WorksheetsGeneral geography 5th grade (Orientation, nature, Earth)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following greek scientists made the first map (II century)?
Aristotle
Ptolemies
Herodotus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Christopher Columbus reaches the shores of North America in ...
1490
1500
1492
1499
Which scientist first found a way and reached the shores of India?
Christopher Columbus
Vasko Da Gama
Abel Tasman
Fernando magellan
Which scientist made the first route around the world and confirms the assumption of the ancient Greeks that we live on a globe shaped planet?
Abel Tasman
Fernando Magellan
Vasko Da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Which of the listed are main world directions?
Northeast
West
South
Southeast
Southwest
Some of the ways for orientation in nature are by using a compass and the sun.
True
False
If a map has a scale of 1:1 000 000 the actual distance would be:
1 cm = 10 km
1 cm = 100 km
1 cm = 1000 km
1 cm = 1 km
The map shown is:
Thematical
Geographical
The first Bulgarian globe was made in 1863 by:
Neophyte Rilski
Neophyte Bozveli
Paisii Hilendarski
Choose the Prime meridian and Prime parallel.
The Equator
The Greenwich meridian
180 meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
The point [A] on the map has coordinates:
20° n.g.l /40° e.g.l.
40° n.g.l /20° e.g.l.
60° n.g.l /40° e.g.l.
20° n.g.l /60° e.g.l.
How many percent is the Earth's water surface compared to the land?
71% / 29%
29% / 71%
60% / 40%
50% / 50%
The lithosphere is:
Rocks layer of the Earth
Living layer of the Earth
Water layer of the Earth
Soil layer of the Earth
The core, mantle and crust are part of the Outer structure of the Earth.
True
False
Which of the following types of rocks belong to igneous rock type?
Limestone
Granite
Marble
Sandstone
Volcanic eruption, earthquake and lithospheric movement are:
Inner forces of the Earth
Outer forces of the Earth
The height of every landform, measured according to the sea level is:
Absolute height
Relative height
Which of the following landforms is concave form of the relief?
Choose only the factors of the climate.
Temperature
Geographical location
Relief
Atmospheric pressure
Ocean and sea currents
How many are the climate zones in the world?
7
4
3
10
Choose the zone the description refers to:
•High temperatures
•High precipitations
•No winds
•One season – summer
Equatorial
Tropical
Polar
Moderate
The salty taste of the water is because of:
Disolved Sodium chloride
Disolved Magnesium chloride
The brown forest soils are typical for:
Equatorial climate
Moderate climate
Desert areas
over 800-900 m. altitude
Which religion emerged VII century on Arabian peninsula?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Which race the description refer to:
•Dark curly hair, dark skin, plumb lips and wide nostrils.
Negroid
Europid
Mongoloid
Cities emerged earlier than villages.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the countries is situated in Asia?
Brazil
Canada
Egypt
Japan
Which of the following countries is NOT a monarchy?
Croatia
Monaco
UK
Luxembourg
How many are the Economy sectors?
3
2
5
4
Which of the following pictures is showing activity of one of the sub-sectors in the Secondary sector?
