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A Geographer's World

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is geography sometimes called a social science?

a)

because it involves measuring things

b)

because it deals with weather patterns

c)

because it deals with people and how they live

d)

because it involves field work and gathering information

2.

Which of the following questions are asked by geographers who study issues at a local level?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

A. What do people eat?

b)

A. What products are exported?

c)

A. How does the city government work?

d)

A. How do people get from place to place?

e)

A. What are the common physical characteristics?

3.

Which of the following is an example of a physical region?

a)

the Sahara

b)

Scandinavia

c)

San Francisco

d)

North America

4.

Which of the following are studied as a part of physical geography?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

artifacts

b)

climates

c)

plants

d)

schools

e)

soils

5.

Which of the following are studied as a part of human geography?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

agriculture

b)

economics

c)

landforms

d)

migration

e)

water

6.

Which of the following is studied by hydrologists?

a)

how rivers form

b)

how plants grow

c)

what causes weather

d)

what causes droughts

7.

Which of the five themes of geography is why and how people relocate

a)

Place

b)

Regions

c)

HUman Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

8.

Which of the five themes of geography is a description where a place is

a)

Place

b)

Regions

c)

HUman Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

9.

Which of the five themes of geography is how people relate to their surroundings

a)

Place

b)

Regions

c)

HUman Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

10.

Which of the five themes of geography is dividing the world into smaller segments to make it easier to study

a)

Place

b)

Regions

c)

HUman Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

11.

Which of the five themes of geography is the features that define an area and make it different from other places

a)

Place

b)

Regions

c)

HUman Environmental Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

12.

Which of the following geography standards are linked to the essential element of Environment and Society?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

how physical systems affect human systems

b)

the physical and human characteristics of places

c)

how human actions modify the physical environment

d)

changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

e)

how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth’s surface

13.

Which essential element of geography is not covered in the five themes?

a)

Physical Systems

b)

The Uses of Geography

c)

Environment and Society

d)

The World in Spatial Terms

14.

What advantage do globes have over maps?

a)

They are easier to work with.

b)

They are less expensive to make.

c)

They show the world as it really is.

d)

They show more information about the world.

15.

How do scientists use Global Positioning System (GPS)?

a)

to make maps

b)

to track animals

c)

to display images

d)

to send information

16.

Which of the following statements accurately describe GEographic Information System (GIS)?

Choose the three correct answers.

a)

It is made up of a group of databases.

b)

It uses 24 satellites to transmit information.

c)

It is helpful in answering complex questions.

d)

It is helpful in getting from one place to another.

e)

It combines and provides information from many different sources.

17.

What are lines of longitude called?

a)

degrees

b)

meridians

c)

minutes

d)

parallels

18.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It shows what the subject of the map is.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

19.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It explains what the symbols on the map represent.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

20.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It represents the distances between points on a map.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

21.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It represents the distances between points on a map.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

22.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It shows where in the world the area on the map is located.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

23.

Match the name of the map feature with its description. It shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on the map.

a)

compass rose

b)

locator map

c)

legend

d)

scale

e)

title

24.

What surface feature is identified by the letter "A?"

a)

inlet

b)

coast

c)

ocean

d)

coastal plain

25.

What surface feature is identified by the letter "B?"

a)

inlet

b)

coast

c)

ocean

d)

coastal plain

26.

What surface feature is identified by the letter "C?"

a)

inlet

b)

coast

c)

ocean

d)

coastal plain

27.

What surface feature is identified by the letter "D?"

a)

inlet

b)

coast

c)

ocean

d)

coastal plain