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Finch Geography Quiz
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1
An accurate example of fauna would be:
Rabbit, Deer and Oak Trees
Squirrels, Snakes, and Frogs
All of the above
Wolves, Rabbits, and People
2
About how many healthy adult Grey Wolves are currently in Yellowstone National Park?
77
110
96
104
3
A tool on a map that shows how far distances are is called?
Legend
Directorial
Key
Scale
4
Which of these is weathering?
Glaciers scouring the land and moving rocks beneath them
Volcano eruption
A rock breaking into two pieces but remaining in place
River water washing away a riverbank
5
The Tundra climate zone is:
Cold and Dry
Warm and Dry
Cold and Wet
Warm and Wet
6
True or False: Vegetation is adapted to its environment?
True
False
7
When did Grey Wolves go extinct in Yellowstone?
1910
Never
1944
1926
8
Imaginary lines which tell us how far East or West we are from the Prime Meridian are:
Latitude Lines
Equator Lines
Gridlines
Longitude Lines
9
The box on a map that contains symbols, such as a star for a capital city
Key
Scale
Descriptive
Legend
10
Climate is?
A pattern of weather over a long period of time
A regional characteristic of national insignificance
A complicated way to explain tornadic activity
A non-pattern of weather during a season
11
Imaginary lines which tell us how far North or South we are from the Equator are called:
Equatorial Lines
Gridlines
Longitude Lines
Latitude Lines
12
Which of these is a real continent?
South Argentina
Asia
India
Oceania
13
Humidity refers to the:
Heat index
Temperature at Sundown
Moisture in the air
Temperature at Sunrise
14
All of the trees and plants within an area describe?
Plant life
Flora
Vegetation
Fauna
15
An area which is defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics is called?
Area
Zone
Relative area
Region
16
A map which shows the features of a place, such as mountain ranges is?
Political map
Landform Map
Thematic Map
Physical Map
17
Which of these correctly names the 5 oceans?
Antarctic, Indian, Asian, Pacific, Atlantic
Arctic, India, Asian, Pacific, Atlantic
Arctic, Southern, Indian, Pacific, Atlantic
Antarctic, Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic
18
What are the cardinal directions?
N, S, E, W
Left and Right
NE, SE, NW, SW
Up and Down
19
How many oceans are there?
6
4
5
7
20
GPS stands for:
Global Political System
Global Presentation of Systems of Government
Global Population Systems
Global Positioning System
21
Examples of erosion are:
Volcanoes forming
Mountains forming
A river washing away its riverbank downstream
A rock breaking
22
Another name for 0 degrees latitude is?
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
23
Another name for 0 degrees longitude is?
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
24
A map that shows the changes in elevation of the landscape using contour lines is called?
Landform Map
Topographical Map
Physical Map
Climate Map
25
The two types of physical features are?
Bodies of Water and Landforms
Physical and Human
Mesas and Buttes
Mountains and Hills
26
In which decade were Grey Wolves reintroduced?
1980s
2000s
1970s
1990s
27
A natural resource is
Cars, trains, and other good produced
Things that people make and sell
Things such as trees and fossil fuels
Products made from natural grown flora
28
Predators are:
Omnivores
Carnivores
All of the above
Herbivores
29
Geographers divide the Earth into halves, we call those halves?
Hemispheres
Prime Meridians
Globes
Equators
30
Deserts are also referred to as being:
None of the above
Arid
Tropical
Humid
31
How many themes does a thematic map show?
2
0
1
3
32
How many continents are on the Earth?
7
8
6
5
33
A map that shows boundaries of states or countries, and major cities and capitals is called?
Political Map
Climate Map
Physical Map
Vegetation Map
34
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute is an estimate, relative is specific
Absolute is specific, relative is an estimate
Neither is a real geography term
Nothing, they are synonyms
35
True or False: Elevation impacts climate and temperature?
True
False
