WorksheetsGeography
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
2.
In which continent is Egypt a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
3.
Philippines, China, Japan are located in which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
4.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
5.
This continent has three countries (Mexico, USA, Canada)
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
6.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
7.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
8.
This continent has no volcanoes
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
9.
Mariana Trench can be found in this part of the ocean
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
Pacific
10.
Mt.Rushmore is found in which state?
a)
Washington
b)
New York
c)
Florida
d)
South Dakota
11.
What is geography?
a)
The study of the world and the landscapes in it
b)
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
c)
The study of the world and its people
d)
The study of the world, its people, the landscapes they create, and how things work
12.
What is a landscape?
a)
All the human and physical features that make somewhere unique
b)
All the physical features that make somewhere unique
c)
All the human features that make somewhere unique
d)
All the human, physical, and emotional features that make somewhere unique
13.
True or false: Geography is a social science.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What do geographers study at the local level?
a)
Why people live
b)
Why people work the way they do
c)
Why people live and work the way they do
d)
They don't study at a local level.
15.
What is a region?
a)
Different parts of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding regions
b)
A part of the world that has one or more different features that relate it to surrounding features
c)
A part of the world that has one common feature that distinguishes it from surrounding regions
d)
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding features
16.
True or false: The size of a region doesn't matter as long as it shares characteristics.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or false: Dividing the world into regions doesn't help geographers very much.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Are regions defined by physical characteristics or human characteristics?
a)
Physical
b)
Human
c)
Both
d)
Neither
19.
What to geographers study at a global level?
a)
How events and ideas from one region of the world affect a different region
b)
Try to find relationships among people who live far apart
c)
Both of these options.
d)
Neither of these options.
20.
Which one of these levels do geographers NOT study in?
a)
Local level
b)
Universal level
c)
Global level
d)
Regional level
21.
True or false: The Five Themes of Geography are used sometimes by geographers.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The equator is
a)
a line of longitude
b)
a line of latitude
c)
running through London
d)
above the Tropic of Cancer
23.
Lines of longitude run
a)
east and west
b)
north and south
c)
parallel to the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
d)
beside the equator
24.
The Prime Meridian
a)
runs north and south
b)
runs through London
c)
runs through the equator
d)
all of the above
25.
Which is in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Australia
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Antarctica
26.
A cartographer is a:
a)
mapmaker
b)
type of map
c)
topographical map
d)
type of globe
27.
This is a book of maps:
a)
globe
b)
GIS
c)
map
d)
atlas
28.
Infographics are:
a)
physical representations
b)
visual representations
c)
audio representations
d)
mental representations
29.
GIS is:
a)
Geographic Instillation Systems
b)
a collection of globes
c)
a program that analyses data
d)
the same as GPS
30.
An aerial photograph:
a)
is taken from the sky
b)
is taken from space
c)
captures large areas of the Earth
d)
represents visual symbols of data
31.
A political map does NOT:
a)
show countries
b)
show borders
c)
show cities
d)
show mountains
32.
A topographical map:
a)
shows major highways
b)
shows contour lines
c)
shows natural resources
d)
all of the above
33.
An economic map:
a)
gives political distribution
b)
gives natural resource distribution
c)
gives wealth distribution
d)
gives elevation
34.
A___________is a small map or globe that shows where the place on the main map is located within a larger area.
a)
compass rose
b)
map scale
c)
cardinal directions
d)
locator
36.
What does the term contiguous states mean?
a)
states that connect together
b)
states never touching the border of another
c)
a line running east and west
d)
a pattern of lines
36.
What does the term contiguous states mean?
a)
states that connect together
b)
states never touching the border of another
c)
a line running east and west
d)
a pattern of lines
37.
What are lines called that cross each other to help locate places? Usually letters and numbers are used to help with forming this system.
a)
grid system
b)
equator system
c)
solar system
d)
national capital
38.
How many regions are in the U.S.?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
4
d)
6
39.
Which region has the least number of states?
a)
Midwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
40.
Which region uses the most land for the dairy industry?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
West
41.
What region is New York City located?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
West
d)
Midwest
42.
What region is Arlington National Cemetery?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
West
d)
Southeast
43.
What region is Mount Rushmore?
a)
Midwest
b)
Southwest
c)
West
d)
Southeast
44.
Which letter represents a gulf/bay?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
46.
Look at the map- which side of this map is east?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
47.
Which continent is farthest to the south?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
48.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
49.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
50.
180o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer
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