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Unit One Assessment Review
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1
Which continent is the smallest?
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
2
This is where a place is located in relation to another place.
relative location
legend
longitude
absolute location
3
This line of latitude is the northernmost line where the sun's rays beat straight down.
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
4
Which area of the United States is the most densely populated?
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
5
Which type of map could help you make inferences about settlement patterns?
Vegetation zones and physical features maps
Population density and Economic activity maps
Physical features and Climate zone maps
Vegetation and Climate zone maps
6
Which hemisphere has the most tundra?
northern
western
southern
eastern
7
Which of these climates
probably
has the lowest population density?
humid subtropical, arid, tropical wet and dry, tropical wet, and semiarid
mediterranean, semiarid, and marine west coast
ice cap, subarctic and tundra
marine west coast, humid continental, and mediterranean
8
How would you describe the population density near the north pole and south pole?
Over 250 people per square mile
Under 2 people per square mile
2 to 25 people per square mile
Between 125 and 250 people per square mile
9
What do you call a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on a map?
legend/key
map scale
map grid
compass rose
10
What type of map would you use to find elevations, land features, and bodies of water?
Physical features map
Population density map
Economic activities map
Vegetation zone map
11
Which of these is the largest continent?
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
12
Which type of map would you use to find out about weather conditions over time?
Vegetation zone map
Physical features map
Climate zone map
Economic activity map
13
Which of these climates would you expect to be warm year round?
ice cap, subarctic and tundra
highlands, humid continental, and semiarid
humid subtropical, arid, tropical wet and dry, tropical wet, and semiarid
marine west coast, humid continental, and mediterranean
14
Which of these continents has the largest number of countries?
Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
15
Northern Africa's population can best be described as...
scaresly populated
densely populated
16
What type of vegetation could you expect to find within the tropical zones?
desert scrub
desert
mixed forest
tropical wet and dry
17
Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
parallels of latitude
hemipsheres
equator
meridians of longitude
18
Looking at the map, what city is located at approximately 51 degrees north latitude by 0 degrees?
Melbourne
Quebec City
Mombosa
London
19
Which two land uses are found most in the United States?
foresty and commercial fishing
hunting and gathering
trade and manufacturing
livestock raising and commercial farming
20
This compares the distances on a map with actual distances on the surface of the Earth.
legend/key
map scale
map title
compass rose
21
This is the precise point where a place is located on Earth.
compass rose
absolute location
relative location
hemisphere
22
St. Petersberg, Russia can be found at the following coordinates.
60 degrees north by 30 degrees east
40 degrees north by 80 degrees west
60 degrees south by 30 degrees west
23.5 degrees north by 30 degrees west
23
How does latitude impact climate?
Longitude has a greater impact on climate
Lower latitudes are colder, higher latitudes are warmer
Lower latitudes are hotter, higher latitudes are colders
Latitude has nothing to do with climate
24
Which climate types would be considered temperate?
marine west coast, humid continental, and mediterranean
humid continental, highland, and tundra
ice cap, subarctic and tundra
humid subtropical, arid, tropical wet and dry, tropical wet, and semiarid
25
This is what one trip by the Earth around the sun is called.
minute
revolution
hour
rotation
26
BONUS QUESTION-WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE WORD EQUINOX?
It is another name for an equal ox.
It is the name of an automobile made by Cheverolet.
The time of equal days and nights.
It is the name of Mr. Levitt's dog.
27
Which two thematic maps are most closely related?
population density and economic activity
climate zones and political boundaries
climate zones and vegetation zones
physical features and vegetation
28
Warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall year round can be found in this climate zone.
marine west coast
mediterranean
humid continental
humid subtropical
29
Which type of map would you use to identify where countries are located?
Climate zone map
Political boundaries map
Economic activities map
Physical features map
30
Which type of map would you use to assess how people use the land and the resources available in a given area?
Climate zone map
Population density map
physical features map
Economic activity map
31
Which type of map would be best to find a mixed forest zone?
climate zone map
Populaton density map
Physical features map
Vegetation zone map
