the same

42.

What is a producer?

a)

Someone who buys goods

b)

Someone who makes goods

c)

Someone who repairs goods

d)

Someone who throws away goods

43.

What is a consumer?

a)

Someone who makes products

b)

Someone who sells stock

c)

Someone who buys goods

d)

Someone who regulates business

44.

Which is NOT a factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Money

d)

Capital

45.

Land includes:

a)

Human-made tools

b)

Natural resources

c)

Work people do

d)

Business owners

46.

Labor includes:

a)

Tools

b)

Natural resources

c)

People working

d)

Money

47.

Capital includes:

a)

Workers

b)

Machines, tools, buildings

c)

Oil and minerals

d)

Entrepreneurs

48.

Entrepreneurs are people who:

a)

Start businesses and take risks

b)

Work for others

c)

Build roads

d)

Study maps

49.

What State is this

a)

Hawaii

b)

Alaska

50.

What State is this

a)

Alabama

b)

New Mexico

c)

Nevada

d)

Arizona

e)

California

51.

What state is this.

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Arizona

d)

Oregon

52.

What state is this.

a)

Colorado

b)

New Mexico

c)

Utah

d)

Kansas

e)

Nebraska

53.

What state is this.

a)

Connecticut

b)

New Jersy

c)

New York

d)

Rhode island

e)

New Hampshire

54.

What state is this.

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

55.

What state is this.

a)

Georgia

b)

Florida

c)

South Carolina

d)

Alabama

56.

What state is this

a)

Idaho

b)

Washington STATE

c)

Oregon

d)

Nevada

e)

Utah

57.

What State is this.

a)

Maine

b)

Connecticut

c)

New York

d)

New Jersey

e)

New Hampshire

58.

What state is this.

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

West Virginia

d)

New York

59.

What state is this.

a)

Michigan

b)

Iowa

c)

Illinois

60.

What state is this.

a)

Montana

b)

Idaho

c)

Colorado

d)

South Dakota

e)

North Dakota

61.

What state is this.

a)

Nevada

b)

Oregon

c)

California

d)

Arizona

e)

Utah

62.

What state is this.

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Maine

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

e)

New Jersey

63.

What state is this?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Tennessee

d)

Georgia

e)

South Carolina

64.

What state is this?

a)

Ohio

b)

Michigan

c)

Indiana

d)

Kentucky

e)

Pennsylvania

65.

What state is this?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Kansas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

e)

Arkansas

66.

What state is this?

a)

Oregon

b)

Washington

c)

California

d)

Idaho

67.

What state is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New York

c)

Ohio

d)

Virginia

68.

What state is this?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

69.

What state is this?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Louisiana

e)

Arkansas

70.

What state is this?

a)

Washington

b)

Oregon

c)

Idaho

71.

The location of the red dot is

a)

0°, 120° E

b)

20°S, 120° E

c)

20°N, 20° E

72.

The location of the red dot is

a)

10° N, 80° E

b)

20°N, 80° W

c)

40°S, 20° E

73.

The location of the red dot is

a)

20° N, 80° E

b)

10°N, 80° W

c)

20°S, 120° E

74.

The location of the red dot is

a)

50° N, 60° E

b)

40°N, 40° E

c)

40°S, 60° E

75.

The location of the red dot is

a)

60° N, 50° E

b)

50°N, 120° W

c)

30°S, 100° W

76.

Which dot is the location of 60° N, 40° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

77.

Which dot is the location of 20° S, 80° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

78.

Which dot is the location of 0°, 40° E

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

79.

Which dot is the location of 30° N, 20° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

80.

Which dot is the location of 30° S, 100° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

81.

The RED line is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

82.

The BLUE line is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

83.

Lines of longitude are shown on the map in BLUE. Lines of longitude measure

a)

how far a location is north or south of the Equator.

b)

how far a location is east or west of the Prime Meridian

84.

I am a Caribbean nation.

I am located west of the Dominican Republic but east of Jamaica.

I am located not far from Florida to the southeast.

What am I?

a)

Cuba

b)

Bahamas

c)

Mexico

d)

Haiti

85.

All types of businesses that are related to the same good or service

a)

industry

b)

friends

c)

category

86.

Traders using the Silk Route had to overcome the physical barriers posed by the mountains and the —

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Numerous river crossings

c)

threat of natural disasters

d)

desert climate conditions

87.

According to the map, what Russian city is located at 60° N latitude/ 30° E longitude?

a)

Moscow

b)

Novgorod

c)

Rostov

d)

St. Petersburg

88.

At which geographic location will you find most Russian cities?

a)

Between 60°N and 45°N latitude and 60°E and 75°E longitude

b)

Between 45°N and 60°N latitude and 30°E and 60°E longitude

c)

Between 60°N and 75°N latitude and 30°E and 60°E longitude

d)

Between 45°N and 60°N latitude and 75°E and 90°E longitude

89.

Which of the following questions can be answered by this map?

a)

In what general location is most of the manufacturing located in the United States?

b)

Why is Hawaii a series of islands in the Pacific Ocean?

c)

In what kind of soil does commercial farming work best?

d)

How is trade accomplished between Canada and the United States?

90.

Which of the following inferences can be made from the map?

a)

Russia has no access to water

b)

St. Petersburg is the capital of Russia

c)

More people probably live in Eastern Russia

d)

Siberia's Northern location can make for very cold winters

91.

Look at the graph above. Which of the following statements is true about

the month of August?

a)

There are about 6 inches of rain with a temperature of about 80 degrees.

b)

There are about 6 inches of rain with a temperature of about 50 degrees.

c)

There are about 8 inches of rain with a temperature of about 60 degrees.

d)

There are about 8 inches of rain with a temperature of about 50 degrees.

92.

Which of the following is a term used for a mapmaker?

a)

Biographer

b)

cartographer

c)

oceanographer

d)

mapographer

93.

Both Perth and Brisbane are population centers in Australia. What do the two locations have in common?

a)

They are both located on the Pacific Ocean

b)

They are both located on the Indian Ocean

c)

They are both located near 115 degrees east

d)

They are both located close to latitude 30 degrees south

94.

Upon examining current satellite images of various ancient monuments in a region, a student of geography could answer which one of the following questions?

a)

How was it created?

b)

Who were the builders?

c)

How has this place changed over time?

d)

What is significant about its location?

95.

Geographers would use a grid system on maps to

a)

reveal patterns of migration

b)

determine elevation

c)

determine the position of a location

d)

predict weather

96.

Professional geographers pose specific questions when studying features of Earth. One important geographic question is “What is significant about its location?”

One likely way geographers answer the question above is by -

a)

tracking changes of the moon and stars

b)

studying the history and economy of a local culture

c)

investigating possible treatments for a medical illness

d)

debating government officials about new environmental policies

97.

Professional geographers pose specific questions when studying features of Earth. One important geographic question is “Where is it located?”

One likely way geographers answer the question above is by —

a)

interviewing members of remote tribes

b)

excavating artifacts left by previous societies

c)

predicting the weather with computer models

d)

using an intersection of longitude and latitude

98.

Which physical geographic region is located at 0° latitude and 60°W longitude?

a)

Equator in South America

b)

High latitudes in North America

c)

Equator in Africa

d)

Middle latitudes in Europe

99.

Which set of coordinates is the absolute location of H?

a)

15°S, 100°W

b)

15°S, 75°E

c)

45°S, 75°W

d)

15°N, 100°W

100.

What is the relative location of B from D?

a)

southwest

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

northeast