7th Grade Mid-Term Make Up Assessment

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

Which two continents are located currently in the Western Hemisphere?

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

A map that shows population density is a type of

(See Graphic on Test Packet)
What kind of information is shown on this map of North Africa?

Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?

Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?

What does an economic activity map of a country show?

(Use the graph on the test packet to answer the question below)
What kind of information about Nome, Alaska, is shown on the graph?

What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?

An ecumene is a region that is well suited to permanent settlement. Which of these best defines Canada’s
ecumene?

Ice skating on a frozen canal in winter is an example of how Canadians in Ottawa have

(Use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
The graph below shows the languages that are spoken in which region of Canada?

Why were lighthouses first built in the Atlantic Region?

The castle-like buildings found in the Pacific Region show the influence of which of Canada’s founding peoples?

(Use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
Each person below represents one million people. Which graph represents the population of Canada’s Core Region?

Which of these is the main reason why so few people live in Canada’s Northern Region?

Use the graphic on the test packet to answer the question)
The illustration below shows buildings most often found in which kind of region?

How were the Great Lakes created?

Which of these terms is best defined as a geographic area that includes all of the rivers and streams that flow into a lake or sea?

(Read the description below. Then decide which of the terms that follows best fits what is being described)
Insects feed on the algae and plants that grow in the Great Lakes. Tiny fish eat the insects. Larger fish feed
on the small fish. Eagles and otters eat the larger fish.

(use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
Which of the following conclusions about Michigan is best supported by the graph below?

Which of these is a major reason for a growing water shortage in many countries?

Which of the following is a major concern of people who oppose urban sprawl?

(Use the graphic on the test packet to answer the question)
The dark places on the map below are best defined as which of the following?

Where is the suburb of a city most likely to be located?

Which of these is not part of Portland’s smart growth approach to land use planning?

In 1973, Oregon placed growth boundaries around its urban areas. What was the main purpose of these boundaries?

Toronto’s Official Plan encourages infill instead of urban sprawl. Which of these is the best example of infill?

Atlanta has been called “the fastest-spreading human settlement in history.” Where has most of this settlement taken place since the 1990s?

What kind of information is shown on a topographic map?

Which of these is the major reason for creating national parks?

The unique flora of Yosemite National Park includes

(Use the graphic on the test packet to answer the question)
Based on the map below, which two South American countries have done the best job of protecting lands from development?

Which statement is most likely to be true of a developing country?

Which term means the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year?

What is the main cause of hunger in the world?

Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?

Which term best describes a country with a high per capita GDP?

(use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
Which of these conclusions is best supported by the graph below?

Which of the following defines members of the global consumer class?

Which term best describes people from other countries who enter the United States to start new lives?

What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?

The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as

What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?

Which of these is a major cause of rural decline in Mexico?

Which of these is a major effect of rural decline in Mexico?

Which of these is the most important “pull factor” that draws farm families to Mexico City?