Unit 1 Absolute/Relative Location/Landforms/Waterforms Quiz

Absolute location is the exact spot where someone or something is located. Which of the following are examples of absolute location? (Select 2)

• A GPS location

• I live next to the gas station.

• My street address is 1920 Crestview Drive.

• Grandma lives down the road.

The large land masses on planet Earth are called __________.

• oceans

• continents

• hills

• buildings

Relative location means

• the place your relatives live.

• your street address.

• the general area where something or someone is located.

• a place on a map.

My neighborhood is an example of a _________.

• community

• street

• group of houses

A scientist who studies the land, water, and atmosphere of planet Earth is studying __________.

• medicine

• law

• education

• geography

The physical features of planet earth that include mountains, hills, and volcanoes are called _________.

• waterforms

• dirt and rocks

• landforms

Waterforms are any __________. (select 2)

• lake, river, ocean, etc.

• kind of water you buy in a store.

• container that hold water.

• formation of water on planet earth.

I am a piece of land surrounded by water. What am I?

• island

• lake

• canyon

I am a low place between two mountains. What am I?

• canyon

• valley

A volcano is:

• a large mountain that can erupt.

• a large mountain with lots of caves.

• a small mountain.