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WorksheetsPRIME GEOGRAPHY AND MAP MAKING
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
2.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
3.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
4.
The Equator is an example of a line of ________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
5.
The Prime Meridian is an example of _______________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
6.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
7.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
8.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
9.
Which is the largest continent in the world?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
10.
When we look at movement, what question does it answer?
a)
How and why do people, products and ideas move?
b)
How and why do people get haircuts?
c)
How did Justin Bieber become so popular?
d)
How do cars work?
11.
In geography, what are things that move?
a)
People
b)
Products
c)
Ideas
d)
All of the above
12.
What is one reason people move?
a)
Pumpkin pie
b)
Political factors
c)
Puppies
d)
Paddle boards
13.
What are reasons people move?
a)
Environmental factors
b)
Social factors
c)
Economic factors
d)
All of the above
14.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
15.
what is relative location?
a)
where the place is around
b)
the exact location
16.
what are human features?
a)
culture
b)
food
c)
religion
d)
all of the above
17.
what are physical features?
a)
geography
b)
pizza
c)
the white house
d)
all of the above
18.
average weather conditions in an area over a long time
a)
El Nino
b)
climate
c)
weather
d)
hydrosphere
19.
an area located at the mouth of a river
a)
pampas
b)
climate
c)
delta
d)
valley
20.
What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?
a)
summer solstice
b)
axis
c)
equinox
d)
winter solstice
21.
What is a region?
a)
a description of longitude and latitude
b)
a pattern of human movement
c)
use of resources
d)
A area that has similar physical characteristics
22.
What is the purpose of a large scale map ?
a)
to show a large area on the Earth's surface
b)
to show details such as street names of a particular area
c)
to show the coastline of a particular area
d)
to the show the population of a particular area
23.
Which continent is directly east of North America?
a)
Europe
b)
South America
c)
Antarctica
d)
Australia
24.
Which continent is South of Europe?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
25.
Which continent is EAST of Europe?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
26.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
27.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
28.
Name Continent D!
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
29.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
30.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
31.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
32.
What do make makers use to show Earth's curved surface on a flat page?
a)
areas of color
b)
map projections
c)
map legend
d)
labels and sybols
33.
What theme of geography explains the spread of religion?
a)
movement
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
34.
what does Global Positioning System stand for?
a)
GPP
b)
GPS
c)
SPG
d)
TPP
35.
What does GPS help people find?
a)
Regions
b)
Resources
c)
Relative location
d)
Absolute Location
36.
what does a political map show?
a)
Natural Resources
b)
location of energy sources
c)
human-created features on earth's surface
d)
population
37.
What is a Hemisphere?
a)
Half of latitude
b)
Half of Longitude
c)
Half the of Earth
d)
The center line of the earth
38.
What is relative location?
a)
a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of earth
b)
the center line of latitude
c)
the location of a place compare to other
d)
the description of the location using longitude and latitude
39.
The ocean that flows around antarctica is the ...
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
40.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
41.
This image shows which region of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
42.
Which side of this map is west?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
43.
Of the following oceans which is the largest?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
44.
The very center of the earth is called the _______________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Core
45.
What is the longest river in the world?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Amazon River
c)
Nile river
d)
Danube River
46.
As elevation rise, air becomes _________________ and hold less thermal energy. This caused temperature to fall.
a)
Thinner
b)
Thicker
c)
Lighter
d)
Heavier
47.
The migration of people is an example of what theme of geography
a)
place
b)
movement
c)
location
d)
region
48.
The Southeast where we live is an example of what them of geography?
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Movement
49.
Cutting down the rainforest is an example of what theme of geography?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Interaction
d)
Location
50.
What is the outer layer of Earth's surface called?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
d)
Atomosphere
51.
The division of earth that is known as the water that covers the earth.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Core
52.
The tallest mountain range in the world is the _________________.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mts.
c)
Himalayas
d)
Alps
53.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
54.
The study of the relationship between people and places. It includes the landforms, climate, vegetation, population and natural resources of a place.
a)
Biology
b)
Archaeology
c)
Botany
d)
Geography
55.
Water on a map is always colored in _______.
a)
blue
b)
hot pink
c)
white
d)
green
56.
What is used to explain the symbols or colors on a map?
a)
compass daisy
b)
compass rose
c)
legend/ key
d)
program
57.
what is cartography
a)
card making
b)
map making
c)
all of the above
d)
cart making
58.
Type of topic that deals with the way we affect the world around us.
a)
Physical Geography
b)
Human Geogrpahy
59.
Tells the subject of a map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
60.
Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?
a)
map scale
b)
map legend
c)
map elevation
d)
map title
61.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
62.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate
63.
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
a)
map scale
b)
key
c)
title
d)
distance calculator
64.
Lake Plains are _____ of the Appalachian Plateaus.
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
65.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
66.
What is the measure of how far north or south a place is from the Equator called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
67.
What is the measure of how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Equator
68.
An object or picture that represents something else
a)
map key
b)
symbol
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
69.
This type of map shows cities, states, and countries
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
70.
This type of map shows kinds of land and bodies of water
a)
Physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
71.
What is another name for a map legend?
a)
Map Symbol
b)
Map direction
c)
Map Key
d)
Table of contents
72.
The study of making maps is known as..
a)
cartography
b)
latitude
c)
longitude
d)
cardinal directions
73.
How many miles would 9 inches be on this map?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
90
74.
Maps that show natural features and elevations of the lands
a)
historical
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
population
75.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
professional
d)
population
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