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WorksheetsCore Concepts Part One Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is a globe a poor choice to use to find your way on a family vacation?
a)
it does not show accurate shape of the earth
b)
it does not show enough detail
c)
it does not show the accurate sizes of landmasses
d)
its direction is distorted
2.
Which ocean borders North America on the east?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
3.
The Prime Meridian divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
In what country do you live?
a)
Lehigh
b)
North America
c)
United States of America
d)
Harrisburg
5.
Dorney Park, the Lehigh Valley Zoo, and the Crayola Factory are examples of tourist sites in the Lehigh Valley. Which geography theme are these the "human features" of?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
human environment interaction
d)
region
6.
You are using a park map to navigate through a national park. Which part would be most helpful to learn the direction you should walk to get to the picnic area?
a)
key
b)
compass rose
c)
scale
d)
title
7.
What is another name for parallels?
a)
lines of latitude
b)
meridians
c)
lines of longitude
d)
global grid
8.
The United States of America is located south of Canada. This is an example of which type of location?
a)
absolute
b)
relative
9.
Where is the Indian Ocean located?
a)
directly east of North and South America
b)
south of Asia
c)
west of Europe
d)
west of Africa
10.
Which would you NOT find on the third line of an address?
a)
zip code
b)
name of street or road
c)
city
d)
state
11.
The name for the problem mapmakers have when projecting the map of the earth from a globe onto a flat surface is called...
a)
direction
b)
distraction
c)
distortion
d)
destruction
12.
On an outing to an amusement park, which part of the map would be helpful for you to use to locate the restroom facilities?
a)
key/legend
b)
compass rose
c)
title
d)
scale
13.
Together, parallels and meridians form a global grid.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The geographic coordinates 30 degrees north, 16 degrees west would be located in which hemispheres?
a)
northwest
b)
southeast
c)
southwest
d)
northeast
15.
North and South America are located entirely in the western hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Name the line that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
17.
The founder of the Apple company, Steve Jobs, developed many products including the iPad, iPod, and iPhone, at company headquarters located in California yet people all over the world use them. This is an example of which geography theme?
a)
location
b)
place
c)
movement
d)
human environment interaction
18.
Looking at a map, you see these features: Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast Plain, Mississippi River, and the Rocky Mountains. Which would be the best title for the map?
a)
Physical Map of the World
b)
Political Map of North America
c)
Political Map of the USA
d)
Physical Map of the USA
19.
Meridians are not parallel.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
We use the grid that is created by the intersection of lines of latitude and longitude to do what?
a)
determine the size of landmasses
b)
determine the degrees of distortion
c)
determine location
d)
determine the size of oceans
21.
Parallels measure distance north and south of the equator.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
If you are on the coast of California, what ocean are you looking at?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
23.
On what continent do you live?
a)
United States
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
North America
24.
The five geography themes are helpful because they give us a way to ___________ information about our world.
a)
define
b)
sequence
c)
organize
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