What is the job of an historian?

interpret past events and their causes

Which answer is a definition of climate?

weather at any given place over a period of time

Which choice is an example of a primary source?

A personal diary of a Native American

What is Geography the study of?

people, their environment and their resources

What is the correct definition of a region?

An area of land with unifying characteristics

The Western Hemisphere includes

North America and South America

Which example represents movement

Transportation and the exchange of ideas

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Geography Exam Uniondale Middle School

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1
What major geographic feature is furthest west?
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Texas
2
What is the job of an historian?
interpret past events and their causes
conduct scientific research
take surveys
know the future
3
what body of water boarders California
Artic Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
4
Which answer is a definition of climate?
weather at any given place over a period of time
sun or rain
daily temperature
coordinates of latitude and longitude
5
Which is an example of a landform
glaciers
rain
farming
mountains
6
Which map is paired correctly
economic map- shows jobs
population map- shows natural resources
political maps- shows climate
population map- shows political boundaries
7
Which choice is an example of a primary source?
a textbook about World War One
A personal diary of a Native American
an encyclopedia entry
the biography of Benjamin Franklin
8
What is Geography the study of?
Politics
artifacts
people, their environment and their resources
the past events
9
All of the following are ways people interact with their environment except
shopping at the mall
cutting down trees
growing crops
drilling for oil
10
maps are more useful than globes because
show latitude and longitude lines
show only bodies of water
are easier to carry around
show only landmasses
11
Where is the Equator located?
0 degrees Latitude
0 degrees Longitude
the Prime Meridian
45 degrees
12
Which map projection distorts size?
Equater
Uniondale Projection
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
13
What is the main purpose of latitude and longitude?
show relative information
compare climate zones
divide the world into regions
determine exact location
14
The longest and most important river system in the US is the
Mississippi and Missouri
New York river
Lake Superior
California and Washington
15
The Prime Meridian divides the globe into
Eastern and Western hemisphere
11 physical regions
Northern and Southern hemisphere
international political boarders
16
What region do we live in?
Pacific Coast
Southeast
Rocky Mountain
Northeast
17
What is the correct definition of a region?
Longitude
Latitude
finding exact location
An area of land with unifying characteristics
18
what part of a map explains symbols?
title
longitude
scale
key
19
The Western Hemisphere includes
North America and South America
India and Asia
Africa and India
Europe and Asia
20
Standard time is measured from the Prime Meridian, which runs through what city in England?
Manchester
London
Greenwich
New York
21
Which example represents movement
Transportation and the exchange of ideas
physical features
longitude lines
The river flows North to South

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