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WorksheetsGeo Skills 1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are North, South, East and West known as?
a)
The cardinal points of a compass
b)
The crimson points of a compass
c)
The corporal points of a compass
d)
The caramel points of a compass
2.
The scale 1:10,000 means...
a)
1 cm represents 1km
b)
1 cm represents 10km
c)
1 cm represents 100m
d)
1 cm represents 100km
3.
The scale 1:50,000 means...
a)
1 cm represents 50km
b)
1 cm represents 500m
c)
1 cm represents 5km
d)
1 cm represents 500km
4.
If you are travelling directly SOUTH then you are heading on a bearing of...
a)
0 degrees
b)
90 degrees
c)
180 degrees
d)
270 degrees
5.
The 'O' in BOLTS stands for...
a)
Orientation
b)
Octagonal
c)
Ornamental
d)
Organic
6.
The 'S' in BOLTS stands for...
a)
Size
b)
Sideways
c)
Simple
d)
Scale
7.
How many states does Australia have?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
8.
Australia is in which 2 hemispheres?
a)
Southern and Western
b)
Southern and Eastern
c)
Northern and Western
d)
Northern and Eastern
9.
The capital city of South Australia is...
a)
Geelong
b)
Melbourne
c)
Glenelg
d)
Adelaide
10.
The body of water which separates Australia and New Zealand is the...
a)
Tasmanian Sea
b)
Victorian Sea
c)
Victor Sea
d)
Tasman Sea
11.
The scale 1: 250,000 means...
a)
1cm represents 250m
b)
1cm represents 2.5km
c)
1cm represents 25km
d)
1cm represents 250km
12.
Which tropic runs through Australia?
a)
Tropic of Sagitarrius
b)
Tropic of Gemini
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
13.
How many degrees North is the Tropic of Cancer?
a)
21.5 degrees
b)
23.5 degrees
c)
25.5 degrees
d)
27.5 degrees
14.
How many kilometres does Australia extend from east to west? (approximately)
a)
400km
b)
2000km
c)
4000km
d)
20,000km
15.
What is the maximum latitude figure you can have?
a)
45 degrees
b)
90 degrees
c)
180 degrees
d)
360 degrees
16.
What is the maximum longitude figure you can have?
a)
180 degrees
b)
270 degrees
c)
360 degrees
d)
90 degrees
17.
The Prime Meridian passes through which London borough starting with 'G'?
a)
Greenwitch
b)
Greenwich
c)
Grenich
d)
Grenwitch
18.
If you travelled all the way around the equator, how far would you travel (approximately)?
a)
4000km
b)
14,000km
c)
40,000km
d)
140,000km
19.
Lines of latitude...
a)
are all equal in length
b)
run from west to east
c)
are measured in kilometres
d)
all pass through Greenwich
20.
The Equator is how many degrees latitude?
a)
zero
b)
one
c)
ninety
d)
one hundred
21.
What bearing is Northwest?
a)
180 degrees
b)
225 degrees
c)
270 degrees
d)
315 degrees
22.
Bearings are measured between zero degrees and...
a)
90 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
270 degrees
d)
360 degrees
23.
Which of these is NOT a physical geographical feature?
a)
waterfall
b)
forest
c)
skyscraper
d)
mountain
24.
The Key of a map is also known as the...
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Legend
d)
Border
25.
Aspect generally refers to...
a)
the height of a feature
b)
the direction a feature faces
c)
the area of a feature
d)
the slope or steepness of a feature
26.
An area reference has how many numerals?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
27.
Which of the following looks like a legitimate GRID REFERENCE?
a)
GR 3455
b)
GR 34155
c)
GR 341551
d)
GR 3415515
28.
Most Sydney beaches have what sort of aspect?
a)
Westerly
b)
Easterly
c)
Northerly
d)
Northwesterly
29.
Contour lines on a map which are very close together indicate...
a)
a gentle slope
b)
a steep slope
c)
a large hole in the ground
d)
a populated area
30.
Human geographical features might include:
a)
Roads and bridges
b)
Ponds and lakes
c)
Trees and forests
d)
Hills and mountains
31.
Small scale maps refer to maps...
a)
such as world maps which show large regions in a relatively small space (eg 1:20,000,000)
b)
such as a map of a school which shows a small region in a relatively small space (eg 1:2000)
c)
where all the features are almost life size (eg 1: 2)
d)
that can fit on an A4 page or smaller
32.
Perth is the capital city of
a)
Western Australia
b)
South Australia
c)
Northern Territory
d)
Tasmania
33.
Australia's total surface area is approximately...
a)
7.962 million square km
b)
1.962 million square km
c)
3.962 million square km
d)
5.962 million square km
34.
Australia's population (as at 2022) is...
a)
26 million
b)
16 million
c)
38 million
d)
29 million
35.
The capital city of Australia is...
a)
Sydney
b)
Melbourne
c)
Brisbane
d)
Canberra
36.
The 'T' in BOLTS stands for...
a)
Topography
b)
Treeline
c)
Time
d)
Title
37.
Which state lies immediately south of NSW?
a)
Victoria
b)
Queensland
c)
Western Australia
d)
South Australia
38.
The scale 1:330,000 means
a)
1cm represents 3.3km
b)
1cm represents 330m
c)
1cm represents 330km
d)
1cm represents 33m
39.
Which of the following looks like a legitimate AREA REFERENCE?
a)
AR 24
b)
AR 234
c)
AR 2345
d)
AR 234551
40.
Latitude and longitude are measured in...
a)
degrees, minutes and seconds
b)
hours, minutes and seconds
c)
kilometres, metres and centimetres
d)
percentages and fractions
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