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Geography Mapwork Revision

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
2.

The United States of America is in which two hemispheres?

a)

North and West

b)

South and East

c)

North and South

d)

East and South

3.

The equator divides what two hemispheres?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

4.

Which continent is in all four hemispheres?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

5.

An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

prime meridian

6.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
7.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
8.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
9.

Lines of Latitude run

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

c)

East to North

d)

West to South

10.

Imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Axis

d)

Lines of Longitude

11.

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

8

12.

Which direction does the Earth turn?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

North to South

d)

South to North

13.

The sun rises in the

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

14.

Latitude lines are also known as

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

primes

d)

axis

15.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
16.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
17.
California (CA) is ______ of
Colorado (CO).
a)
East
b)
Southeast
c)
West
d)
North
18.
When following directions, what are the
two key words that tell us where to
begin?
a)
of/from; to
b)
begin; end
c)
from; on
d)
on; to
19.
Which of the following is the mnemonic
we use to remember the cardinal
directions?
a)
even swans nest Wednesdays
b)
never eat soggy waffles
c)
we never end school
d)
every night we sing
20.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

21.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
22.

What direction do you need to travel to get from the swing set to the food market?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

Southeast

d)

West

23.

What direction do you need to travel to go from the ferris wheel to the Food Market?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

Northwest

d)

East

24.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
25.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
26.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
27.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
28.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
29.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
30.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
31.
The two imaginary lines of latitude that are farthest from the equator are called the __________  and the  ____________.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle 
c)
Prime meridian and International Date Line
d)
Equator and Prime Meridian
32.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
33.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
34.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
35.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
36.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica 
b)
South America
c)
North America 
d)
Australia 
37.
What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans? 
a)
30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
b)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
c)
30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
d)
35 degrees north and 70 degrees west
38.
What are the coordinates for the city of Leningrad? 
a)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
b)
55 degrees north and 1 degree east
c)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
d)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
39.
If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia 
40.
If you were located at 30 degrees south and 90 degress east, what ocean would you be in?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
41.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
42.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
43.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
44.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
45.
Hatboro and Smithville are 24 cm apart on the map.  What is the actual distance between the two cities if the scale is 1 cm = 8 km?
a)
87 km
b)
216 km 
c)
33 km
d)
192 km
46.

Pam drew a scale drawing of a game room. She used the scale 1 inch : 2 feet. If the air hockey table is 5 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual air hockey table?

a)

10 Feet

b)

2.5 Feet

c)

5 Feet

d)

15 Feet

47.

Alan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 1 millimeter : 5 meters. In the drawing, the lawn in the backyard is 10 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual lawn?

a)

50 m

b)

2 m

c)

10 m

d)

5 m

48.

Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle lies

a)

Temperate zone

b)

Torrid zone

c)

Frigid zone

d)

Arctic Circle

49.

How does latitude affect climate?

a)

the higher you move up an area the cooler it becomes

b)

the closer you move to the equator the climate becomes warmer

c)

brings in cooler air

d)

brings in warmer air

50.

Tropical Rainforests are found

a)

a. towards the poles

b)

b.towards the equator

c)

c. towards the temperate zone

51.

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.

b)

Climate is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.

c)

Weather refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time, whereas climate refers to temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.

d)

Climate refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time, whereas weather refers to temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.

52.

The two principal climate components are

a)

temperature and pressure.

b)

temperature and precipitation.

c)

precipitation and pressure.

d)

pressure and wind speed.

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