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5th Grade Geography Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What divides the Earth into northern and southern parts?

a)

the globe

b)

the equator

c)

the hemisphere

d)

the linear scale

2.

When there is a change in shape and size of an object, it is called ....?

a)

globe

b)

distortion

c)

geography

d)

ocean

3.

A globe is....?

a)

a continent

b)

a symbol

c)

a model of the Earth

d)

a hemisphere

4.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

7

d)

50

5.

What are the areas at the top and bottom of the globe called?

a)

hemispheres

b)

poles

c)

continents

d)

countries

6.

The Earth is divided into four....?

a)

continents

b)

countries

c)

hemispheres

d)

oceans

7.

True or False: A map is a flat model of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The cardinal directions on a compass rose are...?

a)

N, S, E, W

b)

N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

c)

NE, SE, SW, NW

d)

NW, SN, NS, WE

9.

What are the directions in between North, South, East and West called?

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

symbols

d)

equator

10.

This picture represents a ....?

a)

cardinal direction

b)

linear scale

c)

a hemisphere

d)

word scale

11.

How many oceans are there?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

8

d)

5

12.

What ocean is missing from this list? Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic....

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Northern

13.

Geographers named five oceans on Earth because....?

a)

There were five geographers working together.

b)

They liked the number five.

c)

They gave names to the sections of water separated by land.

d)

They flipped a coin.

14.

The three MAIN countries in North America are Mexico, Canada, and......?

a)

the United States

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Greenland

15.

What is the largest continent on Earth?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

16.

On a map, 12 inches = 1 foot is an example of a ....?

a)

word scale

b)

linear scale

17.

This pictures show a ........

a)

population map

b)

elevation map

c)

political map

d)

physical map

18.

A ........... map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

physical

b)

population

c)

elevation

d)

political

19.

Which type of maps show the height of the land?

a)

an elevation map

b)

a population map

c)

a physical map

d)

a political map

20.

What is this called?

a)

a coordinate grid

b)

a title

c)

a compass rose

d)

a scale

21.

True or False: a map can show more details than a map.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: A map can show distortion.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Identify this continent.

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

24.

Which continent is the smallest?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

25.

What does this picture show?

a)

a word scale

b)

a linear scale

c)

a map key

d)

continents

26.

Which line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

27.

What is the term for a map that shows boundaries of countries and states?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Climate map

d)

Topographic map

28.

Which ocean is the largest by surface area?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

29.

Which line of longitude is considered the starting point for measuring degrees of east and west?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

International Date Line

30.

What is the term for a map that shows the distribution of population across a region?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Population map

d)

Climate map