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WorksheetsGeography and Prehistory
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map.
a)
Latitude
b)
Scale
c)
Orientation
d)
Location
2.
Any imaginary line that circles the earth.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
3.
The equator is an example of
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
4.
Half circles running from pole to pole
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
5.
The prime meridian is an example of
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
6.
A location of a place in relation to another place
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Scale
d)
Orientation
7.
Describes an objects' location, relative to Earth
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Scale
d)
Orientation
8.
The relationship between the directions on the map and the corresponding compass directions in reality.
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Orientation
d)
Scale
9.
A method for representing part of the surface of the earth on a plane surface.
a)
Map projections
b)
Location
c)
Scale
d)
Orientation
10.
A projection of a map of the world onto a cylinder in such a way that all parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator.
a)
Mercator projection
b)
Polar projection
c)
Robinson projection
11.
A world map which shows the entire world at once.
a)
Mercator projection
b)
Polar projection
c)
Robinson projection
12.
Shows the earth from above either the North Pole or South Pole.
a)
Mercator projection
b)
Polar projection
c)
Robinson projection
13.
Are the following words describing push or pull factors for migration? Few services, lack of job opportunities, unhappy life, natural disasters, wars, shortage of food
a)
Push
b)
Pull
14.
The year 2012 is in which century?
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
21st
15.
Which year came first?
a)
284 BC
b)
56 AD
c)
1356 BC
d)
1994 AD
16.
Which continent is known as the "Cradle of Humankind"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
17.
Who studies past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts?
a)
Meteorologists
b)
Archaeologists
c)
Biologists
d)
Scientists
18.
Which period is the Old Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
19.
Which period is the New Stone Age
a)
Neolithic Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
20.
Where did early humans live?
a)
With a significant other
b)
In clans
c)
In teepees
d)
In cities
21.
How do we know about life of early humans?
a)
Books they wrote
b)
Scrolls they wrote on
c)
Laws they had
d)
Cave art
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