Free Printable Geography Skills Test

1.

A very large body of land on Earth is called a ________________.

a)

continent

b)

symbol

c)

ocean

d)

equator

2.

The farthest place south on Earth is the

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

intermediate directions

d)

compass rose

3.

A very large body of salt water is called a

a)

ocean

b)

continent

c)

map title

d)

North Pole

4.

The farthest place north on Earth is the

a)

equator

b)

compass rose

c)

cardinal directions

d)

North Pole

5.

___________ tells what the symbols on a map stand for.

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map key

d)

Cardinal directions

6.

Something that stands for something else is a _____________

a)

symbol

b)

equator

c)

hemisphere

d)

map title

7.

An invisible line circling Earth halfway between the North and South Pole is called

a)

a map key

b)

compass rose

c)

map title

d)

the equator

8.

________shows the directions on a map.

a)

An equator

b)

A compass rose

c)

A map title

d)

A map key

9.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, East, West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

c)

Right, Left, Front, Back

10.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

North, South, East, West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

c)

Right, Left, Front, Back

11.

What continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

12.

What is this called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

map title

13.

The United States is in which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere

14.

What does the red line represent on the map?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

latitude

15.

What does the red line represent on the map?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

longitude

16.

What is the name of this continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

17.

What is the name of this continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

18.

What is the name of the ocean labeled by the letter E?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

19.

What is the name of the ocean labeled by the letter K?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

20.

What is the name of the ocean labeled by the letter F?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

21.

In which direction would you walk to go from the library to the Jewel Park apartments?

a)

southeast

b)

south

c)

northeast

d)

southwest

22.

Suppose you work at the tool factory and live in the Jewel Park Apartments. Which direction is your home from your job?

a)

south

b)

north

c)

southwest

d)

northeast

23.

$30\degree\ N,\ 90\degree\ W$

Which city lies at those coordinates on the map?

a)

New York

b)

San Francisco

c)

New Orleans

d)

London

24.

$30\degree\ N,\ 30\degree\ E$

Which city lies at the those coordinates on the map?

a)

Cairo

b)

Shanghai

c)

Sydney

d)

Quito

25.

$60\degree\ N,\ 30\degree\ E\$
Which city lies at those coordinates on the map?

a)

New York

b)

Durban

c)

Nairobi

d)

Leningrad

Geography Skills Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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