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WorksheetsGeography Unit 1 Quizizz (By Jayden Breckenridge)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
What are the lines called that run parallel to the Equator and are between the North and South Poles?
Longitude Lines
Latitude Lines
Prime Meridian
Equator
What separates the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Dollar General
Equator
Continents
What separates the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
England
The Ocean
Equator
Prime Meridian
What do geographers do?
Geographers study the earth's human and physical features.
Geographers study the behavior of other planets other than the earth.
Geographers eat McDonalds.
Geographers study animals and science.
Latitude and longitude lines are measured in what unit?
They are measured in kilometers
They are measured in degrees.
They are measured in football fields.
They are measured in feet.
What are all the directions on a compass?
North, East, South, West.
Up, Down, Left, Right.
To the right now, to the left, take it back now yall. ONE HOP THIS TIME
Forward, backward.
Identify all parts of the map labeled in the Image.
A. Orientation B. Title C. Scale D. Legend
A. Title B. Legend C. Scale D. Orientation
A. Scale B. Title C. Orientation D. Legend
A. Legend B. Scale C. Title D. Orientation
What is the Prime Meridian and where is it located on the map/globe?
The Prime Meridian is a line on earth, and is located on North America.
The prime meridian is a longitude line that is considered “0°”. It runs through/is located in Greenwich, England.
The Prime Meridian is an ocean located to the right of Asia.
What is the name of a person who studies geography?
An astronaut.
A doctor.
A meteorologist.
A geographer.
Why is the globe important to geographers?
Because globes look cool.
Globes are not important to geographers.
Because globes have the most accurate representation of earth.
Why are maps important to geographers?
Because maps are 2d.
They are convenient and easy to use, they also show more information.
They show the nearest restaurants.
What are the lines that run across maps/globes that are measured in degrees?
Longitude and Latitude lines.
Up and Down lines.
Right and Left lines.
West and North lines.
How do you determine the absolute location of a place?
You ask a friend about where something is.
You name the other places around it.
You go on google maps.
Coordinates. (Longitude and Latitude.)
How do you determine a relative location of a place?
You use coordinates. (Longitude and Latitude)
You google it.
To find the relative location of a place, you name other places around it.
What are the 4 hemispheres?
Northern Hemisphere.
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere.
Eastern Hemisphere.
All of the above.
The equator divides the earth into what 2 hemispheres?
Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into what 2 hemispheres?
Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What 2 questions do Geographers ask when studying Geography?
Who is climate, and why is she changing?
How is something, and why is something?
Where is something, and why are they there?
How do maps, charts, and graphs benefit Geographers?
Because maps, charts, and graphs look cool.
They do not benefit geographers.
They benefit geographers because maps, charts, and graphs are easy and simple to read.
What is one way volcanoes can benefit the world?
Volcanoes cannot benefit the world.
Volcanoes destroy cities and houses.
Volcanoes can look cool.
Volcanoes can create land (islands).
What is one way volcanoes have a negative impact on the world?
They can destroy cities and land. (and the atmosphere.)
Volcanoes do not have a negative impact on the world.
Volcanoes can create better soil in the ground.
What are the five themes of geography?
Continents, oceans, gravity, beaches, islands.
Location, place, Human-Environment interaction, movement, region.
Religion, food, time, space, humans.
What is the difference between a political map and a physical map?
A physical map displays things like Mountains, Rivers, etc. While a political map displays the boundaries of countries.
A physical map is a map you can physically hold in your hand, while a political map you cannot.
A political map says something about a countries government, or something about politics.
