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Geography Skills Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the center line for latitude called?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

2.

What is the center line for longitude called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

3.

A political map shows…?

a)

man-made borders

b)

mountains, rivers, plateaus

c)

population density

d)

vegetation

4.

When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?

a)

summer

b)

fall

c)

winter

d)

spring

5.

What are the seven continents?

a)

Russia, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

b)

Asia, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

c)

Europe, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

d)

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

6.

What is the northern most point on the Earth?

a)

the Geographic North Pole

b)

Iceland

c)

Yellowknife

d)

Whitehorse

7.

How would you describe the Earth’s shape?

a)

football shaped

b)

squared off

c)

spherical

d)

conical

8.

One disadvantage of using a globe as a navigational device.

a)

its not pocket portable

b)

its not a good model of the Earth

c)

its not round enough

d)

its not blue enough

9.

Why do all maps have some type of distortion?

a)

they represent three dimensions on a two dimensional surface

b)

they are made from the same material as Jimi Henrix guitar

c)

Iceland is too big to picture

d)

Russia is too wide to picture

10.

What does a physical map show?

a)

man made borders

b)

features like mountains, plateaus, rivers

c)

where Gold's Gym and Planet Fitness is located world-wide

d)

where you can see a doctor for a sports physical