Answers to the Comprehensive Ability Test Paper for Chapter 8 of Geography High-efficiency Pass for Seventh Grade Volume 2

1. Multiple choice questions (each question is worth 2 points, *** 20 points)

1. The strait between the South American continent and Tierra del Fuego is C)

A. English Channel B. Drake Strait C. Strait of Magellan D. Bering Strait

2. The largest plain in the world is located in (C)

A. United States B. United Kingdom C. Brazil D. Russia

3. Which of the following areas is rarely inhabited (A)

A. Amazon rainforest B. West Indies C. Brazil Southeast D. Coastal area of ??Argentina

4. Latin America refers to (D)

A. The part of America south of the Panama Canal B. The area of ??America south of Panama

C. The American region south of the United States D. The American region south of Mexico

5. The indigenous inhabitants of the United States belong to (C)

A. Caucasian B . Black people C. Yellow people D. Mixed race people

6. The American state in the Pacific is (B)

A. District of Columbia B. Hawaii C. Alaska State D. California

7. The main part of the United States is located in (B)

A. Tropical zone B. North temperate zone C. Northern frigid zone D. South temperate zone

8. Since the 1990s, the countries whose economic growth has mainly relied on the vigorous development of high-tech industries are (B)

A. Panama B. United States C. Germany D. Japan

9. The world's largest resource consumer and waste emitter is (B)

A. Britain B. United States C. Germany D. Japan

10. The distribution of Brazilian population and cities and Which of the following countries are similar (A)

A. Australia B. United States C. India D. Japan

2. Comprehensive question (30 points)

Read " Economic Map of the United States" and answer the following questions. (9 points)

11. (1) Fill in the names of the geographical things represented by the letters.

Agricultural belt D Wheat Belt, C Corn Belt, City F San Francisco, G Los Angeles.

(2) The basis for U.S. agriculture to realize the specialization of regional production is to make full use of the natural conditions of different regions.

(3) The industrial distribution in the United States can be divided into three major industrial areas. The earliest developed area is the northeastern region of Silicon Valley, which is marked with a diagonal line on the map. The favorable conditions for the development of industry in this area include a warm and humid climate. , with beautiful environment, convenient transportation, abundant coal and iron, and convenient water transportation conditions.

(4) American residents are a large collection of immigrants. The white, black and yellow people living in the United States today are all descendants of immigrants who immigrated to the United States in the past 200 years. The two arrows A and B on the way indicate the route along which African slaves were trafficked to the United States in history. B is the arrow.

12. Read "Brazil's Population and Urban Distribution Map" and answer the following questions. (10 points)

(1) Brazil’s cities are mainly located in the southeastern region.

(2) Brazil’s largest city and industrial center is Sao Paulo, and is marked with the letter A in the figure. The city's development process has gone through the city founding stage, the coffee boom stage, and the industrialization stage.

These three stages have caused the city's urban population to increase and the scale of urban land to expand. This is the process of urbanization. This phenomenon is more common in developing (developed and developing) countries.

(3) Please briefly explain what problems the urbanization process will bring, such as traffic congestion, housing shortage, environmental pollution, social disorder, etc.

(4) Can you propose solutions or reasonable suggestions for a series of problems caused by the urbanization process: controlling the scale of the city, conducting reasonable planning, strengthening urban management, etc.

13. Fill out the table to compare the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal.

(8 points)

Canal name Geographical location Country Ocean of communication Places that do not need to be detoured

Panama Canal Taipei Volcanic Island

Suez Canal India Cape of Good Hope< /p>

14. What is the current status of the tropical rainforest in the Amazon basin? How should it be protected? (3 points)

The area is reduced at a rate of 55,000 square kilometers every year. Rational development and utilization to protect the environment.

Reference answers

1. Multiple choice questions (2 points for each question, *** 20 points)

Question number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Answer C C A C C B B B B A

2. Comprehensive questions (30 points)

11. (9 points) (1) D. Wheat area C. Corn belt F. San Francisco G. Los Angeles (2) Make full use of the natural conditions of different regions (3) Northeast has rich coal and iron resources and convenient water and land transportation conditions ( 4) B

12. (10 points) (1) Eastern coast (2) Sao Paulo city, coffee prosperity, industrialization and urbanization development (3) Traffic congestion, housing shortage, environmental pollution, social disorder, etc. (4) Control the scale of the city, carry out reasonable planning, and strengthen City management, etc.

13. Brief (8 points)

14. (3 points) Forests have been destroyed, soil erosion has been serious, precious wild animals have been robbed, and the global ecological environment has been seriously threatened. We should make full use of the unique natural conditions of the Amazon region to carry out ecotourism, which can not only promote local economic development, but also protect the ecological environment.