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Basic Geography World Cultures

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is labelled 1?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Oceania

e)

South America

2.

What continent is labelled 2?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

3.

What continent is labelled 3?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

4.

What continent is labelled 4?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

5.

What continent is labelled 5?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

6.

What Ocean is labelled A?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

7.

What Ocean is labelled B?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

8.

What Ocean is labelled C?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

9.

What Ocean is labelled D?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

10.

What Ocean is labelled E?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

11.

What Ocean is labelled F?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

12.

Imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude

a)

Longitude

b)

Basin

c)

equator

d)

Latitude

13.

Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

a)

Isthmus

b)

Map

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

14.

Distance north or south of the Equator measured by degrees

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Map

d)

Isthmus

15.

Exact location for a place on the earth described by global coordinates

a)

Basin

b)

continent

c)

cultural feature

d)

absolute location

16.

A series of connected mountains

a)

peninsula

b)

mouth of river

c)

mountain range

d)

tributary

17.

Large body of water completely or partly surrounded on the three sides by land.

a)

Sea

b)

mouth of river

c)

mountain range

d)

tributary

18.

Area of low land between hills or mountains

a)

Prime meridian

b)

strait

c)

valley

d)

plateau

19.

Line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.

a)

Prime meridian

b)

strait

c)

equator

d)

valley

20.

Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation and often covered with grasses.

a)

Prime meridian

b)

strait

c)

plateau

d)

valley

21.
The item on this map marked with a circle is called a...
a)
Key
b)
Scale
c)
Compass
d)
Legend
22.
This item on a map is called a...
a)
Scale
b)
Thermometer
c)
Continent
d)
Compass Rose
23.
This item on a map is called a...
a)
Continent
b)
River
c)
Legend
d)
Compass Rose
24.
Arctic Ocean
a)
C
b)
A
c)
D
d)
B
25.
Australia
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
26.
Antarctica
a)
G
b)
F
c)
E
d)
B
27.

Geography is...

a)

The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

b)

The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

c)

The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

28.
Movement is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
29.

Regions are ...

a)

Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

b)

An absolute location on Earth.

c)

The physical and human characteristics of a place.

30.
Human and Environment Interactions are ...
a)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
31.
Location is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
32.
A place is...
a)
The physical and human characteristics of a place.
b)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
c)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
33.

An example of an absolute location would be.........

a)

37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W

b)

United States of America

c)

The South

34.

An example of relative location would be............

a)

37.02 degrees N, 96.2 degrees W

b)

10 miles south of Springfield on HWY 65

c)

Paris, France

35.
All of the following are examples of Physical characteristics EXCEPT 
a)
The Empire State Building 
b)
Mountains 
c)
Rivers 
d)
Lakes
36.
Lucky Peak Dam controls flooding, produces electricity, and helps provide water for irrigation.  This is an example of
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
37.
Name the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Movement, Region, HEI, Location, Place
b)
Ask, Acquire, Analyze, Organize, Answer
c)
Global, Inter-regional, Regional, Local, Cities
d)
none of the above
38.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "Physical characteristics including landforms, climate, vegetation, and bodies of water."
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
39.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "We organize the Earth's areas by their common characteristics."
a)
Location
b)
Place 
c)
HEI
d)
Regions
40.
Which of The Five Themes of Geography does this statement describe: "How people shape, change, and depend on the environment."
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
41.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle

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