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5th Grade Geography

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

2.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

Part of Antarctica

b)

Half of the globe

c)

the study of the Earth

d)

picture of the globe

3.

A continent is....

a)

the largest area of water

b)

the Earth

c)

a country in Europe

d)

the largest areas on land

4.

Which map will show mountains and plains?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

elevation

5.

Which map will show the height of the land?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

elevation

6.

The United States is part of which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Europe

7.

Geographers are....

a)

scientists who study the water

b)

scientist that study plants

c)

scientists who study ancient artifacts

d)

scientists who study the Earth and its physical features

8.

What ocean is directly above Antarctica?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

9.

What ocean is off the coast of Long Island?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

10.

Which continent does the equator pass through?

a)

Europe

b)

North American

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

11.

The equator divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

12.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

13.

A globe is a good model of the Earth because it is the same shape as the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A globe can show what the whole Earth looks like.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A symbol on a map is...

a)

A picture that represents something in the real world

b)

measures the distance between two places

c)

shows how big the map is

d)

shows the borders on the map

16.

Intermediate directions are the four main parts of the compass rose.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Every map should have a title.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cardinal directions show....

a)

Northwest, Southwest,

Northeast, Southeast

b)

North, South, East, West

19.

An example of a landform is...

a)

valley

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

all of the above

20.

Which ocean is not one of the 5 major oceans?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

21.

What is the continent shaded in pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

22.

What is the continent shaded in blue?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

23.

What is the continent shaded in red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

24.

What is the continent shaded in dark green?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

25.

What is the continent shaded in yellow?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

26.

What is the continent shaded in orange?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

27.

What is the continent shaded in light green?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

28.

How many oceans are there in the world?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

29.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

30.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
31.

A compass rose shows

a)

Borders

b)

Scale

c)

Cardinal Directions (N,E,S,W)

d)

Legend

32.

Which is the Northern-most ocean in the world

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

33.

What continent is South of North America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

South America

34.

Which ocean is between Asia and North America?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

35.

Which two continents are fully located in the southern hemisphere?

a)

Asia and Africa

b)

Antarctica and South America

c)

Europe and Australia

d)

Australia and Antarctica

36.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)

Northwest

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)
lake
37.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
38.
You want to find the best location for a beach house, where the weather doesn't get too hot. Which map would you use?
a)
climate 
b)
physical
c)
political
d)
rich person's realty map
39.

What does this map show?

a)

States

b)

Countries

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

40.

What does this map show?

a)

Freshwater withdrawals

b)

Cows in each states

c)

How many people play video games per state

d)

What is a thematic map

41.

What part of a map will tell you what symbols mean?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Scale

c)

The Legend/Key

d)

The Title

42.

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's oceans?

a)

Southern

b)

Australian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

43.

Which is NOT one of the 7 continents?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Australia

44.

Which of the following is NOT a Physical feature of Geography?

a)

Lake

b)

Mountain

c)

Buildings

d)

River

45.

The line that separates the globes Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
46.
What is this called?
a)
North, South, East, West
b)
Compass Rose
c)
A map
d)
A map key
47.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population 
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate 
48.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical 
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population