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Geography Unit 1
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1
Which color shows the highest elevation?
blue
red
yellow
green
2
What country/ region exports the most wine?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
3
What is a negative impact of movement?
sharing resources
Diversity
Improved technology
Disease
4
Globes do not accurately represent the shapes and sizes of the continents.
False
True
5
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Political conflict
High cost of living
Poor nutrition
Better Education
6
Which of the following is an example of a positive Human Environment Interaction?
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Aral Sea
Norwegian Wind Farms
Borneo Forests
7
Which of the following is NOT a correct relative location for Nevada?
East of California
East of Nebraska
West of Utah
South of Idaho and Oregon
8
These are lines of:
longitude
latitude
9
A compass rose always points north on a map.
True
False
10
Which of the following is an example of a perceptual region?
Everyone in the south lives along the Gulf of Mexico
Everyone in the south talks the same way
Everyone in the south lives in America
Everyone in the south is counted in the US census
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the ideas we discussed when looking at movement?
goods
rocks
ideas
people
12
An example of a cultural characteristic would be religion.
False
True
13
Robinson projections are commonly used in textbooks.
True
False
14
What projection is this?
homolosine
robinson
mercator
globe
15
Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic?
Food
Jobs
Language
Climate
16
What are the coordinates of D?
20° S, 80° W
60° N, 120° E
80° W, 60° E
120° E, 60° N
17
A formal region is decided on location and similar cultural characteristics.
False
True
18
What kind of map is this?
thematic
physical
regional
political
19
Which of the following is an absolute location?
San Jose is southeast of San Francisco
The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E
Milpitas High School is on Escuela Pwky
My house is two blocks from Trader Joe's
20
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
Religious freedom
Affordable housing
High crime rates
Better economic opportunities
21
Latitude and Longitude are used to find relative location.
True
False
22
A functional region is characterized by a central place and links to that central place.
True
False
23
The best map for determining the capitals of different countries would be a:
globe
thematic map
political map
physical map
24
Which region had the least amount of immigrants moving the US in 2007?
Oceania
Europe
South America
Asia
25
What tool on a map uses different symbols to represent roads, bridges, landmarks, etc.
Compass rose
Elevation scale
Map key/legend
Map title
26
Which of the following is the correct definition of equator?
an imaginary line of longitude drawn around the center of the earth
an imaginary line of latitude drawn through the northern hemisphere
an imaginary line of latitude drawn around the center of the earth
an imaginary line of longitudedrawn through the eastern hemisphere
27
What theme of geography answers the question: What is it like?
movement
location
region
place
