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Map skills and 5 themes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture best shows

a)

latitude

b)

transportation corridor

c)

adapting to the environment

d)

transportation barrier

2.

What is the map scale used to figure out?

a)

what the map symbols mean

b)

the number of countries shown on a map

c)

which direction is north, south, east, and west

d)

the real distance between places on the map

3.

Which of the following is a reason people might move?

a)

for freedom of religion

b)

to escape persection

c)

for job opportunities

d)

all of the above

4.

A police officer is giving you direction. He says, "The library is next to the fire station." He is describing the library's ______________.

a)

coordinates

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

hemisphere

5.

Choose the geography theme that best fits the example below.


We live in the Texas Panhandle.

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Location

d)

Region

6.

The picture best shows:

a)

migration

b)

transportation barrier

c)

modifying the environment

d)

transportation corridor

7.

Choose the geography theme that best fits the example below.


The Alamo is a popular tourist attraction in San Antonio.

a)

Human - Environment Interaction

b)

movement

c)

place

d)

region

8.

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river" where on a map would you look?

a)

the scale

b)

the compass rose

c)

the borders

d)

the legend

9.

The map shown is a ______________ map.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Inset

d)

Locator

10.

Which of the following statements if false:

a)

Latitude lines run east and west.

b)

Everyone measure latitude and longitude differently.

c)

Absolute location is universal.

d)

Latitude and longitude line are invisible.

11.

The boy wears shorts and lightweight clothing in a hot climate. This is an example of _______________________.

a)

a person having a positive effect on the environment he lives in

b)

a person being affected by the environment he lives in

c)

a person destroying the environment he lives in

d)

a person who does not interact with his environment at all

12.

Use the map below to answer the question.

In which hemispheres is Australia located?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Southern and Western

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Eastern

13.

Use the map below to answer the question.


Which physical region of the United States contains the highest land?

a)

Northern United States

b)

Southern United States

c)

Western United States

d)

Eastern United States

14.

Use the amp to answer the question below.

Which direction would you travel to get from Arizona to Colorado?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

15.

The point at 0 degree, 0 degree is __________________.

a)

where the Tropic of Cancer starts

b)

Where the equator and the prime meridian meet

c)

in the middle of the North Pole

d)

not on the globe

16.

If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true:

a)

your longitude is 45 degrees East

b)

You are in the western hemisphere

c)

You are in the tropics

d)

Your latitude is 45 degrees South

17.

Use the map of Ethiopia to answer the question below.

What is the capital city of Ethiopia?

a)

Harar

b)

Gondar

c)

Addis Ababa

d)

Lake Tena

18.

Desi is a farmer who lives in a rural mountain town far from cities with no trees. One way he might adapt to this particular environment is by ________________.

a)

moving to a big city when he graduates from college

b)

making houses and furniture out of the tree bark

c)

terrace farming to grow crops in a mountain region

d)

never learning to ski, ice skate, or hike

19.

Which of the following is a feature that could define a cultural region?

a)

a mountain range

b)

a language

c)

a monsoon

d)

a desert climate

20.

Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?

a)

city planner constructing highways and buildings

b)

ancient Egyptian farmers waiting for the Nile to flood

c)

residents of Chicago wearing heavy coats in the winter

d)

a student describing the absolute location of Chicago