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Oklahoma School Testing Program
Oklahoma State Department of Education Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests
2011–2012Released Items
Grade 7Geography
Copyright © 2011 by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. All rights reserved. Any other use or reproduction of this document, in whole or in part, requires written permission of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Acknowledgments
Geography
Photograph: “Albano-Chinese Steel Mill,” (showing industrial air pollution), © Michel Setboun/Corbis
Excerpt: I Speak of Freedom, Kwame Nkrumah, 1961
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DirectionsRead each question and choose the best answer.
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Which statement about the presidential elections of 1928 and 1932 issupported by the maps above?
A Democrats won the popular vote in 1928.
B More states voted Democratic in 1932.
C Hoover was re-elected in 1932.
D Fewer people voted in 1928.
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1 Hurricanes have had the most severe impact on Americans living
A near the Rocky Mountains.
B in the Pacific Northwest.
C in the Great Plains.
D on the Gulf Coast.
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About how many miles, and in which direction, would Shane travel if hewere going from Lawton to Ardmore?
A 70 miles to the southwest
B 50 miles to the southwest
C 70 miles to the southeast
D 50 miles to the southeast
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What can be concluded from the information in the population pyramids?
A The average age of Kenyans is less than that of the Japanese.
B A greater number of people work in Kenya than in Japan.
C Kenya has a lower birth rate than does Japan.
D More people live in Kenya than in Japan.
Percentage of Population
Age MaleJapan
Female75+70-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Percentage of Population
Age MaleKenya
Female75+70-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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6 Which is the best description of a natural resource?
A anything from Earth that is not made by people but that can be used by them
B anything from Earth that helps humans to increase their life expectancy
C any material from Earth that people can use without changing Earth
D any material from Earth that creates wealth for humans
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What was New Hampshire’s approximate population in 1780?
A 15,000
B 40,000
C 55,000
D 90,000
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8 Which natural resource does the Middle East supply to the globaleconomy?
A fossil fuels
B diamonds
C uranium
D iron ore
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Because of the conditions in the diagram, the area marked with an X willmost likely be
A desert.
B rain forest.
C flood plain.
D mixed forest.
Precipitation
Evaporation
Air is warmand moist
Sea
Wind
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Which country is located in the Northern Hemisphere?
A New Zealand
B New Caledonia
C Solomon Islands
D Marshall Islands
Oceania
Tokelau
TongaFijiNewCaledonia
TuvaluTuvalu
VanuatuTonga
NewCaledonia
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Nauru
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Palau
Australia
NewZealand
Pacific Ocean
40 S
20 S
0Equator 0
E
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
N
S
W E
E140 E160 E180
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11 Which physical feature is most affected by tsunamis?
A coastal plains
B rain forests
C highlands
D savannas
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The regions on this map are defined by
A political systems.
B agricultural products.
C industrial development.
D population distribution.
Regional Map
beef
corn poultry
wheat
Legend
Market R
oad
Adrian Highway Snake Ro
ad
Bass Lake
N
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Which number indicates the Gulf of Mexico?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
1 2
4
3
W E
N
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Western Hemisphere
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In 1995, Québec held a vote on whether to secede from Canada. Atthe same time, Yugoslavia was breaking up as several groupsattempted to establish new nations.
These events show that in 1995
A ethnic separatism and nationalism continued.
B the major powers had no interest in these disputes.
C the United States was responsible for these divisions.
D ethnic rivalry and hatred did not occur in North America.
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15 Clear-cutting forests and draining marshes contribute to a reduction inmany plant and animal populations because these practices
A poison the soil.
B destroy habitats.
C pollute water supplies.
D introduce enemy species.
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The photograph above would best illustrate a story about
A drought.
B acid rain.
C desertification.
D glacial erosion.
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Which factor was most responsible for the problem shown in the chart?
A unemployment
B desertification
C pollution
D war
Leading Sources of Refugees2002
Source
Afghanistan
Burundi
Angola
Somalia
D.R. Congo
2,481,000
574,000
433,000
429,000
415,000
Total
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Which statement about Brazil is best supported by the map above?
A Brazil’s driest season is summer and autumn.
B Brazil’s driest region is in the north and east.
C Brazil’s average rainfall is greatest in December.
D Brazil’s average rainfall in December is six inches.
Brazil’s AverageRainfall In December
AtlanticOcean
Legend
Rain in inchesBelow 2 Between 2 and 8 Above 8
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18 Kwame Nkrumah became the first president of the newly independentcountry of Ghana in 1964.
…We insist that in Ghana…there should be no reference to Fantis,Ashantis, Ewes, Gas, Dagombas and so forth, but that we should callourselves Ghanaians — all brothers and sisters, members of thesame community — the state of Ghana.
— Kwame Nkrumah, 1961
According to the statement by Kwame Nkrumah, the problems newlyindependent nations face are often
A economic.
B political.
C medical.
D ethnic.
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Which statement refers to both cities?
A The average temperature varies little throughout the year.
B The amount of precipitation in January is the same as in June.
C The amount of precipitation is the same from month to month.
D The degrees of latitude show they are in the Northern Hemisphere.
Climographs
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
J F MA M J J A S O ND
Precipitation (m
m)
403020100
–10–20–30
Mean annualprecipitation 1678 mm
800700600500400300200100
Mbandaka, DR Congo3°N
Climographs
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Precipitation (m
m)
403020100
–10–20–30
Mean annualprecipitation 1562 mm
800700600500400300200100
Darwin, Australia12°S
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Based on the information in the graphs above, which country most likelyhas the least economic development?
A Kenya
B Brazil
C Spain
D Israel
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Which region is least likely to experience a tornado?
A Northern Wyoming
B Eastern Mississippi
C Central Oklahoma
D Southern Indiana
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Tornado Risk Areas in the Continental United States
CA
OR
WA
NV
UT
ID
MT
WY
CO
AZ NM
TX
OK
KS
NE
SD
ND MN
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MO
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FL
SC
NCTN
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MIPA
NY
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RI
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Tornado risk
Note: There was no data providedfor Alaska andHawaii.
Highest
High
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