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6th Grade Maps/Tools, Physical Geo, and Climate

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A legend/key ______________

a)

provides cardinal/intermediate directions.

b)

measures the distance between places on a map.

c)

explains the symbols on a map.

2.

A compass rose ___________________

a)

provides the cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate directions.

b)

explains the symbols on the map.

c)

is a person who studies and creates maps.

d)

measures distance on a map.

3.

Scale ________________

a)

is used to determine the distance between places on a map (mi or km).

b)

tells you what the map is about.

c)

is the legend or key.

4.

What explains the symbols on the map?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Legend/Key

5.

What is used to determine the distance between places on a map (mi or km)?

a)

legend

b)

map title

c)

scale

6.

A person who makes/draws maps is a/an _________.

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

7.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a ___.

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

thematic map

d)

climatic map

8.

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

thematic maps

d)

political maps

9.

Absolute location is _____.

a)

the exact point where a place is found

b)

the position of one place compared to another

c)

the region that contains a place

d)

characteristics that make a place unique

10.

What is the 0 degree longitude line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

11.

What is the 0 degree latitude line?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

meridian

c)

latitude

d)

Equator

12.

The main directions on a compass rose are ....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

general directions

d)

directions

13.

A thematic map shows what information?

a)

Information on a topic or theme

b)

Physical features

c)

Borders of countries and cities and towns

14.

Which lines measure distance north and south of the Equator?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

15.

Which lines measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

16.

Lines of latitude are also called ____.

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

17.

Lines of longitude are also called ___.

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

c)

Equator

d)

latitude

18.

90 Degrees north is at the _____.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

South Pole

d)

North Pole

19.

90 degrees south is at the _____.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

South Pole

d)

North Pole

20.

66 1/2 degrees south is at the _______.

a)

Tropic of Cancer.

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Antarctic Circle.

d)

Arctic Circle.

21.

66 1/2 degrees north is at the _____.

a)

Equator.

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

22.

23 1/2 degrees north is at the _____.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Antarctic Circle

23.

23 1/2 degrees south is at the _____.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Antarctic Circle

24.

0 degrees latitude is at the _____.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

axis

25.

0 degrees longitude is at the _____.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

axis

d)

International Date Line

26.

If you are driving from Houston to Austin, in which direction are you traveling?

a)

northwest

b)

northeast

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

27.

If you are driving from Amarillo to Dallas, in which direction are you traveling?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

28.

Which continents lie completely in the northern hemisphere?

a)

North America and Asia

b)

South America and Australia

c)

North America and Europe

d)

South America and Anarctica

29.

Why do people settle near bodies of water? Check all that apply.

a)

They use it for transportation.

b)

They use it for agriculture (farming).

c)

They use it as a food source.

d)

They use it for renewable solar energy.

30.

Which absolute location is found in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

20N, 140W

b)

20N, 20W

c)

20S, 0

d)

20S, 80E

31.

#10 is the _____.

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

32.

What landform is represented?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Caribbean Islands

33.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

Austin, Texas

c)

Seattle, Washington

d)

Washington, DC

34.

Which is not a renewable source of energy?

a)

Water

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Air

d)

Wind

35.

Which of these is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Plastic

b)

Hydro-electricity

c)

Solar Power

36.

Weather is ________.

a)

what's happening in space at a time and place

b)

what's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

the average weather over many years

d)

the average temperature over many years

37.

Climate is _____.

a)

what's happening in space at a time and place

b)

what's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

the average weather over many years

d)

the average temperature over many years

38.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
 Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
 Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
 There is not a difference between climate and weather.
39.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
40.
What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?
a)
the mass of earth
b)
the curve of earth
c)
the density of earth
d)
the elevation of earth
41.

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

a)

Forest Fires

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

the Equator

42.

How does latitude influence climate?

a)

The closer you are to the equator the higher the temperature.

b)

Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas.

c)

The higher the elevation the colder the temperature.

d)

Ocean currents affect precipitation.

43.

The sun's rays are least direct _____.

a)

near the poles

b)

near the equator

c)

at high altitudes

d)

far from the ocean

44.
Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.
a)
straight
b)

tilted

c)
bent
d)
not there
45.

Natural resources are _____.

a)

materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

rocks that contain metal

c)

resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out

d)

resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out

46.

Renewable resources are _____.

a)

materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

rock that contains metal

c)

fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago

d)

resources that never run out, or develop a new supply over time

47.

Non-renewable resources are _____.

a)

materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

rock that contains metal

c)

fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago

d)

resources that are limited and cannot be replaced

48.

Which is a natural resource?

a)

sunlight

b)

computer

c)

electric car

d)

wind turbine

49.

Which is a renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

iron ore

d)

crops

50.

Which is a non-renewable resource?

a)

iron ore

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

crops

51.

What are raw materials?

a)

non-renewable resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

materials used to make products

d)

resources that are limited

52.

Why are trees a natural resource?

a)

The leaves are green.

b)

We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.

c)

They are beautiful.

d)

They grow back after they are cut down.

53.

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from _____.

a)

setting up wind turbines

b)

having a coal furnace

c)

using natural gas

d)

burning oil

54.

Hydroelectric energy is powered by moving water.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Identify the water form:

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Bering Strait

c)

Isthmus of Panama

d)

Strait of Magellan

56.

Which river begins in Pennsylvania, flows in a southwestern direction, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Ohio River

57.

Which is NOT a water form located in North America?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Great Lakes

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