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Unit 1 Geography review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _________ on a map tells you what a certain distance on a map equals to on the Earth's surface.

a)

Scale

b)

Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Grid

2.

A network of satellites is required for the functioning of....

a)

Cartographers

b)

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

c)

Global Information Systems (GIS)

d)

Suveryors

3.

Maps are a 2D representation of a 3D object. This causes....

a)

Cartographers to have to have great artistic skills

b)

Certain map projections to be inaccurate

c)

Maps to have to be rounded on the edges

d)

All maps, regardless of projection, to be distorted in some way

4.

Which map projection is this an example of?

a)

Cylindrical

b)

Conic

c)

Planar

d)

Winkel Triple

5.

Which part of the map is used to explain the symbols on the map?

a)

Legend

b)

SCale

c)

Title

d)

Date

6.

Which part of the world is the most distorted on a Mercator Projection map?

a)

Area long the Equator

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Area closer to the poles

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

7.

The technology that saves the characteristics or attributes of places in layers is called...

a)

Map

b)

GPS

c)

GIS

d)

Book

8.

Which type of map shows features such as rivers and mountains?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Features

d)

Scenic

9.

Which city is located at approximately 41 degrees North, 97 degrees West?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Denver

c)

Portland

d)

Houston

10.

What are the most correct coordinates for Phoenix?

a)

43 degrees South, 79 degrees East

b)

43 degrees North, 79 degrees West

c)

34 degrees South, 112 degrees East

d)

34 degrees North, 112 degrees West

11.

Absolute Location can be determined by all EXECPT

a)

Street Addresses

b)

Longitude and Latitude Coordinates

c)

Landmarks

d)

Room Numbers

12.

Which direction is at the TOP of the map?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

East

13.

These are imaginary lines that are drawn East and West across the globe to measure North and South.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

International Date Line

d)

Equator

14.

These are imaginary lines that are drawn North to South and measure East and West.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

15.

This is our beginning of our measurement of Latitude and divides the earth into North and South hemispheres.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

International Date Line

d)

Equator

16.

This is the beginning of our measurement of Longitude and divides the globe into East and West hemispheres.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

17.

This line is 180 degrees longitude and is the basis for our time zones.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Equator

d)

Latitude

18.

Which continent is labeled A

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Europe

19.

Which continent is labeled B?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

South America

d)

North America

20.

Which continent is labeled C?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

AUstralia

d)

Africa

21.

Which continent is labeled D?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

22.

Which continent is labeled E?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

23.

Which continent is labeled F?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

24.

Which continent is labeled G?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

25.

Which ocean is labeled H?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

26.

Which ocean is labeled I?

a)

Antarctic (Southern)

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

27.

Which ocean is labeled J?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Antarctic (Southern)

28.

Which ocean is labeled K?

a)

Arctic

b)

Indian

c)

Antarctic (Southern)

d)

Pacific

29.

Which ocean is labeled L?

a)

Arctic

b)

Antarctic (Southern)

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

30.

This European country decided the starting point for the earth's longitude lines. Therefore the Prime Meridian runs directly through it.

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Poland

31.

The migration of people from Siberia into North America is an example of which of the 5 themes of geography?

a)

Human Environmental Interaction

b)

Regions

c)

Movement

d)

Place

32.

National Geographic has adopted the Winkel Triple map projection because....

a)

it has a nice balance of size and shape accuracy

b)

Winkel paid them triple what Planar did

c)

it is the best map for navigation at seas because it preserves distance

d)

it is the least distorted projection available because it is rectangular

33.

"Mrs. Bennett's room is next door to Mrs. Prescott's room." - This is an example of....

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

34.

Houston, Texas, and the United States of America are all examples of...

a)

Perceptual Regions

b)

Functional Regions

c)

Formal Regions

d)

Location

35.

Which of the 5 themes of Geography answers the question, "What is at that spot?"

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

36.

Which map projection is this an example of?

a)

Planar

b)

Conic

c)

Cylindrical

d)

Mercator

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