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Lesson 1: Tools of a Geographer

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where a place is located in relation to another place or landmark.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

Over yonder

d)

Exact location

2.

With this information, you could find an exact spot.

a)

Neither here nor there

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

Somewhere over the rainbow

3.

What causes distortion on a map?

a)

Poor ink quality used by the map company.

b)

Map makers are not trained properly.

c)

Dishonest map makers.

d)

Trying to show a 3-dimensional object on a 2-dimensional map.

4.

Look to this part of the map to quickly see what type of information the map is communicating...

a)

Compass rose

b)

Map title

c)

Equator

d)

Map scale

5.

"North, south, east, and west" are known as the...

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Wildcat directions

d)

Coordinates

6.

Lines that run east-west on the globe and measure distance from the equator are called lines of ___________.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Meridians

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

7.

Longitude is the measurement of distance from the ...

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

8.

What unit do we use to measure longitude and latitude?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Degrees

d)

Kilometers

9.

What line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Antarctic Circle

10.

The ratio between distance on a map and distance in real life is called...

a)

Latitude

b)

Compass rose

c)

Map scale

d)

Longitude

11.

Which of these is based upon the earth's ROTATION on its axis?

a)

365-day year

b)

30-day month

c)

24-hour day

d)

Leap year

12.

Which of these is the result of the earth being tilted on its axis?

a)

365 days in a year

b)

Changing of the seasons (spring, summer, fall, etc.)

c)

24-hour day

d)

UK being awesome in basketball

13.

Which of these is true when it's WINTER in the northern hemisphere?

a)

The northern hemisphere is getting the most direct sunlight.

b)

The southern hemisphere is getting the most direct sunlight.

c)

Both hemispheres are getting equal amounts of sunlight.

d)

None of these statements are true.

14.

Which of these is NOT a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Germany

15.

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Caribbean

d)

Pacific

16.

"Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest" are known as...

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Wildcat directions

d)

None of these

17.

What tells you what different colors or symbols on a map represent?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Rivers and oceans

c)

Map Legend or Key

d)

Intermediate Directions

18.

Which of these is an intermediate direction?

a)

south

b)

between

c)

northeast

d)

alongside

19.

The equator is a

a)

line of latitude

b)

prime meridian

c)

relative location

d)

line of longitude

20.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
21.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
22.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
23.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
24.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
25.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
26.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
27.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
28.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
29.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
30.
Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
31.
Which Hemisphere are both South America and Antarctica found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
32.
When stating the absolute location of a place, you always begin with the latitude line.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
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
34.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
35.
a)
Australia is located in the Eastern and Souther Hemispheres 
b)
Asia is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
c)
North America is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres
d)
South America is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
36.
What is this object known as?
a)
Map symbol
b)
Map key
c)
Map scale
d)
Compass rose
37.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
38.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
39.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
40.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
41.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
42.
Which climate zone experiences 4 seasons?
a)
Polar
b)
Temperate
c)
Tropical
d)
None
43.
Which climate zone receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
Polar
b)
Temperate
c)
Tropical
44.

Which two zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

Northern and Southern Polar Zones

b)

Northern and Southern Temperate Zones

c)

Northern and Southern Tropical Zones

45.

Which two zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

the Northern and Southern Polar Zones

b)

the Northern and Southern Temperate Zones

c)

the Northern and Southern Tropical Zones

46.

Which two climate zones are shaded red on the map?

a)

the Polar Zones

b)

the Temperate Zones

c)

the Tropical Zones

47.

Your climate zone is determined by your

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

48.
the climate zone located between 23.5 N and 66.5 N
a)
tropical zone
b)
temperate zone
c)
polar zone
d)
microclimate
49.
An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
longitude
c)
equator
d)
latitude
50.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
51.
What direction is indicated by the number 7?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
52.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
53.

Why do geographers use different map projections?

a)

to deal with Earth changing

b)

to deal with distortion

c)

to deal with the accuracy of flat maps

d)

to deal with projection

54.
All map projections are somehow incorrect.
a)
True
b)
False
55.

The people who built this house used the wood and leaves from trees in the rainforest where they live. Which theme of geography does the image represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

movement

56.

Thousands of people emigrated from Haiti to the Dominican Republic because an earthquake destroyed their homes in Haiti. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

57.

Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

58.

Satellites communicate information all over the world. This is an example of which themes of geography?

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

place

59.

Many items we use everyday are sent from China to the United States on large cargo ships. Which theme of geography does this represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

60.

Building roads and highways in places that never had them before is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

region

61.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
62.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
63.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
64.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
65.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
66.
The exchange of people, goods, or ideas from one place to another
a)
Place
b)
Human/Environment interacton
c)
Region
d)
Movement
67.

Which theme looks at what it's like to live somewhere including human and physical characteristics?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

68.

Greenville has the Danish Festival every year.

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

69.

The country is 34 degrees north and 127 degrees east.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

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