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Quiz #1-FIve Themes of Geography and Longitude and Latitude
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1
This part of the map is known as the
gas tank meter
mileage determinant
legend
scale
2
Which side of a mountain receives little to no rain?
windward
The Taysom Hill side
rain shadow
leeward side
3
Which continent is located in the Northwest Hemisphere?
South America
Asia
Australia
North America
4
If one inch on a scale equals 30 miles, 3 inches would equal
90 miles
45 miles
30 miles
75 miles
5
What is geography?
The study of maps
Great googamooga
The study of countries and capitals
The study of earth, its inhabitants and their interactions
6
What do geographers use to categorize and organize information?
GPS
Maps
Equipment managers
The five themes
7
Global Warming is an example of which HEI?
Adapt
Depend
Change
AL GORE
8
Using the constant, one degree of latitude equals how many miles?
25
24,901
117
69
9
Which type of map would you use to view land features?
Mappy Map
Globe
Physical
Political
10
Which of the following is an example of movement?
Sending a text
Plane
Bicycle
Car
11
Which is not a physical characteristic?
River
Canal
Mountain
Plains
12
How Many Degrees of Longitude are there?
90
360
180
180 E
13
Directions are an example of
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood :-)
Relative Location
Location of Popeye's Chicken Sandwich
Absolute Location
14
Areas that typically receive more rain are
located near a large body of water
are on top of a mountain
have higher latitudes
are on the leeward side of a mountain
15
If one inch equals 25 miles on a map, three inches equals:
69 miles
75 miles
25 miles
100 miles
16
The equator divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere
False
True
17
what does this symbol on a map show?
orientation
contour
projection
projection
18
Gas forms back into liquid and forms clouds during
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
accumulation
19
What kind of climate do nations in the low latitudes experience?
low, cold, temperatures year round
a true four seasons
wet and humid
hot year round
20
What type of climate do the high latitudes experience
cold year round
high, hot temperatures
true four seasons
hot and muggy
21
An area, or places, with unifying similar characteristics is a
Physical Characteristics
Place
Human Characteristics
Region
22
Gas stations are depicted on this key by
slanted blue line
burning wood
White G circled in red
a green tree
23
The map on the left is a large scale map because it
shows a large region on a small scale
none of the above
is depicting a large area
shows a small area on a large scale
24
the ring of fire is located along countries in the _________ ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
25
Which of the following accurately defines evaporation?
water goes up
water turns from a liquid into a gas and goes into the sky
water goes into the sky
water forms into clouds
26
Which natural force is most responsible for seasons
earth's tilt on its axis
revolution around the sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
temperature of the sun
27
the oceans and continents are part of which layer of Earth
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
28
When the sun directly faces either the tropic of cancer or capricorn in known as
vernal equinox
the equinox
winter solstice
summer solstice
29
Which type of plate movement is responsible for plates spreading apart?
tectonics
divergence
Subduction
convergence
30
The clouds get too heavy and water falls as either rain, sleet, hail or snow
ground water
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
31
Why do regions near the equator experience a warm climate year round?
it is near the center of Earth
This area receives direct sunlight year round
it is far from the poles
there is no air conditioning
32
What layer is beneath the crust?
hydrosphere
core
lithosphere
mantle
33
This is a political map
False
True
34
The Prime Meridian divides Earth into
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
35
How could researchers determine that the Atlantic Ocean is very slowly expanding
we can look on a map
the rockies continue to grow
the ring of fire is less active
the atlantic ocean ridge continues to expand
36
If you are 90 degrees north of the equator, which of the following is true?
you are in the low latitudes
you are in the southern hemisphere
your latitude is 90degrees north
your longitude is 90 degrees east
37
Warm currents along the Gulf of Mexico
cool the land
warm the land
cause flash floods
have no effect
38
The formation of mountains was most likely caused by which type of plate movement?
subduction
faulting
divergence
convergence
