WorksheetsYear 9 Geography - Concepts and Biomes
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
North, South, East and West are considered...
a)
cardinal directions
b)
intermediate directions
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
2.
Lines that run north to south are called lines of...
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
hemisphere
d)
degree
3.
lines that run east to west are lines of...
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
hemisphere
d)
degrees
4.
Each half of Earth is called a...
a)
hemisphere
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
sphere
5.
A diagram of a compass showing direction is called...
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
locator map
d)
key
6.
What is the acronym to help remember the key concepts of geography?
a)
SPICES
b)
SPICESS
c)
SPC
d)
SPICEES
7.
The 'E' in the key geography concepts stand for
a)
envisage
b)
envelope
c)
environment
d)
enviroment
8.
The 'C' in the key geography concepts stand for
a)
culture
b)
change
c)
charter
d)
climate
9.
Term for maintaining the capacity of the environment to support our lives and other living creatures.
a)
sustainability
b)
environment
c)
renewable
d)
change
10.
Involves both time and space - ________ can take place over a period of time, or over an area
a)
space
b)
change
c)
scale
d)
sustainability
11.
The world is made up of ' ________'; The 'P' in the acronym of geography key concepts.
a)
parts
b)
pieces
c)
places
d)
parties
12.
The 'I' in the acronym for geography key concepts is___.
a)
intercontinental
b)
interconnection
c)
interactive
d)
internal
13.
180o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer
14.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
15.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
16.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
17.
Which ocean is east of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
18.
The ocean that flows around antarctica is the ...
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
19.
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
20.
imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
21.
The point on the southern hemisphere that is the farthest south (90 degrees south of the equator)
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Canada
22.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
23.
Ocean found to the South of Asia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Asian
d)
Indian
24.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
25.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
26.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
27.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
28.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
29.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
30.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
31.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
32.
Which Biome has permafrost?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
33.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
34.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
35.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
36.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
37.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
38.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
39.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
40.
Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
41.
In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve water to survive?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Temperate Forest
42.
The earth's coldest biome is the....
a)
Antartica
b)
Grasslands
c)
Tundra
d)
Freshwater
43.
Birds, beavers, fish, and insects live in this biome.
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Tundra
d)
Taiga
44.
This is the most important thing that makes each biome different from each other.
a)
Animals
b)
Location
c)
Climate
d)
People
45.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Marine
c)
Freshwater
d)
Waterpark
46.
The average weather conditions over a long period of time
a)
weather
b)
biome
c)
prevailing winds
d)
climate
47.
Conditions that vary from day to day such as temperature and precipitation
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
biome
d)
atmosphere
48.
Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
How does higher altitude affect climate?
a)
the higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.
b)
The further you get from the equator, the colder it gets.
c)
The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.
d)
The process by which heat from the sun is trapped near Earth's surface.
50.
The height of a landform, such as a mountain, above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
latitude
c)
weather
d)
biome
51.
Winds that come from mainly one direction
a)
prevailing winds
b)
biomes
c)
surface currents
d)
weather
52.
Which of the following biomes contains the greatest number of plant and animal species?
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
savanna
d)
tundra
53.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
54.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
55.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
100 %
