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Middle School Review!

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the large body of salt water that covers 70% of Earth's surface?

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

river

d)

swamp

2.

Which lines on a map go left to right, side to side?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

3.

What do you call an area of land that is completely surrounded by water?

a)

isthmus

b)

straight

c)

peninsula

d)

island

4.

Which lines on a map go from top to bottom, vertical?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

5.

What did the giant landmass Pangea break apart and become?

a)

Planet Earth

b)

the 5 oceans

c)

the United States of America

d)

the 7 continents

6.

What type of directions are northwest, southwset, northeast, southeast?

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal

7.

What is an area lacking during a drought?

a)

sun

b)

vegetation

c)

water

d)

pollution

8.

Which word means "the study of the Earth"?

a)

climatology

b)

sociology

c)

geography

d)

anthropology

9.

Who is the current Governor of Connecticut?

a)

Neil O'Leary

b)

Ned Lamont

c)

Larry O'Niel

d)

Lamont Nedley

10.

What do you call a very dry, hot, sandy landscape?

a)

desert

b)

dessert

c)

rainforest

d)

tundra

11.

North, west, south and east and known as what?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

compass clues

d)

regions

12.

What is the name of the imaginary line of 0 degrees latitude that cuts the world in half?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

longitude

d)

border

13.

What do you call a body of fresh water that is completely surrounded by land?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

ocean

d)

stream

14.

What type of climate do we have in the State of Conneticut?

a)

arid

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

d)

polar

15.

Which climate zone is gnerally the coldest?

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

temperate

d)

arid

16.

Which climate zone is generally the hottest all year long?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

arid

d)

tropical

17.

Which type of landform is the tallest?

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

valley

d)

canyon

18.

Who is the mayor of the city of Waterbury?

a)

Neil O'Leary

b)

Larry O'Neil

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Jahana Hayes

19.

Which name is NOT an ocean?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Mediterranean

20.

What type of landform is shaped like a mountain with a FLAT top?

a)

plateau

b)

mountain range

c)

cave

d)

mesa

21.

Which planet do you live on?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

22.

Which continent do you live on?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

23.

How many continent are there on Earth?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

10

d)

1

24.

Which is NOT a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Africa

25.

How many oceans are on Earth?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

10

26.

What is the name of the COUNTRY you live in?

a)

United States of America

b)

Waterbury

c)

Connecticut

d)

North America

27.

Who is the president of our country?

a)

Neil O'Leary

b)

Ned Lamont

c)

Jahana Hayes

d)

Donald Trump

28.

What is the captal city of our country?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

New York, NY

d)

Hartford, CT

29.

How many states are in the United States of America?

a)

50

b)

52

c)

13

d)

100

30.

What is the name of the STATE that you live in?

a)

United States of America

b)

Connecticut

c)

Waterbury

d)

North America

31.

What is the capital city of the state of Connecticut?

a)

Hartford

b)

Waterbury

c)

Bridgeport

d)

New Haven

32.

What is the name of the CITY that you live in?

a)

Waterbury

b)

Connecticut

c)

United States

d)

North America

33.

How many original colonies were in the new United States?

a)

13

b)

5

c)

20

d)

50

34.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Aaron Burr

35.

Who did the Americans fight to win independence for their country?

a)

England/British

b)

French

c)

German Nazi

d)

Russia

36.

What document did the founding fathers sign on July 4th 1776?

a)

Declaration of Independance

b)

Constitution

c)

Emancipation Proclimation

d)

Magna Carta