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Key Geography knowledge and skills

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
2.
The 0 degree line of latitude
a)
prime meredian
b)
equator
c)
hemisphere
d)
symbols
3.
The 0 degree line of longitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meredian
c)
bisection line
d)
hemispheric navigator
4.

The exact location of a place on earth based upon a latitude and longitude is called its...

a)

pop spot

b)

city

c)

point of origin

d)

absolute location

5.
GPS stands for Global Positioning System
a)
True
b)
False
6.

40o N 100oW is an example of

a)

A set of coordinates

b)

an address

c)

map scale

d)

locker combination

7.

Which continent is located at 40oN, 100oW?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

8.

What is half of the Earth?

a)

piece

b)

half circle

c)

slice

d)

hemisphere

9.

A man-made channel built to carry water for irrigation or navigation is called a...

a)

Canal

b)

River

c)

Creek

d)

Stream

10.

What does a map scale do?

a)

shows how big the map is

b)

shows how much a map weighs

c)

shows how tall a building is in real life

d)

shows how far away a place is in real life

11.

What is another name for a map key?

a)

graph

b)

ruler

c)

legend

d)

scale

12.

What is the golden rule for finding a Grid Reference?

a)

Never eat soggy Weet-a-Bix.

b)

Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

c)

Along the pathway, and through the gate.

d)

Eastings before bee-stings.

13.

Coat Weggs wood is 4 figure grid reference...

a)

90 / 75

b)

75 / 90

c)

91 / 76

d)

76 / 91

14.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

15.

Six-figured grid references should divide each grid square into ___ parts laterally and vertically.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

16.

What would you find at 536168?

a)

Camping

b)

Bridge

c)

Library

d)

Hill Croft Farm

17.

How can you tell a map shows a steep slope?

a)

The lines are far apart from each other

b)

The lines are close to each other

18.

The summit of Knoutberry Haw is at 6 figure grid reference...

a)

731 919

b)

921 749

c)

749 921

d)

919 731

19.

The highest point on Baugh Fell is marked by ...

a)

a cairn

b)

a lake

c)

a spot height

d)

a trig point (triangulation pillar)

20.

Climbing up here, the slope would...

a)

get less steep

b)

stay the same gradient

c)

stay flat

d)

get steeper

21.

The highest contour line on this map square is...

a)

600m

b)

650m

c)

680m

d)

580m

22.

Which slope is the steepest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Which side is steeper?

a)

The left side of the hill

b)

The right side of the hill

24.

Match the topographic map to its profile.

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

26.

Which type of map shows the height of the land?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

27.

Which type of map shows where mountains and plains are located?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

28.
Where is the English Channel?
a)
Between Russia and Germany
b)
Between Italy and France
c)
Between France and the United Kingdom
d)
Between England and Germany
29.
The Ural Mountains separate which two continents?
a)
Europe and Asia
b)
Europe and Africa
c)
Europe and Russia
d)
Europe and North America
30.
Where is the Scandinavian Peninsula? 
a)
Northern Europe (Sweden and Finland)
b)
Western Europe (Portugal and Spain)
c)
Southern Europe (France)
d)
Eastern Europe (Russia)
31.
Where is the Iberian Peninsula?
a)
Northern Europe (Sweden and Finland)
b)
Southern Europe (France and Italy)
c)
Western Europe (Portugal and Spain)
d)
Eastern Europe (Russia)
32.
In which mountain range do the Rhine and Danube Rivers begin?
a)
Alps
b)
Pyrenees 
c)
Ural 
d)
Himalayas 
33.
Which body of water borders southern Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Mediterranean Sea
34.
Which two oceans border Europe?
a)
Arctic and Pacific
b)
Arctic and Atlantic
c)
Atlantic and Pacific
d)
Atlantic and Indian
35.
Which mountain range stretches across Northern Italy, Eastern France, and Southern Germany?
a)
Mount Pyre
b)
The Pyrenees
c)
The Ural Mountains
d)
The Alps
36.

What continent is shown in yellow?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

37.

What continenet is shown in purple?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

38.

What continent is shown in Green?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

39.

What continent is shown in red?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

North America

d)

Asia

40.

What continent is shown in orange?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

41.

Countries that make up the UK are:

a)

England

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

Scotland

42.

Name this region

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Latin America

c)

U.S. and Canada

d)

Western Europe

43.

Name the region

a)

U.S. and Canada

b)

Latin America

c)

Africa

d)

Oceania

44.

Name the region

a)

Oceania

b)

East Asia

c)

Southeast Asia

d)

South Asia

45.

Name the region

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

East Asia

d)

Central Asia

46.

Name the region

a)

Central Asia

b)

Southeast Asia

c)

South Asia

d)

East Asia

47.

Name the region

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Siberia

c)

Western Europe

d)

Africa

48.

Name the region

a)

Western Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Oceania

d)

Siberia

49.

Name the region

a)

Siberia

b)

Western Europe

c)

North Africa

d)

Eastern Europe

50.

Name the region

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

U.S and Canada

d)

Asia

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