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Geography Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

2.

Which of the following is an example of Absolute Location

a)

Be at my house by 6:00 p.m.

b)

39°N, 83°W

c)

Belle Aire School has 575 students.

d)

Dairy Queen is near KFC.

3.

The position of a place in relation to other places.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

4.

Which of the following is an example of Relative Location

a)

Be at my house by 6:00 p.m.

b)

39°N, 83°W

c)

Belle Aire School has 575 students.

d)

Dairy Queen is near KFC

5.

Imaginary lines that run east and west; Labeled N and S

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Longitude

6.

Imaginary lines that run north and south; Labeled E and W

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Longitude

7.

Most important line of latitude; divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Longitude

8.

Most important line of longitude; divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Longitude

9.

Farthest point north on the globe; located at 90 degree N Latitude

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

South Pole

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

10.

Area directly west of the Prime Meridian; includes continents; North and South America

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

South Pole

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

11.

Farthest point south on the globe; located at 90 degrees S Latitude

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

South Pole

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

12.

Area directly east of the Prime Meridian; includes continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, etc.

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

South Pole

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

13.

An area that has the same landforms throughout: mountains, hills, plains, etc

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Landform Region

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Cultural Region

14.

An area in which people share the same ways of life

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Landform Region

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Cultural Region

15.

One of the five major circles of latitude; located near the northernmost part of the globe.

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

16.

One of the five major circles of latitude; located near the southernmost part of the globe.

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

17.

The kind of weather a place has over a long period of time

a)

Climate

b)

Economy

c)

Population

d)

Region

18.

Area in which many features are similar

a)

Climate

b)

Economy

c)

Population

d)

Region

19.

The way people of an area use resources to meet their needs

a)

Climate

b)

Economy

c)

Population

d)

Region

20.

The number of people who live in an area

a)

Climate

b)

Economy

c)

Population

d)

Region