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WorksheetsGeography 1 Test Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
2.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
3.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
4.
180o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer
5.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
6.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
7.
Which ocean is east of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
8.
Look at the map. Which continent is located at 45oN, 120oE?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
9.
Which hemispheres are Virginia in?
a)
northern and western
b)
northern and eastern
c)
southern and western
d)
southern and eastern
10.
This image shows which region of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
11.
Which side of this map is west?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
12.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
13.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
14.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
15.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
16.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
17.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
18.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
Asia and Antarctica
c)
North America and Australia
d)
North America and South America
19.
What does a map’s scale compare?
a)
direction on a map with direction on Earth
b)
distance on a map with distance on Earth
c)
location on a map with location on a globe
d)
distortion on a map with distortion on a globe
20.
the northern-most ocean in the world
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
21.
imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
22.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
23.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
24.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
25.
Ocean found to the South of Asia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Asian
d)
Indian
26.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
27.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
28.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
29.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
30.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
31.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
32.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
33.
Which projection is this?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
34.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
35.
Which map projection makes land near the poles seem gigantic (like Antarctica and Greenland)?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Robinson
d)
Eckert IV
36.
Which projection is this?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
37.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
38.
The change in shape, size, or location of a place when shown on a map.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
39.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
40.
Which projection is this?
a)
Conic
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Robinson
41.
A disadvantage to the Mercator would be
a)
show true directions
b)
landsize is distorted or misrepresented
c)
used for marine navigation
d)
most commonly used map
42.
A robinson map is
a)
most commonly used
b)
square
c)
used for navigation
43.
A winkel tripel projection has a disadvantage due to
a)
small amount of distortion
b)
curved
c)
latitude lines are curved
44.
Why are there different types of map projections?
a)
to provide a different projection for different purpose
b)
to provide the same projection for the same purpose
45.
True or false: Globes provide a three-dimensional view of the Earth. They provide the most accurate view of the world, but have limitations in their use.
a)
True
b)
False
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