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Introduction to Geography

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
2.
True or false: Latitude is the invisible lines that travel from east to west (side to side) over the earth
a)
True
b)
False
3.

What does the "B" stand for in BOLTSS?

a)

Bridge

b)

Barrier

c)

Bass Strait

d)

Border

4.

What does the "T" stand for in BOLTSS?

a)

Title

b)

Time

c)

Trees

d)

Track

5.
True or false: Longitude is the invisible lines that travel from north to south (top to bottom) over the earth
a)
True
b)
False 
6.

What does the "L" stand for in BOLTSS?

a)

Layout

b)

Legend

c)

Layer

d)

Latitude

7.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

8.
What is the 4-figure Area Reference (AR) for the caravan?
a)
1632
b)
1631
c)
3116
d)
1531
9.

What is the 4-figure AR for the letter B?

a)

3114

b)

3214

c)

1530

d)

1431

10.

What is the 4-figure AR for the letter D?

a)

3117

b)

3218

c)

1731

d)

1832

11.

What is the golden rule to remember to help with four figure grid references?

a)

Never eat soggy Weet-Bix.

b)

Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

c)

Along the pathway, and through the gate.

d)

Northings before eastings.

12.

Scale is important because

a)

We can accurately measure the distance between places

b)

We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

c)

We can enlarge small items to see more detail

d)

All of the above

13.

Another name for a LEGEND on a map could be?

a)

Lock

b)

Sir Donald Bradman

c)

Key

d)

List

14.

When Contour lines are close together the land would be?

a)

Flat

b)

Uneven

c)

Steep

d)

Wet

15.

What does BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border, Oval, Lakes, Trees, Scale, Square

b)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

c)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Toilets, Stall, Square

d)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Seas

16.

The ___________ helps the reader understand the symbols used on the map.

a)

Border

b)

Scale

c)

Legend/ Key

d)

Source

17.

What is missing? North, _______, South, _______

a)

East, West

b)

Eastern, Westerly

c)

Eagle, Wake

d)

Eat, Watermelon

18.

What is South of the Lookout Mountain?

a)

Old Mine

b)

Bridge

c)

Cave

d)

Swamp

19.

The Scale on the map tells me the relationship between

a)

the distance on the map and the height of the map

b)

the distance on the map and the weight of the map

c)

the distance on the map and the distance on the ground

d)

the height and the weight

20.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
21.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
22.

Which Hemisphere are Asia and Australia found in?

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

23.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
24.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
25.
This map shows lines of _ that run from pole to pole on a globe.  These lines are called meridians.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
26.
Latitude lines MEASURE the distance  __________ and ________ of the equator.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
27.
Longitude lines measure the distance _________ and ___________ of the prime meridian.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
28.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
29.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
30.
What is the elevation at sea level?
a)
0
b)
100m
c)
20m
d)
3000m
31.
If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk? 
a)
B --> C is the easier walk
b)
E --> N is the easier walk
c)
B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance
32.

What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

33.

What is this map known as?

a)

Choropleth map

b)

Thematic map

c)

Tropical map

d)

Contour and topographic map

34.

What is the interval of the above contour map?

a)

10 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

1 meter

d)

20 meters

35.
What do the v-shaped contour lines represent?
a)
mountains
b)
steep areas
c)
gradual areas
d)
rivers
36.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
37.
What direction is indicated by the number 7?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
38.

the hemisphere that is below the Equator is the

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

39.

the hemisphere on the right of this map is the

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

40.

The two main divisions of geography are

a)

human and physical geography

b)

human and landform geography

c)

social and physical geography

d)

social and landform geography

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