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Unit 1 Geography Practice
Unit 1 Geography Practice
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What are the names of the continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa
North America, South America, Paris, Europe, Australia, Canada, Brazil
Africa, Australia, North America, France, South America, Europe, Asia
Europe, Japan, China, United States, Antarctica, Australia, Asia
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The 2 coordinates that are needed to find a location are...
Latitude and Longitude
Relative location and Absolute location
Equator and Prime Meridian
Place and Location
3
Longitude is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
True
False
4
In the 5 Themes of Geography, what is the definition of movement?
shows official boundaries
describes physical and human characteristics
how people, ideas, and natural forces go from place to place
how people interact with each other
5
In the 5 Themes of Geography, what is the definition of region?
similar characteristics
all of the choices
official boundaries (such as states or countries)
geographical areas
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Use your map to answer this question - what two continents are completely in the Northern Hemisphere?
Europe and Australia
North America and Europe
Asia and South America
North America and South America
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Africa is directly south of Europe.
False
True
8
What line marks 0 degrees latitude and breaks the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
north to south
Prime Meridian
east to west
Equator
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What describes the halves of the globe?
degrees
latitude
hemispheres
longitude
10
What are the names of the four major oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
Indian, Arctic, Mediterranean, Atlantic
Atlantic, Indian, Mediterranean, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic, Indian
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How many continents are there?
6
8
5
7
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What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, Australia
Place, Location, Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction
Place, Location, Memory, Relations, Human Interactions
Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Degrees
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What is this an example of? "Chick-fil-A is outside Glenbrook Mall."
absolute location
region
relative location
movement
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What line marks 0 degrees longitude and breaks the Earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
Equator
latitude
longitude
15
Lines of latitude run from...
northeast to southeast
east to west
north to south
southwest to to northwest
16
What is latitude and longitude measured in?
inches
degrees
kilometers
miles
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Use your map to answer this question - Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere.
False
True
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What does absolute location mean?
describes a place in relation to what is nearby
describes physical characteristics and human characteristics
provides an exact location
shows how people move from place to place
19
Longitude lines meet at the North and South Poles.
False
True
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Use your map to answer this question - what two continents are completely in the Western Hemisphere?
South America and North America
Africa and Antarctica
South America and Europe
Asia and Australia
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Lines of longitude run from...
east to west
northeast to southeast
southwest to northwest
north to south
22
North America is a continent that is considered an island.
False
True
23
What does relative location mean?
describes how people adapt to the environment
describes the region you live in
describes a place in relation to what is nearby
shows how people move from place to place
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In the 5 Themes of Geography, what does human-environment interaction mean?
an exact location
shows similar characteristics
describes how humans use resources, adapt to , and affect the environment
describes human and physical characteristics
25
The Equator is 0 degrees longitude.
True
False
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Using latitude and longitude helps locate any place on Earth.
True
False
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Latitude and longitude are measured in miles.
False
True
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What is this an example of? "Paris, France is located at 48 degrees N, 2 degrees E."
movement
region
absolute location
relative location
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Latitude is the distance north or south of the Equator.
False
True
