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Geography Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent do we live on?

a)

United States

b)

North America

c)

Ohio

d)

South America

2.

What country do we live in?

a)

North America

b)

Trumbull

c)

United States

d)

Ohio

3.

What state do we live in?

a)

United States

b)

Trumbull

c)

Ohio

d)

North America

4.

What county do we live in?

a)

Trumbull

b)

United States

c)

North America

d)

Ohio

5.

What is missing from the address?


342 N. Elm Street

Columbus, OH

a)

house number

b)

state

c)

city

d)

zip code

6.

What is the name for the imaginary, parallel lines that run horizontally across the globe and are used to measure distances North and South?

a)

latitude lines

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

longitude lines

7.

What is the name of the 0 degree latitude line?

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

8.

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run vertically on the globe and cross at the North and South poles measuring distances East and West?

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

9.

What is the name of the 0 degree longitude line?

a)

latitude lines

b)

equator

c)

longitude lines

d)

prime meridian

10.

What letter do you find at 40 degrees North latitude and 60 degrees East longitude?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

11.

What type of map highlights Earth’s natural features (mountains, plains, deserts, etc…)?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Historical Map

d)

Folding Map

12.

What type of map shows the boundaries of states and countries?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Historical Map

d)

Folding Map

13.

What type of location is the EXACT position of a particular place?

a)

Relative location

b)

Where I am at

c)

Absolute location

d)

You are here

14.

What type of location is the position of a particular place in relation to other locations?

a)

Absolute location

b)

Where I am

c)

Relative location

d)

You are here

15.

Tells what the map is about.

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

key/legend

d)

compass rose

16.

Shows the cardinal and intermediate directions.

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

key/legend

d)

compass rose

17.

Shows what the symbols on a map mean.

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

key/legend

d)

compass rose

18.

Used to show real distances using smaller units of measurement

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

key/legend

d)

compass rose

19.

What types of resources CANNOT be replaced?

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

flow resource

20.

What is a negative effect of mining.

a)

takes water away from lakes and rivers, which harms wildlife.

b)

destroys the natural environment

c)

increases air pollution

d)

increase in trade and industry

21.

Name one positive effect of the Great Lakes Navigation.

a)

promotes the growth of trade and industry

b)

helps people grow more food

c)

brings fresh drinking water to an area

d)

people can work in the city and live in the country

22.

Name a positive and negative effect of irrigation.

a)

people can travel from home to work easier

b)

takes water away from lakes and rivers, which harms wildlife.

c)

helps people grow more food and create jobs

d)

causes pollution

23.

How has transportation changed over the past 200 years.

a)

steamboat, car, railroad, airplane

b)

airplane, car, railroad, steamboat

c)

steamboat, railroad, car, airplane

d)

car, airplane, steamboat, railroad

24.

What are the names of the 5 Great Lakes?

a)

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

b)

Huron, Milton, Michigan, Erie, Superior

c)

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Mosquito, Superior

d)

Huron, Ontario, Mississippi, Erie, Superior

25.

Name the 4 hemispheres of the Earth.

a)

Right, Left, Northern, Southern

b)

South Pole, North Pole, Equator, Prime Meridian

c)

Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western

d)

top, bottom, Eastern, Western

26.

What are the 5 Regions of the United States?

a)

West, Northern, Eastern, Southern, Local

b)

North, South, East, West, Center

c)

East, West, North, Mideast, Midwest

d)

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West

27.

In which hemisphere would you find North America, Europe, and Asia?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

28.

In which region would you find the states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona?

a)

West

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Midwest

29.

Select 2 ways that people have used and changed the Colorado River in the past 100 years.

a)

People built a dam to slow the water flow and stop flooding.

b)

People drained the Colorado River so they could build homes there.

c)

The water from the dam is used for irrigation and technology, which creates jobs.

d)

People built a dam to speed up the water flow.

30.

Which of the following statements best describes the relative location of Mexico?

a)

Mexico is East of North America

b)

Mexico is West of North America

c)

Mexico is North of North America

d)

Mexico is South of North America

31.

Resources that can be replaced in a short time are known as?

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

natural resources

d)

coal, oil, and natural gas

32.

Why did replacing shipping canals with railroads encourage growth in the United States during the late 1800s?

a)

Fewer people were afraid to travel by rail than by boat.

b)

Railroads’ speed helped transport goods and people quickly.

c)

Canals did not function during the winter and were of limited use.

d)

Railroad companies offered settlers free transportation to the West.

33.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

Latitude is the name given to imaginary horizontal lines that run across the Earth

b)

Latitude is the name given to imaginary vertical lines that run across the Earth

c)

The equator is the line of latitude that divides the Earth in half

d)

Longitudes are imaginary lines that run North and South

34.

Which of the following best describes relative location?

a)

a drawing that represents a geographic area

b)

where something can be found

c)

the exact position of a particular mountain, lake, city or other place on the Earth’s surface

d)

the position of a particular place on the Earth’s surface in relation to other locations

35.

Americans find it easier today to settle in remote areas and still stay in touch than they did just ten years ago. Why is this?

a)

The transcontinental railroad has finally been completed.

b)

A highway system connects major cities.

c)

The Internet keeps everyone in touch.

d)

The telegraph system allows them to communicate.