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2020 Unit 1 Geography Test Grade 7
2020 Unit 1 Geography Test Grade 7
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Which of these is a characteristic of an ecozone?
number of nurses and doctors in the area
pH of water
plant life
air quality
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0 degrees longitude is:
The equator
The North Pole
The International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
3
180 degrees longitude is:
The Prime Meridian
The equator
The North Pole
The International Date Line
4
"By St. Bridget Catholic School" is an example of:
relative location
absolute location
5
Why do companies use trains to ship goods?
They are slow
They can ship door to door
They are fast
They can hold a lot of items, so it makes it cheap.
6
What is a specific point on the Earth's surface called?
An event
A location
A time
A place
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An example of a landmark in Whitby would be...?
The third tree from the right when you look at Walmart from the street
The Whitby GO Station
None of these are landmarks
Caleb's house
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What direction does the question mark represent on the compass?
Right
West
North
East
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Why do people use boats to ship goods?
They can ship door to door
They are slow
They can hold a lot of items, which makes it cheap
They are fast
10
Why don't most companies use airplanes to ship goods?
They are slow
They can ship door to door
They don't hold many items, so it is very expensive
They are fast
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Why do some companies use trucks to ship goods?
They are slow
They are fast
They can hold lots of items which makes it cheap
They can ship door to door
12
What is usually the most widely used public transportation method in major cities?
Bus
Trolley
Ferry
Subway
13
What is Geography?
The study of shapes and angles
Red and Blue are both correct
The study of the Earth's landforms and climates
The study of how people live and interact with the Earth
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90 degrees north latitude is:
The North Pole
The equator
The International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
15
This is defined as a region that includes similar living and non-living things and climate.
a metrozone
a biozone
both b and c are acceptable
an ecozone
16
What is the benefit of using the container shipping system?
They are a standard size and can be used anywhere in the world
They are secure.
They can easily be moved between trucks, ships, and trains
All of these are benefits
17
0 degrees latitude is:
The North Pole
The equator
The Prime Meridian
The International Date Line
18
Which one is an example of a landform?
hill
all of these are landforms
lake
mountain
19
In the Greater Toronto area, what is the most common way to get to work?
Subway
Bus
Car
GO Train
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"Just past St. Leo's Church" is an example of:
relative location
absolute location
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What is climate?
How hot or cold it is
The average weather of a location over a long period of time
The weather for a whole year
The same as the weather
22
Why do people usually like using subways better than the other types of public transportation?
They create less pollution than a bus
They are cooler, because they are underground
They are faster because of the speed of their engine
They don't get stuck in traffic
23
At the corner of Thickson Road and Taunton Road is an example of:
absolute location
relative location
24
What is a landmark?
A well known place that people can refer to when describing location
A movie theatre
A place where buried treasure may be located and marked with an x.
25
Why don't most people in the Greater Toronto Area just walk to work?
It's too cold
Too lazy
They live too far from their workplace
Too out of shape
26
"130 Watford St" is an example of:
absolute location
relative location
27
Which of these is a characteristic of an ecozone?
all of these are characteristics
climate
animal life
landforms
28
Longitude lines:
Measure how far east or west you are
Measure how far north or south you are
29
Latitude lines:
Run east and west
Run north and south
30
In December it is dark 24 hours a day at the South Pole
True
False
31
Latitude lines:
Measure how far east or west you are
Measure how far north or south you are
32
"Near the Oshawa Centre" is an example of:
absolute location
relative location
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Longitude lines:
Run east to west
Run north to south
