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Foundations of Geography

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which climate zone is #1?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

2.

Which climate zone is #2?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

3.

Which climate zone is #6?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

4.

Which climate zone is #3?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

5.

Which number represents Tropical Rain Forest?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

8

6.

Which number represents Temperate Rain Forest?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

10

d)

8

7.

Which climate zone is #5

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Savanna/Tropical Grassland

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

8.

Which numbers represent Tropical Rain Forest? Mark ALL of the correct ones!!!!

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

d)

8

9.

The Marine Climate zone is represented by which number on the map?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

10

d)

8

10.

A climate zone is

a)

Something on the air conditioner in my house

b)

An area/region that shares the same climate features

c)

A special defense in basketball

d)

Something I should have learned in Global Issues with Mr. Matt, but I was too busy updating my status on Instagram!

11.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The average weather over many years

d)

The average amount of rain over many years.

12.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
13.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
14.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
15.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
16.

Which climate zone gets the least amount of precipitation?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Steppe

c)

Highland

d)

Desert

17.

Name the climate zone that is found on the west coast of mid-latitude continents.

a)

Subarctic

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Marine West Coast

18.

What is the coldest climate zone?

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Humid Continental

c)

Steppe

d)

Ice Cap

19.

Found next to the Tropical Rain Forest zone, this warm climate has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tundra

d)

Marine West Coast

20.

This is the only climate zone with four distinct seasons (we live in this zone).

a)

Highland

b)

Desert

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

21.

Which climate zone is found in most of Alaska and Canada?

a)

Subarctic

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Highland

d)

Tropical Savanna

22.

This climate zone averages 80 degree temperatures and over 100 inches of rain per year.

a)

Ice Cap

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

23.

Which climate zone, found in the southeastern United States, has hurricanes as a possible natural hazard?

a)

Highland

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Steppe

24.

Like the Sahel region near the Sahara (north Africa), this climate zone is found near the edges of deserts.

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Subarctic

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Steppe

25.

Found in the extreme north of North America, this climate zone has permafrost (permanently frozen ground).

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

26.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

27.

What is elevation?

a)

the depth of the ocean

b)

the height of the atmosphere

c)

the depth of a lake

d)

the height above sea level

28.

Which climate zone is represented by nr 2 ?

a)

polar

b)

arid

c)

tropical

d)

temperate

29.

What climate zone is nr 5 in the picture?

a)

arid

b)

polar

c)

mediterranean

d)

mountain

30.

Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

31.

Temperatures in the TROPICAL ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

32.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
33.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
34.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
35.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
36.
A cultural region might have a common tongue.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Regions can be based off more than one feature.
a)
True
b)
False
38.

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

39.

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

40.

The relationship between people and their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

41.

The image above best represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

42.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South 
43.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
44.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
45.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
46.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
47.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
48.

This type of map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers and lakes.

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Road Map

49.

This is the place on the map where the symbols are defined.

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

50.

This is a small ruler on the map that shows what real-life distance is represented by a certain length on the map.

a)

Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

51.

This type of map shows state and national boundaries as well as large and small cities.

a)

Road Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

52.

Look at the map. Which continent is numbered 3?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

53.
What continent is is shown in the picture?
a)
 North America 
b)
South America
c)
Asia 
d)
Europe
54.
What continent is in blue?
a)
Asia 
b)
Africa 
c)
Europe 
d)
Australia 
55.
What continent is in orange?
a)
South America 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Africa 
56.
What continent is in red?
a)
Asia 
b)
Africa 
c)
Australia 
d)
Antarctica 
57.
What continent is in red?
a)
Asia 
b)
Africa 
c)
North America 
d)
Australia 
58.
What ocean is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
59.
What ocean is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
60.
What ocean is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
61.
What continent is in red?
a)
Asia 
b)
North America 
c)
South America 
d)
Australia 
62.
What ocean is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
63.

if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....

a)

subtract an hour from your watch

b)

add an hour to your watch

64.

If it is 5:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time is it in Denver, Colorado?

a)

3:00pm

b)

8:00pm

c)

4:00pm

d)

6:00am

65.

How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

6

d)

48

66.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

67.

When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

69.

The international dateline measures _____________ degrees

a)

100

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

70.

Which climate region is humid with hot summer and mild winters, averaging 15-20 inches of rain per year? It is in the path of hurricanes and typhoons.

a)

humid tropical

b)

humid subtropical

c)

marine west coast

d)

tropical savanna

71.

Which climate region is in the higher latitudes with long, cold winters and short, warm summers? Temperatures are below freezing half the year.

a)

tundra

b)

subarctic

c)

ice cap

d)

desert

72.

Which climate region has mountainous areas with a wide range of temperatures and precipitation amounts? Vegetation can range from forest to tundra.

a)

desert

b)

steppe

c)

highland

d)

ice cap

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