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Geography Practice Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

Southwest, North, Westward, Eastwest

b)

Up, down, right, left

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest

2.

How many continents are there on the Earth?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

3.

What map element would help you know the distance between two places on a map?

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

compass rose

d)

key/legend

4.
On what continent do you live?
a)
South America
b)
America
c)
United States
d)
North America
5.

Which ocean borders Orange County?

a)

Lake Tahoe

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

6.

Which physical features can be found in Orange County?

a)

Oceans and Grasslands

b)

Mountains and Canyons

c)

Rivers and Marshes

d)

All of the above

7.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

Southwest, North, Westward, Eastwest

b)

Up, down, right, left

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest

8.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

weather patterns of a region

c)

the temperature

9.

Which of these is an example of weather?

a)

rain storm

b)

hot

c)

cold

10.

What landform is a low area between two mountains? It often has a river running through it.

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

mountain

d)

plain

11.

What landform has steep sides and high peaks?

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

plain

d)

mountain

12.

What landform is shown in the picture?

a)

A. Hills

b)

B. River

c)

C. Desert

d)

D. Mountains

13.

Name this body of water.

a)

peninsula

b)

ocean

c)

hill

d)

volcano

14.

Name the body of water.

a)

A. Desert

b)

B. Lake

c)

C. Plains

d)

D. River

15.

True or false: Orange County was once covered by a large ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which mountain range borders Orange County?

a)

Lake Tahoe

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Santa Ana Mountains

d)

Indian Ocean

17.

What is this map element called? It explains the symbols on a map.

a)

This is a compass rose.

b)

This is a map scale.

c)

This is a legend or key.

18.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
19.

In what county is your city of Irvine located?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Diego

c)

Orange

d)

Riverside