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Intro to Geography Quiz #1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

2.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

3.

The United States of America is a country located on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

4.

The world is divided between the Northern and Southern ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

5.

The study of people, their environment and the natural resources they have

a)

geology

b)

genealogy

c)

geometry

d)

geography

6.

Location, place, movement, interaction with the environment and region are the

a)

aspects of a civilization

b)

themes of geology

c)

themes of geography

d)

how a society is broken up

7.

What is geography?

a)

The study of Earth and its people

b)

The study of maps

c)

The study of rocks

d)

The study of history

8.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
9.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
10.
Which of the following is the  imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
11.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Climate

d)

Human-environment interaction

12.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Africa
13.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
14.
What continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Virginia
c)
United States
d)
North America
15.
Which Continent is #1
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
16.
Which Continent is #2?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Asia
17.
Which continent is #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
18.
Which continent is #4?
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
19.
Which continent is #5?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
America
20.
Which continent is #6?
a)
Australia
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
21.
Which continent is #7?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
22.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
23.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
24.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
25.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
26.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.

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