Geography and Government Quiz

What are the 4 cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• North, South, Left, Right

• East, West, Up, Down

What kind of map shows boundaries, states, cities?

• Physical map

• Political map

• Climate map

• Topographic map

What kind of map shows mountains, water, land, plants?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Climate map

• Economic map

What line separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which 3 continents does the equator run through?

• North America, Europe, Asia

• South America, Africa, Asia

• Europe, Africa, Australia

• North America, Africa, Australia

What kind of map is this?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Climate map

• Economic map

What kind of map is this?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Climate map

• Economic map

What is the difference between a physical map and political map?

• Physical maps show boundaries, political maps show landforms

• Physical maps show landforms, political maps show governmental boundaries

• Physical maps show climate, political maps show population

• Physical maps show population, political maps show climate

What is 0 degrees Latitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

What type of government has no citizen involvement, and is controlled by one person?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic