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GEOGRAPHY

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the chart, which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The Indian Ocean has a greater average depth than the Atlantic Ocean, but has less area.

b)

The Mediterranean Sea has the smallest area and has the least average depth.

c)

The Indian Ocean is the second largest in area

d)

The Arctic Ocean has the greatest known depth.

2.

In which ocean would you be if you traveled to 30° south latitude and 60° east longitude?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

3.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
4.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
5.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
6.
If one inch is equivalent to five miles.  How many miles is ten inches?
a)
60
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
7.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
8.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
9.

Name the imaginary line at 0° latitude which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres

a)

Cardinal Direction

b)

South

c)

North

d)

Equator

10.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
15.

Imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

16.

A tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Rose Graph

c)

Legend

d)

Map Key

17.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
18.
Which example best describe absolute location.
a)
Evans school is close to PSA
b)
My house next to the LA Zoo
c)
I live next to Walmart
d)
Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E
19.

Which example best describe relative location.

a)

Evans school is located at 6998 Main St,

b)

My house is 30° N and 10° E

c)

I live next to Walmart

d)

Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E

20.
Building houses, building roads, and cutting down trees best describes which of the 5 Themes of Geography.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Location
21.
Jim and his family moved to Mexico for a great job opportunity.  This would be a description of...
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human Environment Interaction
22.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
23.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
24.

In which ocean would you be if you traveled to 30° south latitude and 60° east longitude?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

25.

What does a compass rose show?

a)

Key

b)

Distance

c)

Directions

d)

States

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