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WorksheetsW. Geo Physical Geo Quiz
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This physical system contains water: oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers, groundwater, and ice.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
2.
They physical system of the earth that includes the living things: people, animals, and plants.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
3.
This physical system contains all the landforms on the earth.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Atmosphere
4.
True or False: The water cycle keeps Earth’s water supply in balance.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A place where two tectonic plates grind against each other is called:
a)
mountain
b)
fault
c)
friction
6.
This covers most of the earth's surface:
a)
Freshwater
b)
Saltwater
7.
When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor is:
a)
Earthquake
b)
Plate
c)
Fault
d)
Tsunami
9.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
South America
10.
Name Continent B!
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Australia
11.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
12.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
13.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
14.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
15.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
16.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
17.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
18.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
19.
Climate is
a)
the further you get from the equator
b)
the higher you go, the colder it gets
c)
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
d)
the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
20.
50° North, 50 ° East
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
21.
I live near the bus stop
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
22.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
23.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
24.
What is a round model of the Earth called?
a)
Globe
b)
Map
c)
Continent
d)
GPS
25.
A ______________________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
a)
Isthmus
b)
Peninsula
c)
Continent
d)
Bay
26.
Name Continent D!
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
27.
One of the four major bodies of water that surround the continents.
a)
Ocean
b)
Lake
c)
River
28.
Part of a larger body of water that extends into the shoreline generally larger and more deeply indebted than a bay.
a)
Gulf
b)
Delta
c)
Lake
29.
A sizeable inland body of water.
a)
Ocean
b)
Lake
c)
Isthmus
30.
A narrow stretch of land connecting to larger land areas.
a)
Strait
b)
Isthmus
c)
Volcano
31.
Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth.
a)
Volcano
b)
Peninsula
c)
Isthmus
32.
A group of islands.
a)
Archipelago
b)
Isthmus
c)
Delta
33.
Land area smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.
a)
Island
b)
Archipelago
c)
Isthmus
34.
A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water.
a)
Peninsula
b)
Delta
c)
Archipelago
35.
The place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water.
a)
Mouth of a River
b)
Island
c)
Delta
36.
A small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river.
a)
Tributary
b)
Peninsula
c)
Ocean
37.
Flat, low lying land from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth.
a)
Delta
b)
River
c)
Oasis
38.
A large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
a)
River
b)
Tributary
c)
Oasis
39.
Small area in the desert where water and vegetation are found.
a)
Oasis
b)
Delta
c)
Mouth of a river
40.
Land with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill.
a)
Mountains
b)
River
c)
Tributary
41.
What divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
42.
What divides the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
43.
What theme of geography explains how people, ideas, and animals, get from one place to another?
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Region
44.
Which of the following might also cause the world to be divided into regions?
a)
Physical features such as mountains, oceans, and deserts
b)
Political systems such as country borders
c)
Weather and climate conditions
d)
All of the above
45.
An example of a technological innovation that ADAPTS to the natural environment is _______________________________
a)
Solar panels on a house
b)
Oil drills cutting the ocean floor
c)
Explosives in diamond mones
d)
Canals cutting through a valley
46.
A student wants to research elevation. What type of map should they use?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
None of the above
47.
Which type of map would you use to study the number of endangered animals remaining in Africa?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
None of the Above
48.
What is the region pictured?
a)
Steppe
b)
Savanna
c)
Tundra
d)
Rainforest
49.
Seismic monitoring provides a way of minimizing the impact of which of the following natural hazards?
a)
Hurricanes
b)
Floods
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Tornadoes
50.
a large mass of ice and packed snow
a)
contiguous
b)
temperate
c)
glacier
d)
export
51.
What are latitude lines?
a)
I don't know
b)
Lines Drawn up and down
c)
Lines
d)
Lines Drawn East-West
52.
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.
53.
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
54.
The current condition outside on any given day is known as ______.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Precipitation
d)
Widely Varied
55.
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.
56.
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
57.
As altitude _____________ temperature ___________.
a)
decreases, decreases
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases
d)
decreases, increases
58.
Lines on a map that indicate location east and west
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
59.
Lines on a map than measure location in terms of north and south?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
60.
Also known as meridians
a)
lines of latitude
b)
lines of longitude
61.
Also known as parallels
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
62.
line found at 0o latitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
international date line
63.
line found at 0o longitude
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
64.
By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
65.
A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Continent
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Tsunami
d)
Glacier
66.
How many layers make up the inside of Earth?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
67.
Which of the following physical processes is described below?
**Forms new land
**Adds fertile ash to soils
**Destroys existing plant and animal life
**Forms new land
**Adds fertile ash to soils
**Destroys existing plant and animal life
a)
erosion and deposition
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
El Nino effects
d)
earthquake effects
68.
A feature of the earth's surface, such as a Hill, valley, river, or plain.
a)
Climate
b)
Landform
c)
Region
d)
Migrate
69.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Global Positioning Satellites
c)
Global Positioning Software
d)
Global Phone System
70.
Explains the lines symbols, and colors used on a map
a)
Legend/Key
b)
Scale
c)
Compass
d)
Title
71.
A measuring line that help you find distance on the map?
a)
Compass
b)
Legend/Key
c)
Scale
d)
Title
72.
What does GIS stand for?
a)
Geographical Information System
b)
Geography In Space
c)
George Is Silly
73.
Advances in technology have allowed for the creation of much more informative and interactive maps. These are commonly known as ____.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
UPS
d)
LCD
74.
an extremely dry area with little water and few plants
a)
glacier
b)
desert
c)
delta
d)
plain
75.
a nearly flat area
a)
sinkhole
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
dune
76.
a large part of the ocean that extends into land.
a)
gulf
b)
isthmus
c)
island
d)
delta
77.
part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf
a)
bay
b)
straight
c)
island
d)
isthmus
78.
an area of land covered by shallow water
a)
valley
b)
oasis
c)
coast
d)
wetland
79.
an area of low land between hills or mountains
a)
hill
b)
plain
c)
sinkhole
d)
valley
80.
a deep narrow valley with steep walls
a)
delta
b)
sinkhole
c)
valley
d)
canyon
81.
a large area of slow-moving ice
a)
river
b)
glacier
c)
ocean
d)
lake
82.
a rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain
a)
hill
b)
plateau
c)
dune
d)
oasis
83.
Which is a movement of Plate Tectonics
a)
ALL CHOICES
b)
Collision
c)
Subduction
d)
Spreading
84.
All the phsyical processes that create many of the Earth's physical features:
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Earthquake Theory
d)
Lithosphere
85.
Which is NOT one of earth's three main layers?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
86.
What is a plateau?
a)
A steep, rugged elevation
b)
A plain that sits high above sea level
c)
An upward slope that is less steep and rugged
d)
Low lying area surrounded by mountains
87.
A naturally formed, narrow water way that connects two bodies of water is a
a)
archipelago
b)
delta
c)
strait
d)
plateau
88.
Continents sit on ____ that slowly shift over time.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
sinkholes
c)
icebergs
d)
magma
89.
Giant sheet of ice that moves very slowly
a)
Glacier
b)
Gulf
c)
Dune
d)
Mountain
90.
Steep, large waterfall
a)
Oasis
b)
Peninsula
c)
Mouth
d)
Cataract
91.
A flat, treeless plain covered with tall grass.
a)
Prairie
b)
Canyon
c)
Desert
d)
Swamp
92.
Wetland area of either fresh or saltwater with a variety of plant and animal species.
a)
Lake
b)
River
c)
Swamp
d)
Prairie
93.
What is a deep,narrow valley with high steep slopes?
a)
canyon
b)
canal
c)
strait
d)
sea
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