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Geography Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What continents are located completely in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
North America/Antarctica
b)
Europe/Australia
c)
North America/Europe
d)
Europe/Africa
2.
Which of the following continents are completely in the Western and Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
3.
On a map, what shows the relationship between actual distance and distance shown on a map?
a)
Map Key
b)
Map Scale
c)
Symbol
d)
Compass Rose
4.
What kind of map would they use to find the number of people per square mile?
a)
Climate
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Population
5.
What kind of map would you use to find elevation and landforms?
a)
Physical 
b)
Political
c)
Climate
d)
Historical
6.
What kind of map would you use to find mountain ranges?
a)
Political
b)
Population
c)
Physical 
d)
Climate
7.
The Earth can be divided into how many hemispheres?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.

The smallest continent in the world is _________.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

9.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

50

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

10.

The largest continent in the world is ____________.

a)

Australia

b)

America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

11.

Parallels of __________ circle the earth from west to east.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

fatitude

d)

equator

12.

Meridians of _________________ run North to South and meet at the poles.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

cardinal points

d)

continents

13.

The starting place for measuring latitude is the __________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

14.

The starting place for measuring longitude at 0 degrees and is called the ___________________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

South Pole

d)

International Date Line

15.

The most northern point on Earth is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

South Pole

d)

North Pole

16.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four oceans?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

African Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

17.

The great circle formed by the Prime Meridian and the International Dateline cuts Earth in half. The part EAST of the Prime Meridian is the __________ hemisphere.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

18.

On which continent would you find the United States of America?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

America

19.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
20.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
21.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
22.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
23.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
24.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
25.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
26.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

27.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

28.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
29.
What type of map shows borders between states and countries?
a)
Road Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Time Zone Map
d)
Political Map
30.
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
31.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
32.
A map that shows physical features and landforms is called?
a)
Physical Map
b)
Growth Map
c)
Projection Map
d)
Political Map
33.
What type of map would you need to use to see a country's boundaries?
a)
Physical Map
b)
Robinson Projection Map
c)
Political Map
d)
Globe
34.
What would you look at to find what the blue lines on a map represent?
a)
map key
b)
scale bar
c)
compass rose
d)
map title
35.
To show how many people live in Florida, I would use a ....
a)
population map
b)
physical map
c)
elevation map
d)
road map
36.
What type of map feature is this a picture of? 
a)
scale
b)
compass rose
c)
legend
d)
imaginary line
37.
What map feature is this a picture of?
a)
compass rose
b)
legend
c)
scale
d)
imaginary lines
38.
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
a)
ABCD
b)
NESW
c)
NeSeSwNw
d)
WXYZ
39.
What is this a picture of? 
a)
compass rose
b)
legend
c)
scale
d)
imaginary lines
40.
Which imaginary lines run North and South? 
a)
longitude
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
latitude
41.
Which imaginary lines run East and West?
a)
longitude
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
latitude
42.
What is the main longitude line called?
a)
longitude
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
latitude
43.
What is the main latitude line called?
a)
longitude
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
latitude
44.

What type of map shows land and water ?

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate Map

45.

Which is larger area of land ?

a)

Country

b)

Continent

c)

Region

d)

City

46.

Which of the seven continent 's is the largest?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

47.

Which is the largest body of water?

a)

oceans

b)

lake

c)

rivers

d)

seas

48.

Which ocean is located on the East Coast of the United States ?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

49.

This type of map shows the number of people living in an area .

a)

population map

b)

physical nap

c)

political map

d)

climate map

50.

Which continent is Kentucky located on ?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

51.

What type of map shows borders of countries or states ?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate MAp

52.

What shows directions on a map ?

a)

Compass

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Title

53.

What part of a map shows symbols ?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

compass

d)

title