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WorksheetsBasic Geography Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
create maps
b)
design shopping carts
c)
sign autographs
d)
write social studies books
2.
Where do you find the meaning of symbols on a map?
a)
Title
b)
Inset Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
3.
What is the imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth between the North and South Poles on which Earth rotates?
a)
South Pole
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Axis
d)
Equator
4.
What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0° latitude?
a)
prime meridian
b)
axis
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
5.
What are lines of latitude also called?
a)
parallels
b)
meridians
c)
poles
d)
axis
6.
what are lines of longitude also called?
a)
parallels
b)
meridians
c)
axis
d)
hemispheres
7.
What are the seven large landmasses on earth called?
a)
continents
b)
oceans
c)
hemispheres
d)
countries
8.
Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the seven continents?
a)
Arctic
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
9.
What do we call half of the earth?
a)
a hemisphere
b)
the prime meridian
c)
a continent
d)
the equator
10.
Where is North America located?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
11.
Where is South America located?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
12.
Where is the North pole located?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
13.
Where is Asia located?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
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