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Geography Final Part 1
Test Description: Semester 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The exact point where a place is located is called ___________________.
A
geographic location
B
absolute location
C
relative location
D
global position
2) Thinking about the space on Earth’s surface is called ___________.
A
relative thinking
B
spatial thinking
C
global thinking
D
geographic thinking
3) What are imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator called?
A
latitude
B
longitude
C
equator
D
flatitude
4) The center line of latitude is called the ____________________.
A
prime equator
B
equator
C
longitude
D
prime meridian
5) The height of a physical feature above sea level is called _______________.
A
altitude
B
elevation
C
equator
D
irrigation
6) What does a cartographer do?
A
make maps
B
guide travelers up mountains
C
locate geographic areas of interest on maps
D
make shopping carts
7) ________________shows how much distance is represented on a map.
A
compass rose
B
legend
C
scale
D
key
8) What does a compass rose show?
A
the title and subject of the map
B
directions north, south, east and west
C
the meaning of symbols and colors on the map
D
names of places, such as cities
9) A violent shaking of the Earth’s crust is called a(n)_____.
A
mantle shift
B
volcanoe
C
earthshift
D
earthquake
10) A section of the Earth’s surface is called a(n)_______________________.
A
tectonic plate
B
crust
C
plateau
D
continental shelf
11) Providing water to an area of dry land is called _________________.
A
drought
B
aquifer
C
cordillera
D
irrigation
12) A large mass of ice and packed snow that moves slowly along the surface of the earth is called a(n)___________________.
A
ice berg
B
aquifer
C
cordillera
D
glacier
13) A narrow strip of land with water on three sides is called a(n)_________________________.
A
delta
B
strait
C
peninsula
D
cordillera
14) Where are the Great Plains located in North America?
A
in Mexico
B
in the center of North America
C
on the east coast of the United States
D
in Northern Canada
15) What natural resources come from Mexico’s mountains?
A
copper, zinc, silver
B
coffee, sugar cane, wheat
C
fruit and oil
D
cattle and pigs
16) What caused the Dust Bowl?
A
Commercial farms took over small farms.
B
The natural gas underground was tapped.
C
Rivers, and railroads could not transport goods.
D
A period of drought and erosion occurred.
17) What are the main land forms in Central America?
A
plateaus, coastal plains, hills
B
valleys, deserts, rain forest
C
deserts, mountains, coastal plains
D
mountains, coastal plains, rain forests
18) What causes deforestation in the rain forests of Central America?
A
Tourists pollute the rain forest.
B
People clear areas for farmland and use trees for wood.
C
Loose farm animals damage the trees.
D
Ash from volcanic eruptions covers and destroys the forest.
19) Why does Central America have so many earthquakes?
A
the movement of tectonic plates
B
poor soil within the rain forests
C
its location between two large continents
D
a tropical hot and humid climate
20) What land forms did the movement of tectonic plates create in Central America and the Caribbean?
A
plains and hills
B
mesas and canyons
C
plateaus and peninsulas
D
mountains and islands
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