Geography Unit Practice Quiz - Gr.9 IB

A practice quiz for the Geo Unit Test on Thursday. Remember that I wrote this quiz by myself, so the actual test will be different, and might even have things that I didn't mention in this quiz.

This is a quiz I made to prepare you for the quiz on Thursday. Study hard, work hard, and be proud of the mark you get. The actual test will be different from this test.

Created by: Paul J
  1. What are the five themes of geography?
  2. What is an absolute location?
  3. What is a relative location?
  4. What is geography?
  5. Places have two types of characteristics. What are they? Give examples of them.
  6. What are the three concepts of human/environmental interaction?
  7. The movement of _________ have played major roles in shaping our world.
  8. People interact with each other through movement. We interact with each other through:
  9. What is a region?
  10. What are the two basic types of regions?
  11. What is a formal region?
  12. What is a compass point?
  13. What are the three types of scales?
  14. What is a map?
  15. A map that is used for reference and navigation is a ________ map.
  16. A map projection that shows the correct size and shape of land masses is called a ____________ map.
  17. What MUST a map have?
  18. Explain Wegener's theory.
  19. What is a convection current?
  20. Place the four main eras in order from most recent to the oldest.
  21. What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
  22. What is the capital of British Colombia?
  23. What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?
  24. What is GIS? (Geographic Information Systems)
  25. What is the Prime Meridian?
  26. What is an Alphanumeric Grid?

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