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WorksheetsGeo Bee Class Competition
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A physical map focuses on
a)
elevation
b)
population
c)
land surface
d)
boundaries
2.
A map that shows human-made features such as borders, states, and countries
a)
political map
b)
legendlegend
c)
compass rose
3.
One of the different ways of showing earth's curved surface on a flat map is
a)
equator
b)
Map Projection
c)
cartographer
d)
Prime Meridian
4.
Which of the maps listed below shows elevation by the use of contour lines and the horizontal position of terrain features and land formations?
a)
city or state road map
b)
geographic map
c)
topographic map
d)
tourist map
5.
Which is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
a)
peninsula
b)
plain
c)
prairie
d)
plateau
6.
What is a narrow, sandy island, formed from a larger bar, lying off the coast of the mainland?
a)
key
b)
islet
c)
barrier island
d)
atoll
7.
A group of many islands is what type of landform?
a)
plateau
b)
canyon
c)
continent
d)
archipelago
8.
The imaginary line that splits the world into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere is called
a)
the Prime Meridian
b)
the Equator
c)
the Tropic of Cancer
d)
the Tropic of Capricorn
9.
The prime meridian separates the
a)
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
b)
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
c)
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
d)
North and South Poles
10.
The lines of latitude
a)
never touch
b)
b) are parallel to the equator and to each other
c)
look like the letter H
d)
d) Both A and B are correct
11.
Lines of longitude run in which direction on a map?
a)
east-west
b)
north-south
c)
south-east
d)
north-west
12.
A delta is
a)
land formed by river deposit at a mountain base
b)
land formed where a river enters the ocean
c)
place where a river flows into a larger body of water
d)
ridge of sediment left by a glacier
13.
What is the longest river in the world?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Nile River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Amazon River
14.
Which land biome receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year?
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
desert
c)
temperate rain forest
d)
grassland
15.
Of the following, which biome has the lowest average annual temperature?
a)
rain forest
b)
grassland
c)
coniferous forest
d)
tundra
16.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
a)
Mt. McKinley
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Mt. Eden
d)
Mt. Rushmore
17.
The four major oceans are the
a)
Mediterranean, Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern
b)
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern
c)
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Antarctic
d)
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Eastern
18.
What city does the Prime Meridian run through?
a)
London, England
b)
Cape Town, South Africa
c)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
d)
Greenwich, England
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