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8.16 Geography Skills Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compass Rose is -

a)

a map which shows different continents and oceans

b)

a paper clip to hold a map together

c)

a symbol on a map which indicates the direction for a map

d)

a flower that blooms during the spring season

2.

Prime Meridian

a)

Divides the moon into quarters

b)

Shows which way to go during a storm.

c)

Divides the Earth into East and Western Hemisphere.

d)

Divides the Earth into North and South Hemisphere.

3.

Geography is

a)

The study of space aliens

b)

The study of spatial characteristics of the world's land and people.

c)

The study of the earth.

d)

Means the belief in our culture.

4.

Longitude -

a)

Lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

b)

LInes that run east to west around the earth.

c)

The way maps are divided

d)

Study of plants and animals.

5.

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Contour Line

6.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

7.

a)

The map show the lines of longitude.

b)

The map shows the lines of latitude.

8.

40o N 100oW is an example of

a)

A set of coordinates

b)

an address

c)

map scale

d)

locker combination

9.

What is the imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres called?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Compass Rose

d)

International Date Line

10.

All of these are Cardinal Directions except

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

South

d)

East

11.

A man-made channel built to carry water for irrigation or navigation is called a...

a)

Canal

b)

River

c)

Creek

d)

Stream

12.

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a larger body of water is called a ...

a)

Canal

b)

Ditch

c)

River

d)

Ocean

13.

The farther you move away from the equator it begins to

a)

get colder

b)

get wetter

c)

get warmer

d)

get louder

14.

Which continent is located at 40oN, 100oW?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

15.

What continent is labelled 1?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Oceania

e)

South America

16.

What continent is labelled 2?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Africa

e)

South America

17.

What continent is labelled 3?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

18.

What continent is labelled 4?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

19.

What continent is labelled 5?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

20.

What continent is labelled 6?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

21.

What continent is labelled 7?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

22.

What Ocean is labelled A?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

23.

What Ocean is labelled B?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

24.

What Ocean is labelled C?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

25.

What Ocean is labelled D?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

26.

What Ocean is labelled E?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

27.

What Ocean is labelled F?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern