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Geography Test Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.

_______ lines on a globe run from east to west but measure north to south.

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

4.

_______ lines on a globe run from North to South but measure east to west.

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

5.

Part of the map that tells what the symbols and colors indicate.

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

key/legend

d)

compass rose

6.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
7.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
8.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
9.
A _______________ map is the internal image people construct from their knowledge of where places are located.
a)
mental
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
flow-line
10.

What part of a map would help you determine the distance between two places?

a)

The Legend

b)

The Compass Rose

c)

The Scale

d)

The Title

11.
North, South, East and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
12.

Lines of longitude known as __________ run between the North and South Poles

a)

meridians

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

parallels

13.

_________ or lines of latitude run parallel to the equator.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

intermediate directions

d)

cardinal directions

14.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
15.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
16.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, west, east

b)

northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

c)

the direction the Earth rotates

d)

the direction all students walk to Northwest Middle School

17.

A large natural stream of water that empties into an ocean, sea or lake.

a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Sea

d)

Ocean

18.

A natural elevation of the earth that is higher than a hill

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Peninsula

19.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

Island

b)

Plateau

c)

Plain

d)

Peninsula

20.

A huge body of salt water. Five of these cover about 75% of the earth.

a)

lakes

b)

seas

c)

oceans

d)

ponds

21.

What are landforms?

a)

Man made features

b)

Egyptian Pyramids

c)

Natural formations of the Earth due to geological processes

22.

A piece of land almost surrounded by water, usually on 3 sides.

a)

Peninsula

b)

Mountain

c)

River

d)

Island

23.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

24.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

25.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

26.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

27.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

28.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

29.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
30.

What symbol on a map indicates direction?

a)

the scale

b)

the key

c)

the compass rose

d)

the legend

31.
Where are tropical rainforests found?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the polar ice caps
c)
in northern coniferous forest
d)
in mild temperatures climates
32.

Archipalego

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.
Large group or chain of islands
a)
archipelago
b)
atoll
atoll
c)
fjord
d)
key
34.

Millions of types of _________ live in rainforests.

a)

plants and animals

b)

animals

c)

weather

d)

things

35.

How many types of plants and animals live in rainforests?

a)

one

b)

thousands

c)

millions

d)

billions

36.

This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of species biodiversity.

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical rainforests

c)

Savannas

d)

Taiga

e)

Tundra

37.

Why is the tundra different?

a)

The tundra is cold

b)

The tundra is hot

c)

The tundra is empty

38.

What is the climate of a tundra?

a)

cold winters cold summers

b)

hot winters hot summers

c)

cold summers hot winters

d)

hot winters cold summers

39.

Land surrounded completely by water.

a)

Gulf

b)

Island

c)

Volcano

d)

Plain

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