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Abeka Grade 9 World Geography: Chapter 1 Practice Test I
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Abeka Grade 9 World Geography: Chapter 1 Practice Test I (Questions 16-39 in Teacher Test Booklet)
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1
What term is defined as a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses?
isthmus
river
cape
straight
2
An artificial lake caused by a dammed river is called (a what?)
stream
tributary
oasis
reservoir
3
(This term) refers to the changes that take place in the lower part of the earth's atmosphere in a localized zone.
isthmus
weather
scale
climate
4
On which continent would you be if your location were 20 degrees south latitude and 60 degrees west longitude?
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
5
Which climate zones have a wide range of temperatures and experience seasons?
Temperate
Tropical
Dry
Polar
6
(These) have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and are usually round or oblong in shape.
Mountians
Mesas
Peninsulas
Plateaus
7
(These) are flat or rolling lands with few changes in elevation.
Hills
Buttes
Plains
Islands
8
What body of water is west of Australia?
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
9
List three oceans that border the continent of Asia.
Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic
Atlantic, Arctic, and Antartic
Arctic, Pacific, and Indian
Antartic, Arctic, and Pacific
10
Which map projection accurately shows direction and shape but distorts area and size?
Azimuthal projection
Robinson projection
Mollweide projection
Mercator projection
11
What current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe has a warming effect on the climate of Western Europe?
Wet Stream
Jet Stream
Gulf Stream
Hot Stream
12
What percentage of earth's surface is covered by water?
80%
70%
60%
50%
13
Which oceans surround North America?
Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific
Indian, Arctic, and Pacific
Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic
Atlantic, Antartic, and Pacific
14
List the continents which touch the Arctic Circle.
Africa, Asia, and Europe
Asia, Europe, and North America
Australia, Antartica, and North America
Europe, Africa, and South America
15
The equator passes through the mainland of which two continents?
Africa and Europe
South America and Africa
Asia and Australia
North America and South America
16
This ocean is the
warmest
on the planet.
Artic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
17
What is the world's largest freshwater lake?
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
Lake Superior
Dead Sea
18
What is a triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out into smaller streams before it reaches the ocean?
lake
delta
bay
gulf
19
The (this term) on the map helps the reader determine distances.
scale
key
camping
parking
20
A country has (this kind of economy) when most of its income is derived from agriculture.
petrolium
agrarian
command
free market
21
The process of moving moisture from the oceans to the land and back to the oceans again is called the (what?).
planetary cycle
agrarian cycle
organic cycle
hydrologic cycle
