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WorksheetsGeography Handbook Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which hemisphere, made by the Prime Meridian, do we live
a)
Northern
b)
Western
c)
Eastern
d)
Southern
2.
What term means "half a sphere?"
a)
latitude
b)
globe
c)
longitude
d)
hemisphere
3.
Parallels are...?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
4.
In which hemisphere, made by the equator, do we live?
a)
Northern
b)
Western
c)
Eastern
d)
Southern
5.
Meridians are...?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
hemispheres
d)
globe
6.
The Prime Meridian is...?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
a hemisphere
d)
90o
7.
The Equator is...?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
a hemisphere
d)
90o
8.
The North and South Poles are...?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
a hemisphere
d)
30o
9.
The Equator is...?
a)
180o
b)
90o
c)
360o
d)
0o
10.
Which lines run from pole to pole?
a)
meridians
b)
parallels
c)
latitude
d)
Equator
11.
Which lines measure distance north and south of the Equator?
a)
Meridians
b)
Parallels
c)
Longitude
d)
Hemispheres
12.
The Prime Meridian is...?
a)
0o
b)
90o
c)
180o
d)
360o
13.
If you're at the North Pole you are at...?
a)
90o longitude
b)
0o of latitude
c)
90o of latitude
d)
0o of longitude
14.
What parallel is found halfway between the North and South Poles?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
180o Meridian
c)
30th Parallel
d)
Equator
15.
What is the most accurate way to show the Earth?
a)
a map
b)
a map projection
c)
a globe
d)
Mercator Projection
16.
What is a flat diagram of all or part of the Earth's surface?
a)
a map
b)
a globe
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
a hemisphere
17.
What term refers to "different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps?
a)
latitude
b)
map projection
c)
globe
d)
longitude
18.
What term describes the "stretching" that happens when we try to make a flat map out of our round Earth?
a)
stretch
b)
distortion
c)
shape
d)
direction
19.
Which "map essential" tells you what the map is showing?
a)
title
b)
scale
c)
legend
d)
directional indicator
20.
Which "map essential" shows where in the world the area on the map is located?
a)
legend
b)
title
c)
locator map
d)
scale
21.
Which "map essential" represents distance between points on the map?
a)
legend
b)
title
c)
locator map
d)
scale
22.
Which "map essential" explains what the symbols on the map represent?
a)
locator map
b)
scale
c)
legend
d)
directional indicator
23.
Which "map essential" can also be called a key?
a)
locator map
b)
scale
c)
legend
d)
directional indicator
24.
What is this?
a)
A North Arrow
b)
A Scale
c)
A Compass Rose
d)
A Legend
25.
The directions north, south, east, and west are called what?
a)
Intermediate Directions
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Robin Directions
d)
Bluebird Directions
26.
When reading a state map, what are the rectangular boxes created by the lines of latitude and longitude called?
a)
squares
b)
areas
c)
coordinates
d)
quadrants
27.
Which of the following is not something that can be distorted on a map
a)
size and shape
b)
legends or keys
c)
distance and direction
28.
What measures distance east and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Latitude
b)
Hemispheres
c)
Parallels
d)
Longitude
29.
What type of map shows cities, capitals, boundaries and the names of countries?
a)
Political Maps
b)
Physical Maps
c)
Elevation Maps
30.
What type of map shows rivers, oceans, mountains, islands and deserts?
a)
Political Maps
b)
Physical Maps
c)
Elevation Maps
31.
What term means "height above sea level?"
a)
topography
b)
geography
c)
elvevation
d)
absolute ocation
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