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WorksheetsGrade 8 End of Month Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following best describes physical geography?
The study of people and communities
The study of rocks
The study of water bodies
The study of processes that shape the physical landscape
Which of the following best defines geography?
The study of the world
The study of the human body
The study of the earth and its people
The study of rocks
What are the two main branches of geography?
Geology and Geomorphology
Human and Physical
Political and Human
Physical and Political
A person who studies the conditions of the atmosphere that causes weather.
Geography Teacher
Town Planner
Meteorologist
Architect
A person who makes maps
Cartography
Astronomer
Geologist
Archaeologist
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is the title of the map?
The Americas
The World
USA
Look at the key: which symbols stands for the capital?
Look at the key: which symbol means bridge?
This part of a map helps us determine distance.
Key/Legend
Compass Rose
Scale
Title
Andrea is doing a project on Tourism in Barbados. She uses this type of map that shows the major tourist resort areas on the island.
Economic
Population Density
Political
climatic
Romaine wants to know the average weather conditions of Cuba so he consults this type of map
weather map
climatic map
economic map
political map
Christine's group is doing a presentation on the population of Grenada. They include this type of map in their presentation.
Economic map
population density map
weather map
geological map
Mr. Anderson is teaching his grade 8 class about Jamaica's mountains, rivers and plains so he displays this type of map on the chalkboard.
physical map
geological map
climatic map
geological map
Ms. Whyte is helping her nephew with his homework about the parishes in Jamaica. She tell him to draw this type of map to show how Jamaica is divided.
physical map
economic map
geological map
political map
Brandon's Geography book has a map that shows areas in Trinidad where oil is drilled. It is most likely to be this type of map
geological
political
economic
weather
Justin wants to find out what the atmosphere will be like in his hometown tomorrow so he watches the nightly news report to see this type of map.
political map
geological map
climatic map
weather map
Shanice wants to draw a map to show the administrative divisions in Guyana so she looks in her atlas for this type of map.
weather
relief
political
economic
Andrew is a college student who is doing a project on the types of rocks in Puerto Rico. He is likely to consult this type of map.
geological map
physical map
economic map
weather map
There is a map in Kimberly's classroom that represent the number of people in each parish capital in Jamaica, This type of map is a ______ map
population
weather
physical
geological
What is a title?
name of a map
shows meaning of symbols on map
shows directions
What is a key?
name of a map
shows meaning of symbols on map
shows directions
Which of the following best describes economic geography?
The study of the characteristics of human population
The study of how humans use the earth's resources
The study of the characteristics of cities
The study of administrative divisions in a country
