Geography Quiz

What are maps?

• Round models of the Earth

• Flat drawings of places

• Pictures of animals

• Books about geography

What can maps show us?

• Only oceans

• Only animals

• States, countries, and continents

• Only mountains

What do maps help us find?

• The weather

• The direction to travel

• The time of day

• The best food

What is the purpose of a globe?

• To show the weather

• To represent the whole world

• To show only one country

• To display animals

What is the difference between a map and a globe?

• Maps are round, globes are flat

• Maps are flat, globes are round

• Maps are smaller, globes are larger

• Maps are colorful, globes are not

What does the title of a map tell us?

• The distance between places

• The directions on the map

• What the map is about

• The colors used on the map

Which of these is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North

• South

• Up

• East

What does a political map show?

• Natural features

• Weather patterns

• Borders and government lines

• Population density

What does a physical map show?

• Weather conditions

• Natural features like mountains and rivers

• Population density

• Government borders

What does a climate map show?

• Borders between countries

• Where people live

• Natural features

• Weather patterns over time