WorksheetsGeography Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for an area of flat land, usually at low elevation?
a)
Plain
b)
Mountain
c)
Island
d)
Country
2.
Which continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
3.
An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
longitude
c)
equator
d)
latitude
4.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
5.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
6.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
7.
What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?
a)
Primary Directions
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Middle Directions
d)
Subdirections
8.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
9.
What direction is indicated by the number 7?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
10.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
11.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
12.
A map legend lists the symbols used on a map and explains their meaning.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What shows how distances on a map relate to distances on Earth's surface?
a)
Map Scale
b)
Map Legend
c)
Map Key
14.
The distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian is called what?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
North East
15.
Land completely surrounded by water.
a)
Continent
b)
Longitude
c)
Meridians
d)
Island
16.
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
a)
Wetland
b)
Isthmus
c)
Strait
d)
Peninsula
17.
A relatively flat highland.
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
plateau
d)
glacier
18.
A narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas.
a)
Plain
b)
Bay
c)
Strait
d)
Isthmus
19.
A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
glacier
b)
volcano
c)
lake
d)
peninisula
20.
The distance of a place north or south of the equator is called what?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
North West
21.
What is the name for the main 4 directions on a compass?
a)
Intermediate directions
b)
Middle directions
c)
Primary directions
d)
Cardinal directions
22.
A line where one country or state ends and another begins is a _____________.
a)
scale
b)
political map
c)
border
d)
equator
23.
What kind of map shows borders of countries and names of cities and countries?
a)
physical map
b)
typographic map
c)
political map
d)
street map
24.
What is the name for a group of islands?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plateau
c)
Basin
d)
Archipelago
25.
What is this symbol?
a)
map legend
b)
scale
c)
map key
d)
compass rose
26.
What is this line called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Border
d)
Scale
27.
What is the name for this line?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Border
d)
Scale
28.
What is the name of this continent?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
29.
What is the name for this ocean?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
30.
What is the name of this continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Australia
31.
What is this continent called?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Latin America
d)
Antarctica
32.
What is this ocean called?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Specific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
33.
What is the name of the northernmost ocean on Earth?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
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