Worksheetsworld geography
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
250 Eagle Rock Rd,
Elkton, VA 22827
This is the __________ location of our high school.
Elkton, VA 22827
This is the __________ location of our high school.
a)
relative
b)
topographic
c)
definite
d)
absolute
2.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
3.
The exact location of a place on earth base upon a latitude and longitude
a)
pop spot
b)
city
c)
point of origin
d)
absolute location
4.
The 0 degree line of latitude
a)
prime meredian
b)
equator
c)
hemisphere
d)
symbols
5.
Maps that show things like coal, forests, iron ore, oil, etc .
a)
physical
b)
natural resource
c)
political
d)
historical
6.
Maps that show natural features and elevations of the lands
a)
historical
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
population
7.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
professional
d)
population
8.
The 0 degree line of longitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meredian
c)
bisection line
d)
hemispheric navigator
9.
Imaginary lines that run north and south meeting at the pole but measure in degrees east and west
a)
latitude
b)
parallels
c)
longitude
d)
primes
10.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
11.
This map is most useful to determine
a)
total population in Asia
b)
natural resources in Japan
c)
population density in China
d)
distribution of cities in Africa
12.
Which of the following is located closest to where the equator and prime meridian meet?
a)
Libreville
b)
Accra
c)
Kinshasa
d)
Dakar
13.
40.4406° N, 79.9959° W
describe the ______________ location of Pittsburgh, PA.
describe the ______________ location of Pittsburgh, PA.
a)
Relative
b)
Absolute
c)
Regional
d)
Political
14.
The 5 themes of geography are:
Location, __________, Region, Movement and Human/Environ. Interaction.
Location, __________, Region, Movement and Human/Environ. Interaction.
a)
Population
b)
Sub-Region
c)
Place
d)
Scale
15.
What are latitude lines?
a)
I don't know
b)
Lines Drawn up and down
c)
Lines
d)
Lines Drawn East-West
16.
The red line on this map shows the ______________.
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
number line
17.
The red line on this map shows the _______________.
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
number line
18.
The equator is a line of ______________.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
19.
The prime meridian is a line of ____________.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
20.
Which direction do lines of latitude run?
a)
east and west
b)
north and south
c)
diagonal
21.
Which direction do lines of longitude run?
a)
east and west
b)
north and south
c)
diagonal
22.
Identify this map
a)
Road map
b)
Climate Map
c)
Physical Map
23.
A map that shows places and boundaries such as townships, counties, states, provinces or nations is
a)
political map
b)
population map
c)
climate map
d)
physical map
24.
What type of region is based on peoples feelings and opinions.
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
perceptual region
d)
homogeneous culture
25.
Which is the main purpose for global positioning (GPS) technology? (WG.20A)
a)
To determine relative locations on Earth
b)
To determine absolute locations on Earth
c)
To determine elevations of geographic features on Earth
d)
To determine the physical characteristics of regions
26.
In the above contour map, lines are used to indicate differences in (WG.20A)
a)
Temperature
b)
Elevation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Vegetation
27.
Based on the map above, which inference can be drawn regarding the population of the United States? (WG.13B)
a)
East coast states have much larger populations than west coast states.
b)
States in the central region have the greatest population density.
c)
California and Texas have the largest populations.
d)
There is no correlation between population size and electoral vote share.
28.
The prime meridian is what degree of longitude? (WG.21A)
a)
0 degrees
b)
45 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
120 degrees
29.
The states in New England all have similar climates, a common history, and all are located near the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Movement
30.
We can learn a lot about the world around us by reading the newspaper.
a)
Movement
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Region
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