Geography Quiz

Which of the following is a round model of the earth?

• Map

• Physical Map

• Cartographer

• Globe

Which of the following is a drawing of places around the world? They show us where places are located and how to get there, helping us find the direction we need to travel:

• States

• Map

• Cartographer

• Globe

Which of the following is a person who creates a map?

• States

• Map

• Cartographer

• Globe

What is the name of the object seen below, used to determine direction on a map?

• Grid line

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Scale

What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

What line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which answer below best describes Priscilla's Story?

• Priscilla immigrated into Angel Island and lived in California

• Priscilla was taken captive and enslaved in Africa, eventually being sold to farmers in America

• Priscilla moved to America and lived freely in New York City

Where did Annie Moore arrive in the United States? This location is an island in a New York Harbor that was the main immigration station for those entering the United States on the East Coast.

• Charleston Harbor

• Angel Island

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia

• Ellis Island

Tyrus Wong was a Chinese immigrant to the United States. What did the Chinese people call the United States because they believed it was a special place?

• the Golden Mountain

• Ellis Island

• Land of Hope

• the Silver City