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Anderson Geography Unit 1: Basics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT something you need on a mental map?

a)

Legend

b)

Borders

c)

Direction

d)

Scale

2.

The equal shrinking of distance across the map is called what?

a)

Direction

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Miles

3.

The type of map that shows elevation change (or higher or lower ground) is called what?

a)

Topographic map

b)

Resource map

c)

Political map

d)

Climate map

4.

Which of the following is a political map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The type of map that shows how people make money in an area is called a

a)

topographic map

b)

resource map

c)

political map

d)

climate map

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the political regions of the Western Hemisphere?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Caribbean

d)

Argentina

e)

Central America

7.

Which political region is Mexico in?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Central America

d)

Caribbean

8.

The type of region that is divided by natural areas is called a

a)

Political region

b)

Economic region

c)

Nature region

d)

Physical region

9.

The type of region that is divided by how people make money is called

a)

Political region

b)

Economic region

c)

Resource region

d)

Physical region

10.

Absolute location is:

a)

Where I am compared to the person next to me

b)

What room I am in

c)

Latitude and longitude

d)

X and y coordinates

11.

Latitude is:

a)

Horizontal lines on a map

b)

Vertical lines on a map

c)

The x-axis on a graph

d)

The y-axis on a graph

12.

The Equator splits the Earth into what?

a)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

b)

Eastern and Northern Hemispheres

c)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

d)

Northern and Western Hemispheres

13.

Which point is at 60°S 120°W

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

14.

Which point is at 15°S 75°E

a)

C

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

15.

What are the coordinates of point G

a)

20°S 100°E

b)

100°N 30°W

c)

45°N 20°E

d)

30°S 0°