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Tools of Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

movement

b)

location

c)

culture

d)

region

2.

Which lines RUN from EAST to WEST?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

3.

Is the prime meridian a line of latitude or longitude?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

4.

Which map feature tells you about the map's symbols and shading?

a)

locator map

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

key

5.

North, South, East, and West are called

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Compass

6.

Which type of map shows you states, countries, and cities?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Special-purpose

d)

Satellite

7.

What word do we use to describe the distance a place is above sea level?

a)

height

b)

scale

c)

distortion

d)

elevation

8.

Distortion is an issue found with...

a)

Globes

b)

Satellite Images

c)

Map Projections

d)

GIS

9.

What kind of map will show you data for a specific location?

a)

Globe

b)

Map Projection

c)

Aerial Photograph

d)

GIS

10.

Which type of tool is the most accurate depiction of the Earth?

a)

Globe

b)

Map Projection

c)

GIS

d)

Photographs

11.

Which map feature shows you where that place is in relation to other parts of the world?

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Locator Map

12.

The culture of the Native Americans fits under which theme of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

HEI

13.

A tornado destroying a city is an example of...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

HEI

14.

Which map feature tells you what the map is all about?

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Scale Bar

15.

What word means "the study of human and nonhuman features of earth"?

a)

Theology

b)

Geography

c)

Geology

d)

Astronomy