WorksheetsWorld Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is not one of the 5 themes of Geography
a)
Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Climate
d)
movement
2.
What is latitude?
a)
the line that runs north and south of the equator
b)
The line that runs east and west of the prime meridain
c)
the movement of a group of people
d)
an imaginary line around the middle of the earth
3.
What is a huge, moving mass of ice?
a)
a plateau
b)
a plain
c)
a glacier
d)
erosion
4.
The following are renewable resources except.....
a)
trees
b)
coal
c)
animals
d)
rocks
5.
Rotation is.....
a)
one way in which the earth moves through space
b)
the earths travels around the sun
c)
how the earth tilts
d)
the earth spinning on its axis
6.
What are the main factors that influence climate?
a)
Logging forests
b)
desalinization of ocean water
c)
burning fossil fuels
d)
electric cars
7.
Everything people make, think, and do
a)
subsistence
b)
industry
c)
customs
d)
culture
8.
On the ground it is a dangerous gas. in the atmosphere it protects the earth from the suns harmful rays.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
minerals
c)
ozone layer
d)
natural gas
9.
population
a)
a pattern of behavior by a group of people
b)
people who travel all the time
c)
the whole group of people in an area
d)
for the purpose of making money
10.
A family that includes aunts, uncles and cousins is......
a)
an extended family
b)
a nuclear family
c)
a tribe
d)
a clan
11.
What is subsistence farming?
a)
Farming to make money
b)
a for profit organization
c)
independently owned and operated
farm
farm
d)
farmers who grow food just for themselves and their families
12.
Rancho Cordova is
a)
a rural community
b)
an urban community
c)
Is both urban and rural
d)
is neither urban or rural
13.
What country is projected to have the highest population in 2025 according to page 33.
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
India
d)
Italy
14.
How many major languages are there?
a)
3
b)
25
c)
6
d)
15
15.
The patterns and habits of people is called?
a)
culture
b)
geography
c)
customs
d)
relgion
16.
what is not one of the world's major religions
a)
Taoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
17.
Why is life generally more comfortable in industrialized countries?
a)
The people are nicer
b)
There are fewer people to deal with
c)
there is more food and health care
d)
they can enjoy the outdoors more
18.
Place where there are cities?
a)
in the country
b)
in urban areas
c)
on islands
d)
in rural areas
19.
How many planets are there in the solar system?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
11
d)
9
20.
The hot, rainy tropical region is located
a)
near the north pole
b)
along the equator
c)
at the south pole
d)
in the middle of the continents
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