WorksheetsPhysical Geography
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
2.
This type of map depicts features such as mountains, plains, and bodies of water.
a)
Topographic
b)
Resource
c)
Climate
d)
Physical
3.
Which maps show the boundaries of states and countries?
a)
Political
b)
Population Density
c)
Physical
d)
Resource
4.
On what type of map would you find elevation and the shape of the land?
a)
Resource
b)
Climate
c)
Topographic
d)
Physical
5.
The geographic theme of location deals with _________.
a)
How people and environments interrelate with each other
b)
The absolute or relative spot of something on Earth
c)
How people and things change location
d)
The physical and human features of a location
6.
Largest body of water on the planet?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
7.
My house is right down the street from the Massanutten Water Park. This is an example of _______________ location.
a)
geographic
b)
absolute
c)
topographic
d)
relative
8.
The 4 parts of a map are scale, title, legend and ________________.
a)
globes
b)
compass rose
c)
natural
d)
population
9.
North America is in the ___________________ Hemisphere.
a)
Parallel
b)
Southern
c)
Northern
d)
Eastern
10.
40.4406° N, 79.9959° W
describe the ______________ location of Pittsburgh, PA.
describe the ______________ location of Pittsburgh, PA.
a)
Relative
b)
Absolute
c)
Regional
d)
Political
11.
The 5 themes of geography are:
Location, __________, Region, Movement and Human/Environ. Interaction.
Location, __________, Region, Movement and Human/Environ. Interaction.
a)
Population
b)
Sub-Region
c)
Place
d)
Scale
12.
250 Eagle Rock Rd,
Elkton, VA 22827
This is the __________ location of our high school.
Elkton, VA 22827
This is the __________ location of our high school.
a)
relative
b)
topographic
c)
definite
d)
absolute
13.
An address is an example of:
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Optimal Location
d)
Formal Location
14.
What are the 7 continents?
a)
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctia, Europe, Australia
b)
Europe, Asia, Africa, United States, China, Germany, Seven
c)
Columbia, Africa, Asia, Germany, Iceland, Six, Hopi
d)
Both A and C.
15.
What are latitude lines?
a)
I don't know
b)
Lines Drawn up and down
c)
Lines
d)
Lines Drawn East-West
16.
What does the revolution and tilt of the Earth cause?
a)
Tectonic Movement
b)
Seasons
c)
Rainshadow
d)
Tides
17.
Africa's Great Rift Valley was created by _________.
a)
Divergent Tectonics Forces
b)
Convergent Tectonic Forces
c)
Soil Building
d)
Weathering
18.
The current condition outside on any given day is known as ______.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Precipitation
d)
Widely Varied
19.
What is significant about the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
a)
It is more prone to earthquakes.
b)
Cold water current keep it temperate in the Spring.
c)
The Earth rotates faster in this zone.
d)
It gets direct sunlight year-round.
20.
Which geographic landmark runs through Greenwich, England and separates the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Savanna
b)
Equator
c)
Fjord
d)
Prime Meridian
21.
As altitude _____________ temperature ___________.
a)
decreases, decreases
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases
d)
decreases, increases
22.
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward/dry side
c)
windward/wet side
d)
cloudy side
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