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WorksheetsGeography and Mapping 101
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is a good definition of geography?
The study of the solar system as a location of Earth
The study of rock formations
The study of the Earth as a home for people
The study of latitude and longitude
What are the two types of Geography
Land/Climate
Earth/Moon
Physical/Human
Mountains/Rivers
What is physical Geography?
Study of human bodies
the study of the natural features
Study of solar system
study of nothing
What is human geography
study of mountains
study of climate
study of the earth
study of how people interact
Why are people moving to Cane Bay?
Physical
Human
Why is Berkeley County growing so quickly?
Physical
Human
What ocean is closest to Cane Bay?
Physical
Human
What is the closest mountain range to South Carolina?
Physical
Human
Which of these is not a continent?
United States
Europe
South America
Asia
Which of these is not one of the 4 oceans?
Indian
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Pacific
What is the Prime Meridian?
the zero degree latitude line
the 37th degree longitude line
the zero degree longitude line
the 84th parallel
What does latitude measure?
north/south
southeast/northeast
west/east
northwest/southwest
What do longitude lines measure?
East/west
southeast/southwest
northeast/northwest
North/South
What type of physical feature is this?
mountains
valleys
steppes
desert
What type of physical feature is this?
ocean
island
valley
fjord
What type of physical feature is this?
Desert
savannah
River
Ocean
What type of physical feature is this?
mountains
valley
ocean
glacier
What type of physical feature is this?
River
Ocean
Lake
Mountains
What type of physical feature is this?
mountain
steppe
desert
plateau
What is the purpose of a map title?
to show what all the symbols mean
to get the distance between to points
cause it's cool
to tell what the map is about
What is a map key?
a guide to help us understand the map
to tell us what the map is about
used to unlock the map
used to determine the distance between two points
What is a map scale?
a guide to help us understand the map
used to determined how heavy the map is
used to determine the distance between two points
used to tell us what the map is abou
What are the four cardinal directions?
Northeast/Southeast/Northwest/Southwest
NE/NW/SW/SE
Up/Down/Left/Right
North/South/East/West
Every map should have a.....?
Compass Rose
color
rivers
mountains
What do latitude and longitude lines do?
give us the relative location
give us the absolute location
nothing. they are just one more thing that clutters up a map
eh.....
