Introduction To Geography Unit Test
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- 1.
- A.
The study of names of countries, states , and cities
- B.
The study of how to prevent and clean up pollution
- C.
The study of the Earth and its people
- D.
The study of rocks, minerals, and soils of Earth
- 2.
- A.
Half the earth; western
- B.
0 degrees longitude; western
- C.
0 degrees latitude; eastern
- D.
Half the earth; eastern
- 3.Another name for 0 degees longitude is the ______________________.
- A.
Hemisphere
- B.
Equator
- C.
Tropic of Capricorn
- D.
Prime Meridian
- 4.Another name for 0 degrees latitude is the __________________________
- A.
Hemisphere
- B.
Equator
- C.
Tropic of Cancer
- D.
Prime Meridian
- 5.The only accurate representation of the Earth is the __________________.
- A.
Globe
- B.
Mercator Projection
- C.
Robinson Projection
- D.
Colored picture
- 6.The reason that there are different time zones is because _________.
- A.
Throughout the year the North Pole receives little light from the sun
- B.
The Earth makes one revolution around the sun every 365 days
- C.
The Earth rotates on its axis causing only part of the Earth to receive light
- D.
The sun shines on only the northern hemisphere from June through December
- 7.A bar scale is used on a map to help
- A.
Tell who published the map
- B.
Show capitals and countries
- C.
Determine elevation above sea level
- D.
determine distance from point to point
- 8.
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The areas of the world that have the largest concentration of people (population) are .....- A.
India and China
- B.
North America and Australia
- C.
China and Australia
- D.
South America and northern Asia
- 9.Use page 12 in your atlas or page A16 in your book to answer the following question: What country is located at 30 degrees south and 22 degrees east?
- A.
Argentina
- B.
Libya
- C.
Brazil
- D.
South Africa
- 10.Use page 12 in your atlas or page A16 in your book to answer the following question: What is the absolute location of Jakarta, Indonesia?
- A.
7 degrees north and 108 degrees west
- B.
7 degrees south and 108 degrees east
- C.
165 degrees north and 108 degrees east
- D.
135 degrees north and 7 degrees east
- 11.
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Which statement best describes the religions of Asia?- A.
Asia is mainly a Christian continent.
- B.
There are several different types of religion practiced in Asia.
- C.
Hinduism is the main religion in Asia.
- D.
Eastern Asia is mostly Judaism.
- 12.Lines of ________________ meet at the north and south poles and are measured east and west of the Prime Meridian
- A.
Latitude
- B.
Tropics
- C.
Longitude
- 13.Lines of ______________________ run across the globe and are measure north and south of the equator.
- A.
Latitude
- B.
Prime meridian
- C.
Longitude
- 14.Time zones are generally based on lines of ____________________________.
- A.
Equator
- B.
Latitude
- C.
Longitude
- 15.Use page 26 in your atlas to answer the following question: If it is 8 am in Brevard, what time is it in Moscow, Russia?
- A.
12 noon
- B.
4 am
- C.
8 pm
- D.
4 pm
- 16.Use page 26 in your atlast to answer the following question: If it is 8 am in Brevard, what time is it in Anchorage, Alaska?
- A.
12 noon
- B.
4 am
- C.
8 pm
- D.
4 pm
- 17.
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The important idea to remember about map projections (taking the 3D Earth and showing it on a flat piece of paper) is that ______________________________.- A.
There are distortions or inaccuracies in various projections
- B.
The Robinson projection never shows the equator
- C.
North America is hard to find on map projections
- 18._____________________ is both a continent and a country.
- A.
Russia
- B.
Australia
- C.
United States
- D.
Brazil
- 19.__________________________ is the largest continent.
- A.
Africa
- B.
Russia
- C.
North America
- D.
Asia
- 20.
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Where do you find most of the tundra in the world?- A.
Northern latitudes
- B.
Eastern hemisphere
- C.
Southern latitudes
- D.
Western hemisphere
- 21.
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Northern Africa is mostly ___________________ climate.- A.
Semiarid
- B.
Humid subtropical
- C.
Dry desert
- D.
Tropical wet
- 22.
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Read the cartogram below. Which area of the world did not have many personal computers in 2004?- A.
Europe and India
- B.
India and North America
- C.
South America and North America
- D.
Africa and India
- 23.
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Read the cartogram below. Which two countries in the world have more people than any other country?- A.
United States and China
- B.
Brazil and France
- C.
China and India
- D.
Australia and India
- 24.
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The following cartogram is about carbon emissions. Read the following sentences and determine which one most accurately represents the map.- A.
South America and Africa lead the way in carbon emission emissions
- B.
India is a major player in carbon emissions
- C.
Central America contributes the most to carbon emissions.
- D.
United States seems to be leading the way in carbon emissions
- 25.
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The following cartogram is about Child Mortality. This measures how many babies or children die in the different places in the world.- A.
Africa seems to be suffering the most from poor health care and have many children dieing.
- B.
Canada and Australia don't have many doctors because so many children are dieing in those countries.
- C.
South America is worse off than Africa because they have more deaths than anywhere else in the world.
- D.
Europe leads the world in infant mortality (death)
- 26.
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What can you infer from the following cartogram about Child Mortality?- A.
India is able to provide good health care for its mothers and children.
- B.
Better health care in countries like Japan and Australi lead to fewer children dieing from diseases.
- C.
Canada does not provide very good medical care for its childre when it is compared to countries like India.
- D.
South America has the same degree of problems as Africa when it comes to health care for its children.
- 27.This ocean is located east of Africa and south of Asia.
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Pacific Ocean
- C.
Indian Ocean
- D.
Arctic Ocean
- 28.This ocean is located east of North America and west of Europe and Africa.
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Pacific Ocean
- C.
Indian Ocean
- D.
Arctic Ocean
- 29.This line goes around the circumfrence of the Earth.
- A.
Prime Meridian
- B.
International Date Line
- C.
The North Pole
- D.
Equator
- 30.This continent is on the same landmass as Asia.
- A.
Africa
- B.
Europe
- C.
Australia
- D.
North America
- 31.Which type of map shows the borders of countries and cities?
- A.
Topographical
- B.
Political
- C.
Physical
- D.
Satellite
- 32.
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What type of map is pictured below?- A.
Cartogram
- B.
Political
- C.
Satellite
- D.
Contour
- 33.What body of water is located south of Europe and north of Africa?
- A.
Mediterranean Sea
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Pacific Ocean
- D.
Arctic Ocean
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