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Geography Pre-Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does physical geography study?

a)

The Earth's landforms, bodies of water, climate and living things

b)

The height of the land

c)

Just the things that live on the land

d)

Just the Earth's land-forms

2.

What does human geography study?

a)

All the statistics about humans on the Earth

b)

Where, how and with whom humans live

c)

Where humans live

d)

Culture

3.

GDP is a measurement of all the goods and services produced by a countries economy. It stands for:

a)

Goods Departments and Products

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Gold Demand Production

4.

What are the 5 themes of geography?

a)

Location, place, interaction, movement & region

b)

Location, place, landforms, culture & interaction

c)

Location, place, land-forms, climate & region

d)

Location, land-forms, climate, culture & interaction

5.

Customs are...

a)

things people do again and again

b)

not linked to physical geography

c)

often linked to culture

d)

all easy to see when you visit another country

e)

mostly just the things people do every day

6.

Climate is different than weather because

a)

Climate is the patterns of weather over a long period of time

b)

Weather only applies to one area

c)

Climate only deals with heat while weather deals with rain

d)

Climate is about a problem with the environment

7.

Which is not a factor affecting climate?

a)

The amount of people living in a location

b)

The latitude of a location

c)

the elevation of a location

d)

The ocean currents near a location

8.

Which do you need to measure distance on a map?

a)
b)
c)

9.

What is industrialization?

a)

A time period that changes a country from farming to factories.

b)

A type of music specific to a persons culture.

c)

The effect of several countries going to war.

d)

Studying the impact climate change will have on ocean levels and polar ice caps.

10.

Urbanization involves...

a)

making the world a global village

b)

cities getting bigger

c)

making every village and town look like a city

d)

people moving from the countryside to the city

e)

people moving from the city to the countryside and taking ideas from the city with them

11.
Which continent do we live on?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe 
d)
Asia 
12.
Which continents are completely surrounded by water?
a)
South America and North America
b)
Africa and Asia
c)
Europe and Asia
d)
Australia and Antarctica
13.
How would you describe Europe's location in relation to Asia
a)
Europe is located east of Aisa.
b)
Europe is located west of Asia.
c)
Europe is located south of Asia.
d)
Europe is located north of Asia
14.

Which example best describes absolute location.

a)

Evans school is close to PSA

b)

My house next to the LA Zoo

c)

I live next to Walmart

d)

Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E

15.

Which example best describes relative location.

a)

Evans school is located at 6998

b)

My house is 30° N and 10° E

c)

I live next to Walmart

d)

Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E

16.
Using the population map, which statement is most accurate.
a)
Most people live in North America
b)
Australia has a larger population than Europe
c)
Larger populations are near water
d)
South America has the largest population
17.
Which continent is a country as well as a continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Australia
18.
Define peninsula
a)
A piece of land that is bordered by water on all sides.
b)
an area that is higher than surrounding land
c)
low land between two mountains
d)
piece of land that is bordered on three sides but is connected to the mainland.
19.
A place consists of human features and physical features.  Which of the following would be considered a human feature.
a)
language
b)
mountain
c)
river
d)
animals
20.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
21.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
22.
Which continent is located at 60° N and 120° E
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
23.
Which continent is located at 30° S and 135° E
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
24.
Which continent is located at 45° N and 30° E
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
25.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
26.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
27.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
28.

Name the hottest place on Earth

a)

Sahara Desert, Africa

b)

El Azizia, Libya

c)

Death Valley, California

29.

Name the largest country in the world

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

China

30.

Name the smallest country in the world

a)

Vatican City

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

Saudi Arabia

31.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and is located in...?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

Japan

d)

United States

32.

The Great Pyramid of Giza can be found in which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

33.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Arctic
c)
Southern
d)
Indian
34.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
35.

On average, the higher the elevation of a place, the _______ it will be.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

36.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
Asia and Antarctica
c)
North America and Australia
d)
North America and South America
37.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
38.

Look at the map of West Africa. What country does not share a border with Mali?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Mauritania

c)

Guinea

d)

Algeria

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