Geography Sample Test Questions

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  • A globe is not a good model of the Earth.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The information you collect when you observe something is called data.
    • True
    • False
     
  • Which region has the largest oil reserves?
    1. Western Europe
    2. Middle East
    3. Southern Africa
    4. Central Asia
     
     
  • Identify two specific regions on the diagram above that have experienced net in-migration. _________________________________________
     
  • Identify two specific regions on the diagram above that have experienced net out-migration. _________________________________________
     
  • Which of the following is considered a world language?
    1. English
    2. Latin
    3. Russian
    4. Spanish
     
  • Half of sphere or globe is a(n).
    1. Hemisphere
    2. Geography
    3. Element
    4. Spatial
     
  • Geography is the study of
    1. physical and human features
    2. man and his enviroment
    3. money and economics
    4. man and animals
     
  • Longitude lines are used to locate places
    1. north and south
    2. east and north
    3. west and south
    4. east and west
     
  • The equator is
    1. a weathern pattern in the costal plains
    2. the imaginary line that encircles the globe
    3. a freshwater lake seperated from the north
    4. a large subtropical swamp land
     
  • Which kind of region is located near the poles?
    1. Desert
    2. Savanna
    3. Steppe
    4. Tundra
     
  • Prime meridian is
    1. a small nation
    2. the imaginary line at zero
    3. an area in east Africa
    4. a brazilian dance
     
  • A map shows the boundaries between countries.
    1. landform
    2. city
    3. economic
    4. political
     
  • A physical map shows the location and ___________.
    1. grasslands
    2. wetlands
    3. topography
    4. natural resource
     
  • Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The Five Themes of Geography are: ________________________, ________________________, ________________________, ________________________, ________________________.
     
  • The Western Hemisphere is another name for the Americas.
    • True
    • False
     
     
  • According to the table above, which country is the United Kingdom's main competitor in exports?
    1. Luxembourg
    2. Portugal
    3. Norway
    4. Romania
     
  • Marked by the latitude of 23 1/2 S
    1. Tropic of Capricorn
    2. Equator
    3. South Pole
    4. North Pole
     
  • An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and the surroundings, for survival.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The ___________________________ is a line of zero degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England.
     
  • Geographers use _______________________ to display and interpret data.
    1. fax
    2. graphs
    3. internet resources
    4. features
     
  • Maps that emphasize a single idea or a particular kind of information are called
    1. precincts
    2. equator
    3. global
    4. special-purpose maps
     
  • Absolute location is the exact place of a geographic feature.
    • True
    • False
     
  • _______________________ is the angular measurement that indicates how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian.
     
  • A sea is a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean. A sea may be partly or completely surrounded by land.
    • True
    • False
     
  • Altitude is the height of an area, measured from sea level.
    • True
    • False
     
  • Puerto Rico is a
    1. colony
    2. commonwealth
    3. country
    4. state
     
  • ____________________ is this angular measurement that indicates how far north or south of the equator a place is.
     
  • The ____________________ is an imagionary line that goes around the middle of the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
     
  • Latitude is the angular distance north or south from the equator.
    • True
    • False
     
  • What island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea?
    1. the Bahamas
    2. the Greater Antilles
    3. Hispaniola
    4. the Lesser Antilles
     
  • How many languages are spoken world wide?
    1. between 3,000 to 6,500
    2. 871
    3. 500
    4. 8
     
  • One way of locating a place is by describing its absolute location.
    • True
    • False
     
     
  • Countries in the graph above have been chosen to illustrate an important trend in educational patterns in the developing world. Identify the trend shown on the graph. _________________________________________
     
  • A place is a particular space with physical and human meaning.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England
    • True
    • False
     
  • The North Pole is the point on the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth that is farthest north. It is 90o north of the equator.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
    • True
    • False
     
  • One "pull" factor that encourages migration to the United States is ______________________.
     
  • A butte is a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides.
    • True
    • False
     
  • Rome is a nation located in the middle east.
    • False
    • True
     
  • The South Pole is the point on the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth that is farthest south. It is 90o south of the equator.
    • True
    • False
     
     
  • Judging from the relative locations of continents, the map above would most likely be used in an atlas published in which country?
    1. Russia
    2. Australia
    3. Madagascar
    4. India
     
  • A parallel (of latitude) is a line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle drawn on the Earth in a plane parallel to the plane that contains the equator.
    • True
    • False
     
  • How does the ratio of urban to rural residents indicate the level of a country's economic development? ______________________________________________
     
  • Geographers view the world in terms of the use of _________________.
     
  • Geographers identify three types of regions: formal, functional, and perceptual.
    • True
    • False
     
     
  • Which of the following is located closest to the place where the equator and prime meridian meet on the map above?
    1. Dakar
    2. Liberville
    3. Kinshasa
    4. Accra
     
  • A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land.
    1. iceberg
    2. permafrost
    3. tundra
    4. glacier
     
  • The longest river in North America
    1. Amazon River
    2. Hudson River
    3. Mississippi River
    4. Missouri River
     
  • The treeless Arctic plains north of the timberlines is called __________________.
     
  • This mountain range runs along the southeastern border of Quebec.
    1. Rocky Mountains
    2. Mackenzie Mountains
    3. Appalachian Mountains
    4. Coast Mountains
     
  • Which of the following is considered a world language?
    1. English
    2. Latin
    3. Russian
    4. Spanish
     
  • Farmers who produce only enough food to meet the needs of their own households are called
    1. government farmers
    2. subsistence farmers
    3. commercial farmers
    4. family farmers
     
  • The Rocky Mountain range stretches through these 3 countries ______________________________.
     
  • People who come to live in a new country are called
    1. travelers
    2. immigrants
    3. strangers
    4. newcomers
     
  • Geography is the study of
    1. physical and human features
    2. man and his enviroment
    3. money and economics
    4. man and animals
     
     
  • Which of the following cities on the map above is located closest to 20o south latitude and 150o east longitude?
    1. Rockhampton
    2. Sydney
    3. Bundaberg
    4. Brisbane
     
  • Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer who landed in what is now
    1. Arizona
    2. California
    3. Florida
    4. Louisiana
     
  • Which of these are examples of natural resources?
    1. Factories, good roads, and a large population
    2. Rich soil, forests, and minerals
    3. Automobiles, dairy farms and governments
    4. Stores, chemical companies and clothing factories
     
  • Which of the following lists contains only continents?
    1. North America, South America, Atlantic, and Africa
    2. Pacific, Central America, Chile, Australia, Asia
    3. Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, Antarctica, South America
    4. Australia, Europe, North America, Asia, Antarctica, South America, Africa
     
  • The point beyond which no trees can grow.
    1. strait
    2. timberline
    3. tundra
    4. channel
     
  • The name of ground that is permanently Frozen.
    1. iceberg
    2. glacier
    3. permafrost
    4. timberline
     
  • The Bering Strait is the narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska
    • True
    • False
     
  • To find the direction of a location, such as north, south, east or west, you must look at this part of a map.
    1. contour lines
    2. scale
    3. compass rose
    4. legend
     
  • The world's largest island is _______________________.
     
  • Robert La Salle was a French explorer who traveled along
    1. the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
    2. the Hudson River and Long Island Bay
    3. the Intercoastal Waterway
    4. the Pacific coast of the U.S.
     
  • How people celebrate holidays is an example of
    1. Religion
    2. Responsibilities
    3. Customs
    4. Society
     
  • Absolute location is the exact place of a geographic feature.
    • True
    • False
     
     
  • List two socioeconomic factors that have led to the concentration of households headed by females in Zone X on the map above. __________________________________________________
     
  • List two socioeconomic factors that have led to the concentration of households headed by females in Zone Y on the map above. __________________________________________________
     
  • What is true about the "Ring of Fire?"
    1. The seasons of the Earth are reversed at this location
    2. There is only one season at this location, hot and very dry
    3. Major tectonic activity occurs at many locations along this zone
    4. Volcanic activity is located only in the southern portion of this zone
     
  • The only continent that is also a country is _____________________.
     
  • The north pole is 90o north of the equator
    • True
    • False
     
  • One "pull" factor that encourages migration to the United States is _______________.
     
  • Green plants convert the sun's energy into chemical energy stored in ___________________.
     
  • The earth is not actually round.
    • True
    • False
     
  • Which one of these is a non-renewable resource?
    1. wood
    2. soil
    3. copper
    4. water
     
  • Hinduism is a major religion in which country?
    1. Argentina
    2. India
    3. Thailand
    4. Zimbabwe
     
  • Climate refers to
    1. An area's short-term weather
    2. An area's long-term weather
    3. An area's industry
    4. How many people live in an area
     
     
  • Argentina is located in the area represented by which number on the map above?
    1. 4
    2. 3
    3. 2
    4. 1
     
  • Which of these is an example of a culture trait?
    1. sleeping
    2. eating a meal
    3. wearing a turban
    4. taking a morning walk
     
  • Which of these is an example of a cultural landscape?
    1. a park area off an interstate
    2. a coastal wetland
    3. a stand of mangrove trees
    4. a cloud forest
     
  • A people who are a part of a culture that does not have a written language are said to be
    1. illiterate
    2. preliterate
    3. symbolic
    4. prehistoric
     
  • Which of these characteristics is shared by all languages?
    1. static and constant
    2. distinct and separate
    3. non-symbolic
    4. changing and mutable
     
  • Which of these inventions had the greatest impact on standardizing languages worldwide?
    1. printing press
    2. cathode ray tube
    3. smallpox vaccine
    4. internal combustion engine
     
  • Which of these statements about gender and religion is true?
    1. All religions promote a division of labor based on gender.
    2. In many societies, religion has relegated women to an inferior status.
    3. Most of the world's religions encourage gender equity.
    4. Social roles based on gender exist only in animistic religions.
     
  • All of the following are indicators of a group's culture except their:
    1. land-use practices
    2. methods of conflict resolution
    3. systems of trade
    4. ability to speak a language
     
     
  • Look at the South China Sea on the map above. Which country might call it the East Sea?
    1. China
    2. Vietnam
    3. Philippines
    4. Malaysia
     
  • Which was the major result of the journeys and voyages of Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus?
    1. the discovery of many new medicines and herbal remedies
    2. an introduction of representative systems of government to areas beyond Europe
    3. decrease in poverty and disease in the world
    4. increase in trade among the world's regions
     
  • Which of these provides the best description of a culture region?
    1. an area with similar physical characteristics
    2. a section of the world with countries where people of the same race live
    3. an area where the people who live there have been environmentally responsible
    4. a collection of countries whose people practice the same religion and speak a common language
     
  • From their sources, cultural innovations and ideas spread to other areas. This process is called:
    1. cultural landscapes
    2. cultural diffusion
    3. cultural perception
    4. cultural environments
     
  • Which of geography's five themes examines the arrangement of road networks?
    1. location
    2. place
    3. movement
    4. human/environment interaction
     
  • A researcher for a non-governmental relief agency is developing a data base on the human geography of equatorial Africa. What is an example of a correct column label that he should include on the chart?
    1. Gross Domestic Product per Capita
    2. Key Categories of Vegetation
    3. Annual Precipitation Totals
    4. Major Landforms
     
  • Which one of these terms does a geographer use to identify such human phenomena as roads, ports, and rail systems?
    1. infrastructure
    2. functional specialization
    3. centripetal forces
    4. mercantilism
     
  • Which of these descriptors best identifies the concept of culture as applied by human geographers?
    1. a civilized pattern of behavior
    2. an expression of artistic qualities found in music, drama and dance
    3. a combination of habits relating to such qualities as personal hygiene and eating habits
    4. learned patterns of behavior common to a group of people
     
  • What does a large scale map show?
    1. a large area
    2. a small area
    3. an undefined area
    4. an uninhabited area
     
  • Which of these is an example of a perceptual region?
    1. Northeast Corridor
    2. Corn Belt
    3. Metropolitan Tokyo
    4. Dixie
     
  • When certain maps identifying the physical features of a place or region include contour lines, their purpose is to show:
    1. local boundaries
    2. differences in elevation
    3. latitude and longitude
    4. distances between places
     
  • Which of the following is a formal region?
    1. the state of Iowa
    2. the Near East
    3. the area served by the Second Federal Reserve Bank of the United States
    4. the attendance area of your high school
     
  • Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
    1. barns
    2. livestock
    3. roads
    4. rainfall
     
  • Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following?
    1. the site features of a place
    2. the relative location of the place
    3. the absolute location of a place
    4. the situation of a place
     
  • The maximum number of degrees of latitude that can be measured on the Earth is
    1. 45
    2. 90
    3. 180
    4. 360
     
     
  • The Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer than in the winter.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The area of the Earth that receives the most direct sunlight year-round.
    1. North of the Equator
    2. The Equator
    3. South of the Equator
    4. The Poles
     
  • If the axis of the Earth's rotation was not tilted, there would be no seasonal changes.
    • True
    • False
     
  • The shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is called
    1. egg-shaped
    2. pear-shaped
    3. a circle
    4. an elipse
     
  • The direct rays of the Sun strike the Earth's surface farthest to the south on
    1. March 21st
    2. December 22nd
    3. September 23rd
    4. June 21st
     
  • The one problem common to all map projections is that they
    1. will only fit on a certain size paper
    2. distort something
    3. require different size lines
    4. can't show enough detail
     
  • The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called
    1. absolute location
    2. relative location
    3. actual location
    4. global address
     
  • The spread of ideas, knowledge, and skills from their places of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called
    1. diffusion
    2. adjustment
    3. expansion
    4. migration
     
  • Arrows are one of the most useful symbols used on maps but there are limitations to what they can show. Which of the following could arrows NOT show?
    1. direction of movement
    2. destination of movement
    3. volume of movement
    4. reason for movement
     
  • How is the spatial perspective demonstrated?
    1. through ecnomic geography
    2. through the history of a region
    3. through the use of maps
    4. through the use of graphs
     
  • All of the following could be used to describe one's culture except
    1. music
    2. clothing
    3. climate
    4. language
     
  • All of the following are types of distortion encountered when making a map except
    1. border
    2. shape
    3. distance
    4. direction
     
     
  • How many Plateaus are located on the map above? ___________
     
  • The Painted Desert is located in the state of ___________________________.
     
  • The panhandle of Oklahoma is located in this natural region. ___________________________
     
  • The Capital of New Mexico is ________________________________.
     
  • The Quachita Mountains are located in the states of _____________________ and ___________________.
     
    The map above uses scattered dots to show elevation from 0 to 250 feet. Notice these dots along the coastal plain of Texas. A crisscross pattern is used to show elevation from 2,000 to 5,000 feet. Much of West texas shows this pattern. Elevations above 5,000 feet are shown with dark vertical lines, Other patterns are used to show the other elevation ranges.
  • The highest parts of Texas are located in the _________________________ part of the state.
     
  • The __________________________ makes up the lowest parts of Texas.
     
  • Which has the higher elevation?
    • Corpus Christi
    • Lubbock
    • Dallas
     
  • Which of these best describes the elevation of the area around Amarillo?
    • 5000 feet
    • 2000 feet
    • 500 feet
    • 250 feet