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Geography Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lines of latitude are also known as _____________.

a)

meridians

b)

Prime Meridians

c)

parallels

d)

lines

2.

Latitude measures _________ and __________ of the equator.

a)

East/West

b)

North/South

3.

Longitude lines measure_________ and _________ of the Prime Meridian.

a)

East/West

b)

North South

4.

The relation of one place to another is

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Relative Location

d)

Absolute Location

5.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
6.

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

7.
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.
8.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
9.

What is movement?

a)

Tells us how people, goods, resources, 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.

10.

Samuel moved to Ohio by way of the Underground Railroad to escape slavery in the south. This is an example of what type of migration?

a)

Political Pull

b)

Political Push

c)

Economic Pull

d)

Environmental Push

11.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
12.

The Jackson family left Brazil because of the devastating and deadly Amazon Rainforest wildfires. This is what type of migration?

a)

Environmental Push

b)

Economic Pull

c)

Social Push

d)

Environmental Pull

13.
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
14.

The Prime Meridian runs through this city in England

a)

England

b)

London

c)

Cleveland

d)

Greenwich

15.

The main directions on a compass rose are called....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

general directions

d)

directions

16.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

17.

Which city is located closest to 30°N, 90°W?

a)

Durban

b)

Leningrad

c)

New Orleans

18.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
19.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
20.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Weather
21.

What type of map would be helpful if you were looking for an area that had a lot of mining jobs?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Resource Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Historical Map

22.

N, E, S, W are called...

a)

blue directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

d)

straight and forward

23.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NE, NW, SW, SE

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

24.
What type of map would be most helpful as you travel from capital to capital on your trip across the country?
a)
Population Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Topographic Map
25.
This map is an example of a . . . 
a)
Population Map
b)
Historical Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Climate Map