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Geography Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The EQUATOR is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth located at 0 latitude.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Select the continent of NORTH AMERICA.

a)

6

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Select the continent of AFRICA.

a)

7

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

4.

Select the continent of ASIA.

a)

1

b)

7

c)

6

d)

3

5.

Select the continent of AUSTRALIA.

a)

7

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

6.

What continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

United States

7.

Select the continent of EUROPE

a)

1

b)

7

c)

4

d)

2

8.

Brazil is a country in South America. Select South America on the map.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

6

9.

Name the ocean east of North America.

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

10.

Name the ocean north of Europe.

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

11.

What ocean is south of Asia?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

12.

What ocean is west of North America?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

13.

Select the continent of Anatarctica.

a)

7

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

14.

The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line around the Earth located at 0 latitude.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

__________ is the time before written records.

a)

primary source

b)

prehistory

c)

secondary source

d)

history

16.

A person who studies the past is a/an

a)

geographer

b)

architect

c)

scholar

d)

historian

17.

The study of the past that is categorized by time after the invention of writing is known as

a)

prehistory

b)

archaeology

c)

history

d)

facts

18.

A first hand account from the time period being studied is known as a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

historical source

d)

factual source

19.

A source that is NOT from the time period being studied but is researched and is based on primary sources is known as

a)

primary sources

b)

secondary sources

c)

factual sources

d)

historical sources

20.

Which of the following are sources that historians use to study the past?

a)

tools, bones, weapons,

b)

artifacts, photographs, speeches

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

21.

Which of the following are examples of primary sources?

a)

a book about WWII

b)

a letter written by a soldier in the war

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

22.

Which of the following is an example of secondary sources?

a)

a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

b)

a podcast about Leonardo da Vinci

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

23.

The five themes of geography are

a)

absolute, relative, location, region, and place

b)

latitude, region, prime meridian, movement, and human environment interaction

c)

location, religion, place, movement, and human environment interaction

d)

location, region, place, movement, and human environment interaction

24.

Location is a theme of geography that tells where we are in the world. What are the two types of location?

a)

absolute and relative location

b)

primary and relative location

c)

absolute and regional location

d)

primary and secondary location

25.

20N, and 135W is an example of

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

26.

MSP is between PHS and Dollar General. This is an example of

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

27.

Place is a theme of geography that can have both physical and human characteristics. An example of place is

a)

#6 Spirit St Poplarville MS 39470

b)

migration

c)

the beaches of the MS Gulf Coast

d)

the southeastern region of the US

28.

Farming is an example of

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human environment interaction

d)

movement

29.

There are 3 types of movement for geography. They are

a)

the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

b)

the movement of tools, services, and ideas.

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

30.

A region is an area that has similarities (common characteristics) in terms of the way the people live their lives. An example of a region is

a)

The Smoky Mountain region of the US

b)

The Gulf Coastal region of MS

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

31.

A ______________ is half the earth.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

globe

32.

Lines of __________ run north and south on a globe and measure the distance from the Prime Meridian.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

hemishpere

d)

globe

33.

Lines of ______________run east and west on a globe and measure the distance from the Equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

globe