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Core Concepts 1-2-3

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The equator is found at...

a)

0 degrees longitude

b)

0 degrees latitude

2.

People are more likely to get a sunburn near the equator because more sun hits near the equator than anywhere else

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What do latitude and longitude lines help us with?

a)

finding location

b)

measuring population

c)

predicting the weather

4.

What is the name of this redline at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

5.

What is the name of the red line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

6.
a)

The map show the lines of longitude.

b)

The map shows the lines of latitude.

7.

What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?

a)

They meet at the poles

b)

They are parallel

c)

They are vertical (up-and-down) lines

8.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
9.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
10.
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator are...
a)
longitude lines
b)
meridians
c)
latitude lines
d)
degrees
11.
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
a)
lines of latitude
b)
time zones
c)
lines of longitude
d)
parallels
12.

To locate exact places on the earth, you look at

a)

intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

b)

the lines of latitude only

c)

the lines of longitude only

13.

Which STATE is located at...

120°W, 45°N

a)

WA (Washington)

b)

OR (Oregon)

c)

UT (Utah)

d)

ND (North Dakota)

14.
This imaginary line shown on the globe is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Earth divider
d)
Ocean line
15.

The red star on is located in the... (pick 2 answers)

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

16.

A unit of latitude/longitude, equal to 1/360th of the globe, is

a)

a meridian

b)

an equator

c)

a degree

d)

a pole

17.

What are the seven large landmasses on the planet called?

a)

continents

b)

globes

c)

hemispheres

d)

oceans

18.

A spherical 3-dimensional model of the Earth.

a)

globe

b)

hemisphere

c)

compass rose

19.

A two-dimensional, flat picture of the Earth

a)

Map

b)

Globe

20.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geographic information system

b)

Global Identification System

21.

What does GPS, a network of satellites orbiting the earth, stand for?

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

Geographic Positive Selection

c)

General Position Sensing

22.

A Map key, scale and title all help

a)

helps get in somewhere

b)

helps read and understand a map

c)

tells you much you weigh

d)

helps get out

23.
What is this?
a)
Map Key
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
24.
There are ____ continents.
a)
7
b)
8
c)
5
d)
10
25.

On this map, Indianapolis is in the ______ time zone.

a)

Eastern

b)

Central

c)

Mountain

d)

Pacific

26.

Which of the following is not a continent?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

e)

Europe

27.

Identify this kind of map that shows the external features seen on the earth.

a)

Political map

b)

Physical Map

28.

On this map scaled, 4 inches = ____ miles

a)

2

b)

400

c)

4000

d)

4

29.

Which continent is touched by the Prime Meridian?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

30.

The height above Earth's surface is....

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude or elevation

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Temperature

31.

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere ?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

32.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
33.

Earth's rotation once every 24 hours causes...

a)

seasons

b)

moon phases

c)

day and night

34.

A 24-hour spinning motion of the Earth on its axis

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

35.

the Earth does this one time in one year

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

36.

As pictured, movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called

a)

ocean currents

b)

global winds

37.

What is the day to day, or minute to minute, changes in the air temperature?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

38.

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

a)

polar, temperate, tropical

b)

tropical, temperate, polar

39.

What is the height of land above sea level?

a)

elevation

b)

topography

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

40.

Which of these is true?

a)

LOWER elevation/altitude = COLDER air temperature

b)

HIGHER elevation/altitude = COLDER air temperature

41.

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time, even 100s of years?

a)

climate

b)

weather

42.

Which season is shown in the NORTHERN hemisphere?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

43.

Which season is shown in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

44.

As latitude above the Equator increases, temperatures ...

a)

increases,

b)

decreases

45.

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate and ecosystem called?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arid/Dry

d)

Temperate

46.

In the diagram, the spring and fall seasons are occurring. Which pole is pointing towards the Sun?

a)

the South Pole

b)

neither

c)

the North Pole

47.

Forests in Indiana are "Temperate Deciduous Forests"

a)

False

b)

True

48.

What color are the trees in the Temperate Deciduous Forest in the fall?

a)

green

b)

Red, brown, yellow, green

49.

Where do tropical rainforests occur on earth?

a)

hot places

b)

wet places

c)

humid places

d)

hot, wet, humid places

50.

Which ecosystem has 4 separate seasons?

a)

tropical

b)

tundra

c)

grasslands

d)

Temperate

51.

Which ecosystem is shown here?

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Sahara

c)

Savanna

52.

Precipitation falling through a warm atmosphere produces ____

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Freezing Rain

53.

What percentage of the earth's surface is WATER?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

54.

What percentage of the earth's surface is LAND?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

55.

Around 97% of water on earth is

a)

freshwater

b)

saltwater

c)

ice

56.

Around 3% of water on earth is

a)

freshwater

b)

saltwater

c)

ice

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