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Geography Midterm

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 - What is the system of customs, traditions and habits that a group of people uses to make something of their world?

a)
Culture
b)
Community
c)
Society
d)
Tradition
2.

1 - What is the view that all cultures are equally good and that each culture has its own truths and values that those in other cultures must always accept as valid?

a)
Cultural absolutism
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Cultural determinism
d)

Multiculturalism

3.

1 - What imaginary lines run east and west around the earth?

a)
Lines of latitude
b)
Lines of longitude
c)
Equatorial markers
d)
Tropic circles
4.

1 - What imaginary lines run north and south around the earth?

a)
Lines of longitude
b)
Tropic circles
c)
Equatorial bands
d)
Lines of latitude
5.

1 - What verse is generally cited when discussing the Creation Mandate?

a)
Genesis 1:28
b)

Genesis 19:1

c)

Genesis 5:16

d)

Genesis 20:13

6.

1 - Who was the mapmaker whose system is still used today?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Mercator

d)

Ortelius

7.

1 - Any method used to show the earth's round surface on a flat map is called ...

a)
map illustration
b)
map design
c)
map projection
d)
map layout
8.

1 - What is the main problem with any flat map?

a)

time

b)

space

c)

perspective

d)

distortion

9.

1 - Matching the Map Terms

a)

Lines of separate colors on a relief map to indicate the same altitude

1.

Contour

b)

Shows the orientation of the map

2.

Compass Rose

c)

A box that explains what various symbols on a map stand for

3.

Legend

d)

Type of map that records information about a region or nation's climate, population or resources

4.

Thematic

e)

Method used to show the earth's round surface on a flat map

5.

Map Projection

10.

2 - True or False: The three major types of landforms are mountains, planes, and plateaus.

a)
The three types are hills, valleys, and deserts.
b)
Mountains, rivers, and forests are the main types.
c)
False
d)
True
11.

2 - True or False: The most powerful erosion force is running water.

a)
Wind is the most powerful erosion force
b)
True
c)
Running water is not an erosion force
d)
False
12.

2 - Scientists have developed models that divide the planet into what four physical systems?

a)
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
b)
Atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere, lithosphere, magnetosphere, hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere, geosphere, technosphere, ecosphere
13.

2 - __________ are deep cracks in the earths surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions. 

a)
ridges
b)
valleys
c)
craters
d)
faults
14.

2 - ________ is the breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, and temperature changes.

a)
sedimentation
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
decomposition
15.

2 - __________ a theory that states that the Earth’s surface is broken into pieces that crash into and pull apart from each other, releasing energy that causes earthquakes. 


a)
plate tectonics
b)
tectonic shifts
c)
oceanic currents
d)
continental drift
16.

2 - __________ is a term that refers to all of the most basic industries.

a)

secondary industries

b)

tertiary industries

c)

primary industries

17.

2 - _______ is the process that created the fjords. 

a)
Sedimentation
b)
Erosion
c)
Glaciation
d)
Volcanism
18.

2 - What is the natural removal of small pieces of rock or soil?

a)
Sedimentation
b)
Erosion
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
19.

2 - What is the growing of large cash crops for profit?

a)
Organic gardening
b)
Sustainable farming
c)

Commercial Farming

d)
Crop rotation
20.

2 - Substance husbandry is also known as ——— and is common in mountainous and dry areas were farming is difficult. 

a)
Horticulture
b)

Nomadic Herding

c)
Agriculture
d)
Aquaculture
21.

2 - What is the cultivation of or farming of seafood in a controlled, artificial environment called

a)
Mariculture
b)
Hydroponics
c)
Aquaponics
d)
Aquaculture
22.

3 - The movement of warm and cold air masses, combined with ______________, explains the basic movement of thermal energy around the Earth. 

a)

The Coriolis effect

b)

The rotation effect

c)

The alluvial fan

d)

The northern winds

23.

3 - Earth’s movement on its access every 24 hours

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

axis tilt

d)

rotation

24.

3 - composed of the sun, planets, small solar system, bodies and other objects around the sun by the sun’s gravity

a)
galactic cluster
b)
stellar system
c)
planetary ring
d)
solar system
25.

3 - any large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together

a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
habitat
d)
community
26.

3 - hot, prevailing winds that blow in the tropics

a)
Trade winds
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Monsoon winds
d)
Polar easterlies
27.

3 - Matching

a)

latitude zone that receives only a small amount of sunlight in winter

1.

polar region

b)

latitude zone that consistently has very warm temperatures

2.

tropics

c)

latitude zone that reaches neither constant warmth nor extreme cold

3.

temperate

d)

the event when the length of day and night are approximately equal all over the planet

4.

equinox

e)

the event when the sun reaches its greatest angular distance from the equator

5.

solstice

28.

3 - Matching

a)

the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

1.

weather

b)

average weather in an area over an extended length of time

2.

climate

c)

land beyond the mountains that usually remains dry because little water vapor survives the trip over the mountains.

3.

rain shadow

d)

rain, sleet, or snow resulting from contact with the mountains

4.

orographic

e)

the line where warm and cold air masses meet

5.

front

29.

4 - ____________ is a type of economy to blend free market principles with the tight government regulations of socialism

a)
mixed economy
b)
regulated capitalism
c)
laissez-faire system
d)
command economy
30.

4 - What is the term that refers to all of the primary and secondary goods that a country ships to other countries

a)
imports
b)
trade balance
c)
exports
d)
foreign sales
31.

4 - What is the term that applies to people in a free market who take risk to start businesses

a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Business Analysts
c)
Shareholders
d)
Investors
32.

4 - a type of economy that allows competition with the least government interference

a)
Mixed economy
b)
Planned economy
c)
Free market economy
d)
Command economy
33.

4 - the art of negotiating agreements between nations

a)
negotiation
b)
treaty-making
c)
international law
d)
diplomacy
34.

4 - the study of the process by which individuals and countries make decisions about the use of their resources

a)
Psychology
b)
Sociology
c)
Economics
d)
Anthropology
35.

4 - the money and equipment necessary to build and operate businesses

a)
assets
b)
resources
c)
funding
d)
capital
36.

4 - a large group of people with a common history and a language who have developed a strong sense of identity

a)
social group
b)

community

c)

mass

d)

nation

37.

4 - term for a ban on trading

a)
trade restriction
b)
market blockade
c)
commerce halt
d)
trade embargo
38.

4 - mountain ranges and rivers are example of geographic features that often form ________

a)
cities
b)
climates
c)

natural borders

d)
ecosystems
39.

4 - Term for the locations where different cultures appeared around the world

a)
cultural enclaves
b)

cultural hearths

c)
cultural hubs
d)
cultural zones
40.

4 - Term for the average number of people living on each square mile of land

a)
urban distribution
b)
land use ratio
c)
population density
d)
population growth
41.

4 - Matching

a)

the rule of man over man

1.

government

b)

system where the clergy rule the state

2.

theocracy

c)

ruled by a small group of people

3.

oligarchy

d)

led by an elected leader

4.

republic

e)

unitary government where all the power lies in the central government

5.

autocracy

42.

4 - Matching

a)

ruled by the people

1.

democracy

b)

ruler receives authority from birth and rules as he pleases

2.

absolute monarchy

c)

ruled by the authority of the military

3.

dictatorship

d)

the power of the monarch is limited by law

4.

constitutional monarchy

e)

most extreme form of authoritarian government

5.

totalitarian government

43.

5 -

________ is a word that best describes both the people and the geography of the United States

a)
diverse
b)
isolated
c)
homogeneous
d)
static
44.

5 - What are America’s core values?

a)
competition, hierarchy, isolation, nationalism, obedience
b)
wealth, power, tradition, loyalty, conformity
c)
security, stability, collectivism, authority, uniformity
d)
Freedom, equality, individualism, democracy, justice
45.

5 - 82% of Americans live in _______

a)
coastal cities
b)
suburban neighborhoods
c)
rural regions
d)
urban areas
46.

5 - What state is separated from the “lower forty-eight” by Canada?

a)
Alaska
b)
Oregon
c)
California
d)
Hawaii
47.

5 - ________ is a method used to extract oil or natural gas, and was previously considered to be too expensive to extract.

a)
drilling
b)
pumping
c)
mining
d)
fracking
48.

5 - The _________ is the governing document that is “law of the land “in the United States.

a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Constitution
49.

5 - The __________ current is the current that flows across the northwest coast of North America bringing lots of rain

a)

Alaska

b)

Equatorial

c)

Japanesse

d)
Gulf Stream
50.

5 - Salt Lake City, Utah is the headquarters for what religious group _________

a)

Catholics

b)

Methodists

c)

Baptist

d)

Mormon

51.

6 - Canada‘s motto, Mari usque ad Mare means

a)
From Ocean to Ocean
b)
From Coast to Coast
c)
From Lake to Lake
d)
From Sea to Sea
52.

6 - _________ is Canada‘s capital

a)
Ottawa
b)
Montreal
c)
Vancouver
d)
Toronto
53.

6 - The ________ pays the doctors in Canada

a)
hospitals
b)
government
c)
insurance companies
d)
private clinics
54.

6 - Canada has _____ provinces

a)
12
b)
8
c)
15
d)
10
55.

6 - ________ is the most popular sport in Canada

a)
Basketball
b)
Baseball
c)
Hockey
d)
Soccer
56.

6 - Canada is a leader in managing _______ operations around the world

a)
military
b)

mining

c)
commercial
d)
environmental
57.

6 - Quebec is a province where _______ is predominantly spoken

a)
French
b)
German
c)
English
d)
Spanish
58.

6 - The __________ is the one who runs the executive branch in Canada’s political system

a)
Prime Minister
b)
Minister of Finance
c)
Chief Justice
d)
Governor General
59.

Canada’s political divisions are called _________ versus the US calls politcal divisions states

a)
regions
b)
territories
c)
provinces
d)
districts
60.

6 - A _____is the executive of the province

a)
governor
b)
mayor
c)
councilor
d)
premier
61.

6 - Canada has a ______ economy

a)

capitalist

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)
mixed
62.

6 - Most Canadians live in dense _____ areas

a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
isolated
d)
urban
63.

7 - __________
are dense, jungles filled with biodiversity and are usually located in tropical region

a)
deserts
b)
tundras
c)
rainforests
d)
savannas
64.

7 - _____is the country that adopted the first communist government in the western hemisphere

a)
Argentina
b)
Mexico
c)
Brazil
d)
Cuba
65.

7 - ________ is the country that is the most developed of all central American countries doing part to its canal

a)
Nicaragua
b)
Honduras
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama
66.

7 - A ________ city is the term for a city that is the largest city in a country and a significantly larger than other cities in that country

a)
capital
b)
metropolitan
c)
hub
d)
primate
67.

7 - ________ is a blending of folk religion with Roman Catholicism

a)
Syncretism
b)
Spiritual Blending
c)
Religious Fusion
d)
Culturalism
68.

7 - _________ is tourism that emphasizes exotic, natural environments

a)
adventure tourism
b)
cultural tourism
c)
luxury tourism
d)
ecotourism
69.

7 - _________ is the financial center of Mexico

a)
Mexico City
b)
Cancun
c)
Monterrey
d)
Guadalajara
70.

7 - _____ are manufacturing plants in northern Mexico that are owned by foreign companies

a)
workshops
b)
factories
c)
maquiladoras
d)
plants
71.

7 - ______ are people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry

a)
Criollos
b)
Mestizos
c)
Indios
d)
Zambos
72.

7 - _______  are a chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea

a)
Lesser Antilles
b)
Caribbean Archipelago
c)
Bahamas Islands
d)
Greater Antilles
73.

7 - The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles  and the Lesser Antilles combine to form _________

a)
the Atlantic Islands
b)
the Gulf Islands
c)
the Pacific Isles
d)

the West Indies

74.

7 - The ____ Canal is a major canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for shipping

a)
Panama
b)
Suez
c)
Nile
d)
Amazon
75.

8 - ___________ is the country that is the only part of South America America still under European control

a)
Spanish Guiana
b)
French Guiana
c)
Italian Guiana
d)
Portuguese Guiana
76.

8 - The ________ desert is the desert that is considered the worlds driest desert

a)
Sahara
b)
Atacama
c)
Gobi
d)
Kalahari
77.

8 - Bolivia and Paraguay are the two South American nations that are __________

a)
coastal
b)
island
c)
archipelagic
d)
landlocked
78.

8 - The __________ river is a river system that ...

drains the largest area

carries the largest volume of water

runs 4075 miles long

a)
Yangtze
b)
Nile
c)
Amazon
d)
Mississippi
79.

8 - The__________ is a passageway in the south between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

a)
Strait of Magellan
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Drake Passage
d)
Bering Strait
80.

8 - ________ and ________prevent easy movement of goods in South America

a)
deserts, mountains
b)
plains, valleys
c)
lakes, hills
d)

mountains, jungles

81.

South America is considered a hollow continent because ______

a)
it has a high concentration of urban areas and cities.
b)
it has a rich diversity of wildlife and ecosystems.
c)
it is surrounded by vast oceans and mountains.
d)

it has large areas of uninhabited land and most people live on the coast.

82.

8 - Columbia has almost 90% of the world’s supply of ________

a)
sapphires
b)
rubies
c)
diamonds
d)
emeralds
83.

8 - Llanos is the broad and grassy planes that covers over half of ________

a)

Venezuela

b)

Columbia

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

84.

8 - _______Falls is the highest waterfall in the world

a)

Niagara

b)

Angel

c)

Twin

d)

Chester

85.

8 - ________ is the most widely spoken native language in South America

a)

Spanish

b)
Portuguese
c)

Quechua

d)
French
86.

8 - The tribal people in South America have been the key to holding back development in the ___________

a)
Amazon rainforest
b)
Atacama plateau
c)
Patagonian desert
d)
Andes mountains
87.

8 - Roughly 60% of the world supply of ________ comes from South America

a)
cocoa
b)
tea
c)
sugar
d)
coffee
88.

8 - Ecuador is the country that leads the world in __________

a)
coffee exports
b)
cocoa production
c)

rose production

d)
banana production
89.

9 - The ____________ is the current that moderates the climate of northern Europe

a)
Mediterranean Flow
b)
North Atlantic Drift
c)
Arctic Current
d)
Gulf Stream
90.

9 - The five countries of Scandinavia are ______, _______, ______, _______ and _______.

a)
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden
b)
Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Denmark
c)
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland
d)
Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia
91.

9 - The river Thames is located in _________.

a)
Ireland
b)
England
c)
Wales
d)
Scotland
92.

9 - Ireland is known as the “____________ “

a)
Land of Saints
b)
Emerald Isle
c)
Celtic Kingdom
d)
Green Isle
93.

9 - Most of northern Europe has a__________ climate

a)
arid desert climate
b)

marine-west-coast

c)
tropical climate
d)
continental climate
94.

9 - _________ is the largest island in Europe

a)
Iceland
b)
Great Britain
c)
Sicily
d)
Ireland
95.

9 - ________ has lakes in the south of the country that are connected by canals

a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)

Wales

d)

Sweden

96.

9 - Scandinavia is known as the" ______________"

a)
Land of Eternal Twilight
b)
Land of the Northern Lights
c)
Land of the Icebergs
d)
Land of the Midnight Sun
97.

9 - The waters in Iceland are _____________heated to provide hot springs and energy for the country

a)
radiantly
b)
mechanically
c)
chemically
d)
geothermally
98.

9 - Iceland sits a stride the ________ and _________tectonic plates

a)
South American and African
b)
Antarctic and Pacific
c)
Asian and Australian
d)
North American and Eurasian
99.

9 - Iceland is geologically active with __________ systems

a)

30 metamorphic

b)

30 tectonic

c)

30 sedimentary

d)

30 volcanic

100.

9 - ___________ covers much of Iceland and Greenland

a)
sand
b)
rock
c)

tundra

d)
water
101.

9 - __________ is a major builder of ships and has constructed some of the world’s largest cruise ships

a)

Sweden

b)

Finland

c)

Norway

d)

Great Britian

102.

9 - __________ is the largest city in Sweden and 80% of the people in Sweden live here

a)
Malmo
b)
Uppsala
c)
Stockholm
d)
Gothenburg
103.

9 - Great Britain has a _________ monarchy

a)

parliamentary constitutional

b)
theocratic
c)
hereditary
d)
absolute
104.

9 - ___________ is called “mercy killing “which is physician assisted suicide by lethal drugs or starvation

a)
palliative care
b)
assisted living
c)
euthanasia
d)
terminal sedation
105.

9 - Loughs are found in ________ and Lochs are found in ________

a)
Ireland; Scotland
b)
Norway; Sweden
c)
Canada; Australia
d)
Wales; England
106.

10 - The _____ is the longest river in France

a)
Seine
b)
Rhone
c)
Garonne
d)
Loire
107.

10 - The Holocaust was the systematic murder of __________ during World War II

a)

Black people

b)

Jewish people

c)

Poor people

d)

Religious People

108.

10 - _____ is the city known as the capital of classical music

a)
Prague
b)
Budapest
c)
Berlin
d)
Vienna
109.

10 - The __________ is an organization of economic cooperation that was formed in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty

a)
European Community
b)
European Economic Area
c)

NATO

d)
European Union
110.

10 - There are more _______ than people in the Netherlands

a)
cars
b)
bicycles
c)

scooters

d)
motorcycles
111.

10 - ________ is the economic powerhouse of Europe

a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
France
112.

10 - The ________ is the common currency of the EU nations

a)
Yen
b)
Euro
c)
Pound
d)
Dollar
113.

10 - __________ is a defense alliance. Founded after World War II to counter the Soviet Union.

a)
EU
b)
CSTO
c)
SEATO
d)
NATO
114.

10 - _______ are the federal divisions of Switzerland

a)
regions
b)
provinces
c)
districts
d)
cantons
115.

10 - _________ is the largest industrial region in Europe

a)

Normandy

b)
Thames
c)

Wales

d)

Britain

116.

10 - France has the largest percentage of _________

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Agnostics

d)

Jews

117.

10 - Europe is called the “______________“

a)

Peninsula of Peninsulas

b)
Land of the Rising Sun
c)

The Old World

d)
Emerald Isle
118.

10 - _________ are people who claim they are unable to know for sure if God exists

a)
theists
b)
skeptics
c)
believers
d)
agnostics
119.

10 - _________ are important for trade, transportation in agriculture production in northern continental Europe

a)

Rivers

b)

Trucks

c)

Trains

d)

Cars

120.

10 - The ________ is the second longest river in Europe and is classified as an international waterway

a)
Rhine
b)
Volga
c)
Seine
d)
Danube