World Geography - 1st Quarterly Final

What is geography the study of?

• Only the physical features of the earth

• How humans affect the earth and are affected by it

• Only the atmosphere and climate

• The movement of tectonic plates

Which of the following is an example of an absolute location?

• "Next to the river"

• "45°N, 93°W"

• "Near the school"

• "Across from the mall"

Which theme of geography deals with how humans impact the environment and how the environment impacts humans?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Human-environment interaction

What is the movement of humans, goods, services, or animals across the Earth called?

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Location

What layer of the Earth lies between the crust and the core?

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Lithosphere

What is the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Fault line

• Transform boundary

Which of the following describes the El Niño phenomenon?

• The cooling of the Pacific Ocean's surface

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The warming of the Pacific Ocean's surface

• A wind pattern in the Atlantic Ocean

Which theme of geography involves classifying parts of the Earth into continents, countries, and regions?

• Region

• Location

• Movement

• Place

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

What is the purpose of the water cycle?

• To move water from rivers to oceans

• To keep the temperature of the Earth consistent

• To recycle water on Earth through processes like evaporation and precipitation

• To balance the movement of tectonic plates