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Basics of geography

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term indicate imaginary parallel lines that circle the earth?

a)

geography

b)

globe

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

2.

Which term marks the beginning of longitude?

a)

map projection

b)

globe

c)

prime meridian

d)

equator

3.

What part of the map explains what the symbols mean?

a)

map scale

b)

map key

c)

tittle

d)

compass rose

4.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

climate

c)

historical

d)

political

5.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate

b)

political

c)

physical

d)

historical

6.

Houston is located at 31* N, 95*W. This is call the _______ location.

a)

general

b)

close

c)

relative

d)

absolute

7.

On a map, the purpose of the compass rose is to show _______

a)

relationship of actual size to map size

b)

what symbols on a map mean or represent

c)

cardinal and intermediate directions

d)

what the map is about or the topic

8.

What type of map is this?

a)

historical

b)

climate

c)

physical

d)

political

9.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

climate

c)

political

d)

historical

10.

Lines of latitude measure in which directions?

a)

polar circles

b)

north and south

c)

diagonal

d)

east and west

11.

The further you get away from the Equator, the _______ it gets.

a)

warmer

b)

more wet

c)

hotter

d)

colder

12.

What is the imaginary line of longitude at 0 degrees?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

International Date Line

13.

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica are all examples of _______________.

a)

cities

b)

continents

c)

countries

d)

states

14.

The United States is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

northern and western

b)

western and southern

c)

southern and eastern

d)

northern and eastern

15.

The __________ divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

Prime Meridian

16.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

half an ocean

b)

half a continent

c)

half the earth

d)

air above the earth

17.

The study of the Earth's surface is known as______________

a)

History

b)

Geology

c)

Geography

d)

Radiology

18.

What is a scale used for on a map?

a)

to measure distance

b)

to measure population

c)

to measure elevation

d)

to weigh something

19.

How many degrees is the equator?

a)

23S

b)

0

c)

23N

d)

66S

20.

What is the a person who makes maps called?

a)

navigator

b)

captain

c)

cartographer

d)

architect

21.

How well do you know this topic?

a)
b)
c)
d)