Geography Diagnostic-9th Grade

What is Geography?

• is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

• the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society

What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe?

• a map distorts properties like distance

• a map shows little detail

• a map indicates actual distances

• a map is very large

Observe the image. What type of map is it?

• political map

• thematic map

• physical map

• topographic map

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

On what continent are the Andes Mountains?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

What continent is also a desert?

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Africa

• Asia

Confucianism and Taoism are?

• Japanese ethnics religion

• Korean ethnics religion

• Chinese ethnics religion

• Thailand ethnics religion

What are the two natural disasters that occur in the Ring of Fire?

• tornado and earthquake

• volcanic eruption and earthquake

• monsoons and earthquake

• hurricane and earthquake

The _________ is at zero degrees and cuts Earth in half from east to west.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

The United States is between which two oceans?

• Pacific and Artic

• Atlantic and Indian

• Pacific and Atlantic

• Indian and Artic