MIDTERMS EXAMINATION

HISTORY 3
WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Name: _______________________________ Score: ______________

Year & Course: ________________________ Date: ______________

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the answer on the space provided
before each number. Strictly No Erasure.

_____1. Which of the following instruments is very helpful in giving directions easily?
a. astrolabe c. compass
b. mariner’s chart d. altimeter

_____2. How many secondary or mid way directions are there?

a. 10 c. 14
b. 12 d. 8

_____3. Every hour of rotation covers how many degree of longitude?

a. 15 c. 45
b. 30 d. 10

_____4. It is the imaginary line that measures 180˚ longitude which also serves as reference point in the
difference of dates in places.
a. Prime Meridian c. Tropic of Cancer
b. Middle latitude d. International Dateline

_____5. Perihelion happens annually during which month of the year?

a. January c. August
b. July d. December

_____6. Which of the following structures of the Earth has as its composition, silicon and aluminum?
a. Core c. Outer Core
b. Mantle d. Crust

_____7. What is the second smallest continent in the world but is also one of the most progressive in
the world?
a. Asia c. Europe
b. North America d. Oceania

_____8. Which of the following countries is also considered as a sub-continent?

a. USA c. China
b. India d. Mexico

_____9. Which layer or structure of our Earth forms the thickest part?
a. Crust c. Core
b. Mantle d. Asthenosphere

_____10. Which of the following theory explains that the solar system forms billion of years ago due to
rotating gas and dust?
a. Nebular Theory c. Continental Drift Theory
b. Big Bang Theory d. Heliocentric Theory

II. True or False. Read each statement and write T if the statement is correct and F if incorrect.
Strictly No Erasure.
____11. The International Date Line, which passes through Greenwich, England, is numbered 0.
____12. Our country, the Philippines can be found in the Eastern hemisphere.
____13. The True North is the direction toward which the magnetic arrow of the compass points to.
____14. Apogee is the point in the Earth’s orbit in which it is farthest from the Sun around which it
revolves.
____15. Culture, religion and history are the reasons why the continent of Asia is unique and diverse.
____16. The Earth is divided into 15 different time zones patterned after the measure of each grid on a
map or globe.
____17. In crossing the IDL from the west going to the east, a day is to be added.
____18. The equatorial circumference of the Earth is bigger than its polar circumference.
____19. It is Galileo Galilei who gave us the idea that the Earth is a rotating object.
____20. The breaking up and drifting of landmasses is what is known as continental drifting.

III. Fill-in the Blanks. Supply the following with the missing information. Strictly No Erasure.

21. The Earth’s Core has an extremely high temperature at about ___________, and thus metals melting
is highly improbable.
22. ____________ are thick slabs of rock in the Earth’s crust.
23. The four major directions indicated in a compass is also known by the term _____________
direction.
24. _____________ establish a certain place location in terms of the surrounding land boundaries or
bodies of water.
25. The _____________________ direction of the Earth makes the sun seem to rise in the east and set
in the west.
26. The motion of the Earth in its _________________ travel path or orbit around the sun is termed
revolution.
27. The rocky outermost layer of the lithosphere is composed mainly of two kinds namely the _______
and the SIMA.
28. Laurasia and Gondwanaland came from one great landmass that is called __________________.
29. The _____________ is about 5 to 8 kilometers thick and makes up the ocean floor.
30. Politically speaking, Russia is a part of the continent of ________________.

IV. Give the continent to which the following countries belong. Avoid Erasures.

Country Continent Country Continent

a. Antigua and Barbuda 31. f. Yugoslavia 36.

b. Seychelles 32. g. Zaire 37.
c. Vanuatu 33. h. Maldive 38.
d. Bahrain 34. i. Armenia 39.
e. Honduras 35. j. Madagascar 40.

V. Enumerate the following. Strictly No Erasure.

a. Three different North directions

41.
42.
43.

b. Major motions of the Earth

44.
45.
c. Layers of the Earth
46.
47.
48.

d. Examples of the Major Plates

49.
50.

VI. Essay. Answer each of the following for ten points each.

51 – 60 Discuss and explain each of the major movements of the Earth and its effects on us all.

61 – 70 Give the significance of a Standard Time Zone.

71 – 80 How would you explain the fact that the continent of Europe is second smallest in terms of land
area yet it is perhaps the most progressive as well?