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HWRS Geography Basics Test Review
HWRS Geography Basics Test Review
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1
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
2
According to traditional views, there are 7 continents and 5 oceans in the world.
False
True
3
When we talk about a city's physical and human features, we are describing
Relative location
Place
Region
Absolute location
4
Which of the following is the best definition of Human-Environment Interaction:
Interaction of people with other people
Interaction of people with their natural surroundings
An area with similar characteristics, such as weather patterns
Description of manmade structures or activities of an area
5
What direction is #6?
West
North
South
East
6
What continent on the world map is pink?
Asia
South America
Antarctica
Africa
7
What direction do latitude lines run?
East to West
North to South
8
When we use latitude and longitude to find a city, we are looking for that city's
Region
Relative location
Place
Absolute location
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What is located at 0 degrees longitude?
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
10
The theme of geography that explains how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another is:
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Movement
Trade and Communication
11
An area's temperature and level of precipitation over a long period of time
Climate
Weather
Revolution
Rotation
12
The five themes of geography are Movement, _____, Location, Human-Environment Interaction, and Place.
Physical Features
Region
Communication
Culture
13
The revolution of the earth around the sun in 365.25 days
Weather
Revolution
Rotation
Climate
14
What direction do longitude lines run?
North to South
East to West
15
"Benninghoven Elementary School is between Shawnee Mission Northwest and Quivira." This describes Benninghoven's...
Relative location
Region
Place
Absolute location
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The condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time
Climate
Rotation
Revolution
Weather
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Study of Earth's surface and the physical and human processes that shape it
Geography
Geology
Cartography
Physiography
18
What causes seasons?
Earth's distance from the sun
Earth's tilt
Sun's tilt
Sun's distance from the Earth
19
Climate regions are classified mainly on the basis of...
Elevation and temperature
Elevation and distance from the Equator
Rainfall and location
Temperature and precipitation
20
The 180-degree longitude line
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Arctic Circle
21
What continent on the world map is green?
South America
United States
North America
Australia
22
Distortion caused by the transfer of a 3D space on Earth to a 2D flat map
Compass Rose
Map Projection
Mental Map
Scale
23
The craft of designing and making maps
Physiography
Geology
Cartography
Geography
24
In Human-Environment Interaction, changes can be intended (planned) or unintended (unplanned).
True
False
25
A collection of personal geographic information
Compass Rose
Scale
Mental Map
Map Projection
26
The Prime Meridian splits the earth into these hemispheres...
South
East and West
North and South
North
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The earth spinning on its axis every 24 hours
Revolution
Weather
Climate
Rotation
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What direction is #3?
Northeast
Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
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The equator splits the earth into these two hemispheres...
North and East
South and East
North and South
East and West