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Geography Terms

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A way of showing the Earth on a flat sheet of paper

a)

hemisphere

b)

projection

c)

migration

d)

political map

2.

a "half sphere" used to refer to one-half of the globe

a)

hemisphere

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

scale

3.

imaginary lines that circle the Earth from parallel to the equator

a)

projection

b)

scale

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

4.

imaginary lines the circle the Earth from pole to pole

a)

culture

b)

cardinal directions

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

5.

a map that shows land and water features

a)

physical map

b)

scale

c)

projection

d)

land feature map

6.

a map that shows the names and borders of countries

a)

physical map

b)

scale map

c)

choropleth

d)

political map

7.

a map that shows themes or patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

special-purpose map

d)

choropleth

8.

a measuring line that shows the distances on a map

a)

projection

b)

latitude

c)

scale

d)

cardinal directions

9.

north, south, east and west

a)

cardinal directions

b)

scale

c)

physical map

d)

hemisphere

10.

a special-purpose map that uses colors to show population density

a)

cardinal directions

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

choropleth

11.

the movement of people from one place to settle in another place

a)

migration

b)

scale

c)

movement

d)

projection

12.

the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people

a)

traits

b)

culture

c)

beliefs

d)

behaviors

13.

a large division of time

a)

species

b)

era

c)

fossil

d)

artifact

14.

the study of object to learn about past human life

a)

archaeology

b)

paleontology

c)

anthropology

15.

an object made by people

a)

fossil

b)

species

c)

artifact

d)

era

16.

the study of fossils

a)

archaeology

b)

paleontology

c)

anthropology

17.

plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

a)

species

b)

artifact

c)

fossil

18.

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

anthropology

b)

archaeology

c)

paleontology

19.

a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

a)

species

b)

fossils

c)

era

d)

bias

20.

something that shows proof or an indication that something is true

a)

scholarly

b)

bias

c)

evidence

d)

primary source

21.

firsthand evidence of an event in history

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

third hand source

d)

gossip

22.

a document or written work created after an event

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

third hand source

d)

gossip

23.

a personal attitude about people or life

a)

bias

b)

evidence

c)

point of view

24.

an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events

a)

evidence

b)

bias

c)

scholarly

d)

bad opinion

25.

concerned with academic learning or research

a)

scholarly

b)

conclusion

c)

evidence

d)

primary source

26.

a decision reached after examining evidence

a)

conclusion

b)

bias

c)

opinion

d)

point of view