Geography Quiz

Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?

• West

• Compass

• Northeast

• South Pole

Almost three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered by

• mountains

• plains

• rainforest

• water

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

What do meridians of longitude show?

• how close to an ocean a place is

• how far north or south a place is from the Equator

• how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian

• how high above sea level a place is

Where does a delta form?

• in a river valley

• at the mouth of a river

• at the source of a river

• in the hills above the river

Which country is larger in land than the United States?

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Japan

• Canada

What is the most important way that rivers and lakes helped the United States to become a wealthy country?

• They provided an environment for many kinds of fish

• They made it easy for people to have fun swimming.

• They provided routes for ships and power for industry.

• They offered beautiful scenery for travelers to admire.

The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them

• geography

• climate

• globe

• latitude

Aspects of weather that are measured over time in an area, such as temperature,rainfall, and wind

• geography

• climate

• globe

• latitude

A sphere that is a model of Earth and most accurately represents it

• geography

• climate

• globe

• latitude