Geography Quiz: Unit 1

First and Last Name

What is the definition of a region?

• A region is a specific location with distinct characteristics.
• A region is the political borders of an area.
• A region shows the location of an area.

Which is an example of a landform?

• ocean
• river
• crops
• volcano

Which word defines a naturally created part of the earth that people had no part in creating?

• geographic feature
• region
• nation

All are true about a nation except:

• They share a national identity.
• They elect or choose their own government.
• They are naturally created.
• They share cultural beliefs.

Forces of nature impact humans. What is not an example of a force of nature?

• floods due to record rainfall
• invention of electricity
• the occurrence of earthquakes

Which is not a one of the seven continents?

• North America
• Asia
• China

What is the imaginary line that divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres?

• Equator
• Lines of Latitude
• Lines of Longitude
• Prime Meridian

The world's one main ocean is divided into how many oceans?

• 4
• 5
• 6

Which word defines the average weather conditions in place over a long period of time?

• Climate
• precipitation
• weather
• temperature