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WorksheetsGeography Terms pre-quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
3.
What is geography?
a)
Geography is the study of technologies that help improve peoples lives.
b)
Geography is the art of map making.
c)
Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
d)
Geography is the study of trade routes throughout time.
4.
What is meant by an "absolute location?"
a)
It is an address of longitude and latitude.
b)
It tells you which city a place is located in.
c)
It tells you approximately where a place is located.
d)
None of the above
5.
What is the purpose of a map scale?
a)
To weigh the political power of the states
b)
To show where things are located on the map
c)
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
d)
To show how large the map is
6.
A map showing man made boundaries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
7.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
8.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
9.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
10.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
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