Geography Practice Test Get your clickers ready!

An example of adapting the environment to meet human needs is… 1.Exploring outer space 2.Visiting a new environment 3.Building houses

What resources meet our need for shelter? 1.Modes of transportation like cars and buses 2.Trees 3.Fresh water

Which location would be best for agriculture? 1.Ocean 2.Desert 3.Plain

Which imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres? 1.Equator 2.Meridian 3.Prime Meridian

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres? 1.Parallel 2.Meridian 3.Prime Meridian

Which is longer, the Prime Meridian or the Equator? 1.Prime Meridian 2.Equator 3.Neither, they are the same

An area of the Earth with common features is called a…. 1.Place 2.Region 3.Territory

People in different states and countries exchange products and ideas. Which theme of geography is this? 1.Location 2.Trade 3.Movement

Latitude and longitude show… 1.Specific points on a map 2.Elevation 3.Hemispheres

An example of natural resources might include… 1.Roads and factories 2.Automobiles and government 3.Soil, trees, and stones

Which would have the most negative effect on a river that ran through a large portion of land? 1.Fishing from the river 2.Dumping toxic waste into the river

When people and their surroundings affect each other, this is called… 1.Human environment interaction 2.Movement 3.Description of place

What are push and pull factors for human migration? 1.Better opportunities like new jobs 2.War or persecution 3.Both, a and b

How do humans change the environment? 1.Deforestation 2.Pollution 3.Building polders and terraces 4.Desertification 5.All of the above

How has agriculture been affected by technology and transportation? 1.Production is slower 2.Production is faster and more efficient 3.Production has moved out of our country