WorksheetsMap skills and 5 themes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
This picture best shows
latitude
transportation corridor
adapting to the environment
transportation barrier
What is the map scale used to figure out?
what the map symbols mean
the number of countries shown on a map
which direction is north, south, east, and west
the real distance between places on the map
Which of the following is a reason people might move?
for freedom of religion
to escape persection
for job opportunities
all of the above
A police officer is giving you direction. He says, "The library is next to the fire station." He is describing the library's ______________.
coordinates
relative location
absolute location
hemisphere
Choose the geography theme that best fits the example below.
We live in the Texas Panhandle.
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Region
The picture best shows:
migration
transportation barrier
modifying the environment
transportation corridor
Choose the geography theme that best fits the example below.
The Alamo is a popular tourist attraction in San Antonio.
Human - Environment Interaction
movement
place
region
If you wanted to know the symbol for "river" where on a map would you look?
the scale
the compass rose
the borders
the legend
The map shown is a ______________ map.
Political
Physical
Inset
Locator
Which of the following statements if false:
Latitude lines run east and west.
Everyone measure latitude and longitude differently.
Absolute location is universal.
Latitude and longitude line are invisible.
The boy wears shorts and lightweight clothing in a hot climate. This is an example of _______________________.
a person having a positive effect on the environment he lives in
a person being affected by the environment he lives in
a person destroying the environment he lives in
a person who does not interact with his environment at all
Use the map below to answer the question.
In which hemispheres is Australia located?
Northern and Southern
Southern and Western
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Eastern
Use the map below to answer the question.
Which physical region of the United States contains the highest land?
Northern United States
Southern United States
Western United States
Eastern United States
Use the amp to answer the question below.
Which direction would you travel to get from Arizona to Colorado?
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Northwest
The point at 0 degree, 0 degree is __________________.
where the Tropic of Cancer starts
Where the equator and the prime meridian meet
in the middle of the North Pole
not on the globe
If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true:
your longitude is 45 degrees East
You are in the western hemisphere
You are in the tropics
Your latitude is 45 degrees South
Use the map of Ethiopia to answer the question below.
What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Harar
Gondar
Addis Ababa
Lake Tena
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 ________________.
moving to a big city when he graduates from college
making houses and furniture out of the tree bark
terrace farming to grow crops in a mountain region
never learning to ski, ice skate, or hike
Which of the following is a feature that could define a cultural region?
a mountain range
a language
a monsoon
a desert climate
Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?
city planner constructing highways and buildings
ancient Egyptian farmers waiting for the Nile to flood
residents of Chicago wearing heavy coats in the winter
a student describing the absolute location of Chicago
