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Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What shows directions on a map?

a)

bar scale

b)

legend

c)

map

d)

compass rose

e)

globe

2.

Which of the options below explains what the symbols on a map mean?

a)

globe

b)

compass rose

c)

bar scale

d)

map

e)

legend

3.

Which of these is flat and can show all of the earth's surface at once?

a)

globe

b)

compass rose

c)

bar scale

d)

map

e)

legend

4.

What helps you measure distances on a map?

a)

globe

b)

compass rose

c)

bar scale

d)

map

e)

legend

5.

Which of the options below is shaped like the earth, and when you turn it, you see a different part of the earth?

a)

globe

b)

compass rose

c)

bar scale

d)

map

e)

legend

6.

Which direction on the compass rose is to the left?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

7.

Which direction on the compass rose is at the bottom?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

8.

Which direction on the compass rose is to the right?

a)

west

b)

south

c)

north

d)

east

9.

The United States is a

a)

continent

b)

country

c)

island

d)

plateau

10.

The largest bodies of water in the world are

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

glaciers

11.

The driest places on the earth are

a)

islands

b)

rain forests

c)

deserts

d)

plateaus

12.

A piece of land surrounded by water is a

a)

plateau

b)

cape

c)

peninsula

d)

island

13.

The ______________ divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

14.

What line of longitude divides the earth into an Eastern Hemisphere and a Western Hemisphere?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

15.

What is half of the earth called?

a)

line of latitude

b)

line of longitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

equator

16.

What is the difference between latitude and longitude?

a)

Lines of latitude run horizontally east to west. Lines of longitude run vertically north to south.

b)

Lines of latitude run vertically north to south. Lines of longitude run horizontally east to west.

c)

Lines of latitude run vertically east to west. Lines of longitude run horizontally north to south.

d)

Lines of latitude run horizontally north to south. Lines of longitude run vertically east to west.

17.

Why are lines of latitude and longitude important on a map?

a)

They tell you what symbols mean.

b)

They help pinpoint locations on the earth.

c)

They tell you how many miles cities are apart.

d)

They show major roadways.

18.

Which continent is represented by letter a?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

North America

e)

Europe

19.

Which continent is represented by letter b?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

e)

Australia

20.

Which continent is represented by letter c?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

e)

Antarctica

21.

Which continent is represented by letter d?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Europe

22.

Which continent is represented by letter e?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

Antarctica

23.

Which continent is represented by letter f?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

e)

South America

24.

Which continent is represented by letter g?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

e)

South America

25.

Which city is located at 25 degrees north latitude, 80 degrees west longitude?

a)

Houston

b)

Miami

c)

Raleigh

d)

Boston

26.

Which city is located at 45 degrees north latitude, 122 degrees west longitude?

a)

Portland

b)

Phoenix

c)

Denver

d)

Fargo

27.

Which city is located at 35 degrees north latitude, 78 degrees west longitude?

a)

Boston

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Raleigh

d)

Miami

28.

Which city is located at 33 degrees north latitude, 112 west longitude?

a)

Portland

b)

Houston

c)

Denver

d)

Phoenix

29.

What are the latitude and longitude coordinates for Fargo?

a)

50 degrees N, 100 degrees W

b)

47 degrees N, 97 degrees W

c)

35 degrees N, 75 degrees W

30.

What are the latitude and longitude coordinates for Niagara Falls?

a)

33 degrees N, 112 degrees W

b)

45 degrees N, 122 degrees W

c)

43 degrees N, 79 degrees W