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What has hands, but can’t clap?
A stategically placed device
An alarm
A clock
A bell
2
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
3
Geographers describe a place by two kinds of characteristics; what are they?
relative and absolute
location and place
north and south
physical and human
4
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
5
Which region is depicted here?
The Baltic Region
North America
The Balkan Region
Scandinavia
6
All of the following states are in the South (region) of the U.S.A.
EXCEPT:
South Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Oregon
7
Which theme answers the question "What is the relationship between humans and their environment?"
Place
Location
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
8
To help organize space, ? are concerned with asking three important questions about things in the world.
Seismographers
Roustabouts
Geographers
Math teachers
9
? characteristics include land forms, climate, soil, and natural vegetation.
physical
cultural
scientific
logical
10
The first college founded in America in 1636 is located in the state of Massachusetts. Name the college.
Brown
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
11
Which state is nicknamed the Buckeye State?
Ohio
Alabama
Idaho
Oklahoma
12
The highly urbanized Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. can be considered a ? region.
recreational
cultural
physical
human
13
At 242 feet below sea level, where is the lowest geographical point in the U.S.A.?
Soda Springs, Idaho
Death Valley, California
Dinosour, Colorado
American Fork, Utah
14
Is an address relative or absolute location?
both
neither
relative
absolute
15
What can’t be put in a saucepan?
Its' lid
chemicals
food
water
16
Which region is depicted here?
North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
Latin America or South America
17
What is the capital of Wyoming?
Dallas
Little Rock
Denver
Cheyenne
18
Which region is depicted here?
East Asia
Antarctica
North America
South America or Latin America
19
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
An open mind
Your yoga pose
Your breath
Other people in kindness
20
? are two ways of describing the positions and distribution of people and places on the earth's surface.
Regions and locations
Absolute and relative location
Science and math
Logic and reason
21
1350 Prefontaine Avenue, Rifle, Colorado 81650 is an example of which theme of geography?
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Absolute Location
Relative Location
22
Other ? are combinations of physical and human characteristics, for example, the South, Scandinavia, and the Midwest.
continents
countries
regions
states
23
Detroit, Michigan, (a.k.a. Motor City) is famous for building more of these than any other state. What are they?
highways
housing materials
cars and trucks
tractors
24
Geographers are concerned with asking three important questions about places including all of the following
EXCEPT
:
Where is it?
Why is it there?
How long will people fear hurricanes?
What are the consequences of its being there?
25
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard
A marker
A pair of scissors
A calculator
26
Which region is depicted here?
South America
North America
Oceania
Western Europe
27
Most ? differ significantly from adjoining areas.
Regions
Locations
Migrations
Maps
28
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A door
A keyhole
A doorman
A piano
29
Some regions are distinguished by ? characteristics.
human
cultural
geography
physical
30
Some regions are distinguished by ? characteristics.
physical
stationary
cultural
migrating
31
What's it like there? This theme considers the characteristics that make one place different from other places on earth.
Place
Region
Location
Movement
32
Which region is depicted here?
Oceania
Western Europe
South America
Antarctica
33
What state song is named for a river within the state?
Apalachicola River in Florida
Suwanee River in Florida
Withlacoochee River in Florida
Saint John's River in Florida
34
When this song was adopted as a state song, Ray Charles sang it to the state assembly. What was the song?
Georgia on My Mind
Alabama on My Mind
Texas on My Mind
Tennessee on My Mind
35
Which region is depicted here?
Antarctica
North America
Latin America
North Africa
36
In Rabbit Proof Fence, Molly walked all the way home from the boarding school in Moore River back home to
Jigalong
Sydney
Wagga Wagga
Darwin
37
Relationships between people in different places are shaped by the constant movement of
humans.
animals.
people, ideas, materials, and physical systems such as wind.
locations.
38
What are the only two state capitals to be named for the state they're in?
Colorado City, Arizona, & Colorado Springs, Colorado
Popejoy, Iowa, & China, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah, & Cheyenne, Wyoming
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, & Indianapolis, Indiana
39
? is more than memorizing names and places.
Geography
Graphic organizing
Geometry
Geo-Political
40
In what location should you put your name on your paper?
Upper left-hand corner
Lower right-hand corner
Lower left-hand corner
Upper right-hand corner
41
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
your left knee
your left elbow
your right elbow
your right knee
42
Which region is depicted here?
Scandinavia
Rocky Mountain Region
The Baltic
The Balkans
43
Rifle High School is right across the street from the dog shelter is an example of which of the 5 themes of geography?
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
44
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your pen
Your name
Your pencil
45
Which region is depicted here?
North America
Western Europe
Middle or Mesoamerica
The Middle East or Southwest Asia
46
The instrument shown here and used for sound in the Rabbit Proof Fence movie is a
French horn
Didgeridoo
Clarinet
Tuba
47
What is Colorado's State Flower?
Gardenia
Columbine
Tulip
Rose
48
What has many needles, but doesn’t sew?
A pine tree
A gift shop
A sewing chalet
A sewing machine salesman
49
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
your hairdo
your shadow
your little brother
your cape
50
Which region is depicted here?
Russian Siberia
Oceania
Latin America
North America
51
Which region is depicted here?
Eastern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Oceania
North America
52
Thomas A. Edison, famous for inventing the incandescent electric light, was born in which Midwestern (region) state?
Utah
Ohio
Colorado
Wyoming
53
The physical and human characteristics of a place provide keys to understanding the interrelationships between
the Equator and Prime Meridian
earth and sky.
happiness and sadness.
people and their environments.
54
What traveled along the Indian Ocean Trade route?
Religion
All of the above
Spices
Timber
55
Which theme answers the question "What's it like there?"
Movement
Place
Location
Region
56
The study of physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity on the earth & in the atmosphere.
Geo-Spatial Relationships
Geocentricism
Geometry
Geography
57
Name four of the eight states which border Tennessee.
Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, & North Carolina
Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia, & Mississippi
New York, Maine, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, & New Mexico
58
Hot dogs, peanuts, and Cracker Jacks are the favorite snacks at which sporting event? Hint: It's America's game
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
59
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A riddle
A staircase
A thermometer
A radio dial
60
Which state is nicknamed the Bluegrass State?
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Colorado
61
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Place
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
62
A famous geography question is "Home is where the ? is!"
fence
heart
dog
hamburger
63
The study of ? helps us answer these questions: How and why is one area similar to another? How do the areas differ?
Regions
Maps
Latitude
Longitude
64
Who was the main character in Rabbit Proof Fence?
Daisy
Molly
Gracie
Mayzie
65
What's the name of America's largest canyon and where is it located?
Colorado National Monument, Colorado
Flaming Gorge, Wyoming
Royal Gorge, Colorado
Grand Canyon, Arizona
66
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
Krispie
David
Pop
Kellogg
67
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Location
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
68
A ? is a basic unit of geographic study. It is defined as an area that has unifying characteristics.
Map
Place
Location
Region
69
Which region is depicted here?
South America
Russian Siberia
Antarctica
Sub-Saharan Africa
70
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
3rd place
Second place
You just won!
First place
71
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
The sky
A cloud
A hole
A rock formation
72
What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
A rutabaga
A turnip
A sweet potato
A potato
73
Which region is depicted here?
North America
The Balkans
Scandinavia
The Baltic Region or Baltic States
74
The physical characteristics of a place make up its natural environment and are derived from geological, hydrological,
rocks, and water processes.
scientific, and environmental.
natural, and human processes.
atmospheric, and biological processes.
75
The state bird of Maryland has the same name as a famous baseball team. What is it?
Raven
Cardinal
Eagle
Oriole
76
This geographic theme addresses this question: What is the relationship between humans and the environment?
Location
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
77
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
Place
78
Deseret
is the former name of what state?
New Mexico
Idaho
Ohio
Utah
79
Which is the smallest state in the U.S.A.?
Rhode Island
Oregon
Maine
Alabama
80
Some regions may include ? characteristics such as economic, social, political, and cultural characteristics.
regional
animal
human
physical
81
Where does today come before yesterday?
In Footnotes
The Dictionary
The Glossary
The Geography Textbook
82
Which region is depicted here?
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
North America
North Africa
83
What theme of geography did the Indian Ocean Trade simulation address?
All of the above
Location
Movement
Region
84
? organize space in much the same way that historians organize time.
Scientists
Geographers
Administrators
Seismographers
85
This theme addresses these questions: How and why are places
connected
with one another? How did they get there?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
Region
86
Our world is in constant motion, constantly changing. Like blood flowing through our bodies, ? brings life to a place.
hula-hooping
yoga
movement
location
87
Which region is depicted here?
Western Europe
South America or Latin America
North America
Southeast Asia
88
What is the state bird of Colorado?
Bluebird
Eagle
Robin
Lark Bunting
89
I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Yarn
Synthetic fibers
Cotton
Silk
90
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
foyer
hallway
window
veranda
91
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
A riddle
A puzzle
A secret
A Rubic's Cube
92
The following picture is an example of what type of region?
Cultural
Formal
Cosmic
Physical
93
For example, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains form a ? region.
treeless
physical
unifying
cultural
94
Rhode Island is an island.
True
False
95
Describes where something else is located by using another, familiar feature as a reference point
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Latitude
Longitude
96
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is depicted here?
Absolute Location
Movement
Place
Relative Location
97
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A thread
A sewing kit
A needle
A sewing machine
98
The five themes of geography help answer these questions: which theme answers "Where is it located?"
Location
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
99
What are the five themes of Geography?
Jackie, Randy, Tito, Jermaine, & Micheal
Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Oceania, & South America
Location, Place, Movement, Region, & Human-Environment Interaction
Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, & South Pole
100
Describes a precise point on Earth or another defined space
Absolute Location
Longitude
Latitude
Relative Location