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Geography Unit Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Special Purpose Map
2.
What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Special Purpose Map
3.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments is called...

a)

Human Nature

b)

Religion

c)

Archaeology

d)

Geography

4.

A theme of Geography. Describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area.

a)

Area

b)

Distance

c)

Range

d)

Movement

5.

_____________ are imaginary lines that run North & South. They measure East & West.

The most famous one is the Prime Meridian.

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Catagrams

6.

Imaginary lines that run East & West. They measure North & South.

The most famous one is the equator.

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Thematic Maps

7.

Referred to as half of the globe.

There are four (4) total.

Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern.

a)

Catagrams

b)

Longitude Lines

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Hemisphere

8.

China is west of Japan.

This is an example of ____________.

a)

Direction

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Absolute Location

9.

What city is at the coordinates: 22°N, 114°E?

a)

Busan

b)

KeeLung

c)

Tokyo

d)

Hong Kong

10.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

11.

What is LOCATION?

a)

Describes a location.

b)

People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

c)

Where is it located?

d)

A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.

12.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

1020 Mall Lane

d)

Near Gateway Mall

13.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

14.
People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
15.
What does a map key or legend tell you?
a)
it tell you about the symbols of a school
b)
it tells you about the symbols of globe
c)
tells what the symbols on a map stand for 
16.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
17.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

18.

Which type of map shows the routes of historical events?

a)

Resource

b)

Physical

c)

Historical

d)

Political

19.

Resource maps show different resources provided by ...

a)

Nature

b)

Humans

20.
What city is located at 40 degrees North latitude and about 105 degrees West longitude?
a)
Colorado Springs
b)
Boulder
c)
Denver
d)
Durango