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WorksheetsBasics and Physical earth
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lines on a map that run vertical (up and down)
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
2.
Lines on a map that run parallel (side to side)
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
3.
Line found at 0o latitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
international date line
4.
line found at 0o longitude
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
5.
Indicates general directions on a map
a)
compass rose
b)
key
c)
legend
d)
title
6.
Absolute location is
a)
the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of a place
b)
describing a place by explaining what it is near
7.
Relative location is
a)
the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of a place
b)
describing the location of a place by explaining what it is near
8.
a map maker
a)
cartographer
b)
latitude
c)
map
d)
Prime Meridian
9.
To help them map out the world geographers use the lines of latitude and longitude like a _____________ to find absolute location
a)
Grid System
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Magnetic fields
d)
Map Projection
10.
What is movement?
a)
how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
ways in which the places in an area are alike.
d)
shows where a place is located in relation to its surroundings
11.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
d)
Gives a description of a location
12.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which theme of Geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
13.
Kansas is located in the Great Plains, in this statement the Great Plains is an example of what theme of geography.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
14.
What is place
a)
A description of both human and physical characteristics of a location
b)
Tells us where places are
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
15.
Planes flying long distances follow the _________ because the earth is a sphere
a)
Line of Demarcation
b)
Great Circle Route
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
16.
What are earth's most visible landforms
a)
Continents
b)
Mountains
c)
Plains
d)
Forests
17.
How was the Grand Canyon formed
a)
Wind Erosio
b)
Water Erosion
c)
Glacial Erosion
18.
What is the center of the earth called
a)
Core
b)
Mantel
c)
Crust
19.
What is Erosion
a)
Movement of loose soil and rocks caused by wind, water, or glaciers
b)
Distance between the equator and the Prime Meridian
c)
The true shortest distance between two places because the earth is round
20.
Where is most of the earth's fresh water located
a)
Glaciers
b)
Oceans
c)
Bays
21.
Underground source of fresh water
a)
Aquifer
b)
River
c)
Lake
d)
Sea
22.
About 97% of Earth's water is
a)
Salt
b)
Fresh
23.
What process occurs at the ocean floor where volcanic ridges add to the sea plate
a)
Subduction
b)
Faulting
c)
Spreading
d)
Erosion
24.
Outer layer of the earth is called the
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
25.
Tectonic Plates shifting against each other causing the earth’s crust to shift in an explosive movement is called a…
a)
Volcano
b)
Tsunami
c)
Earthquake
d)
Subduction
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