History and Geography Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the items below describes a way that the physical environment affects people?
Choose all that apply.
1. Maria, who lives in Juneau, Alaska, has an older brother and a younger sister.
2. Jocelyn, who lives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, makes her living by selling lobsters to local
restaurants.
3. Derrick, who lives near the Shenandoah Mountains, spends most weekends hiking.
4. Chad, who lives in the Kansas plains, is the youngest of five children.
5. Penelope, who lives in the San Juan Islands, seldom leaves her house without an umbrella.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2, 3 and 5
You and your brother are arguing over which country is the world's largest. What tool should
you use to settle the argument? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- globe
Look at the map below. Which state has the lowest elevation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Delaware
My house is less than a mile from the park = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- location
Countries near the equator have tropical climates = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- place
People build roads to make travel easier = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- human-
environmental interaction
The Mexican fruit fly threatens Florida orange groves = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
movement
The Persian Gulf = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- regions
,Average precipitation and temperature = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- climate
Language, religion, customs = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cultural
Agreements creating free trade zones = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- economic
Landforms and water bodies = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- physical
Government systems = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- political
Which of the items listed below describe how people are affected by the earth's physical
features?
1. choice of clothing
2. hair styles
3. lifespan
4. employment
5. birth order
6. hobbies
7. method of transportation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7
Are the items listed below renewable or nonrenewable resources?
N—nonrenewable resource
R—renewable resource
coal
gold
oxygen
petroleum
soil
trees
, uranium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- N
N
R
N
R
R
N
What are examples of physical processes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - plate tectonics
- weathering
- erosion
- Great Barrier reef
Which of the statements below are true?
1. Plants produce food for ecosystems.
2. Predators help keep ecosystems healthy.
3. Insects are rarely important to the health of forest ecosystems.
4. People's activities have no measurable effect on ecosystems.
5. People's activities can improve the health of an ecosystem. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1,
2 and 5
Hot or cold, dry areas = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- desert
Covers one-third of the earth's land surface = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- forest
Also known as savanna or prairie = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grassland
Covers three-fourths of the earth's surface = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- marine
Harshest of all ecosystems = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tundra
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the items below describes a way that the physical environment affects people?
Choose all that apply.
1. Maria, who lives in Juneau, Alaska, has an older brother and a younger sister.
2. Jocelyn, who lives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, makes her living by selling lobsters to local
restaurants.
3. Derrick, who lives near the Shenandoah Mountains, spends most weekends hiking.
4. Chad, who lives in the Kansas plains, is the youngest of five children.
5. Penelope, who lives in the San Juan Islands, seldom leaves her house without an umbrella.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2, 3 and 5
You and your brother are arguing over which country is the world's largest. What tool should
you use to settle the argument? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- globe
Look at the map below. Which state has the lowest elevation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Delaware
My house is less than a mile from the park = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- location
Countries near the equator have tropical climates = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- place
People build roads to make travel easier = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- human-
environmental interaction
The Mexican fruit fly threatens Florida orange groves = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
movement
The Persian Gulf = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- regions
,Average precipitation and temperature = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- climate
Language, religion, customs = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cultural
Agreements creating free trade zones = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- economic
Landforms and water bodies = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- physical
Government systems = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- political
Which of the items listed below describe how people are affected by the earth's physical
features?
1. choice of clothing
2. hair styles
3. lifespan
4. employment
5. birth order
6. hobbies
7. method of transportation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7
Are the items listed below renewable or nonrenewable resources?
N—nonrenewable resource
R—renewable resource
coal
gold
oxygen
petroleum
soil
trees
, uranium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- N
N
R
N
R
R
N
What are examples of physical processes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - plate tectonics
- weathering
- erosion
- Great Barrier reef
Which of the statements below are true?
1. Plants produce food for ecosystems.
2. Predators help keep ecosystems healthy.
3. Insects are rarely important to the health of forest ecosystems.
4. People's activities have no measurable effect on ecosystems.
5. People's activities can improve the health of an ecosystem. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1,
2 and 5
Hot or cold, dry areas = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- desert
Covers one-third of the earth's land surface = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- forest
Also known as savanna or prairie = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grassland
Covers three-fourths of the earth's surface = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- marine
Harshest of all ecosystems = - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tundra
