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Geography Skills and Concepts Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is absolute location?

a)

Location of one place compared to another

b)

The area someone is born

c)

Exact point on the Earth

d)

The name of the continent a country is located on

2.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Stating what country is located east of the location

b)

Finding the latitude and longitude measurements

c)

Giving the name of the capital city

d)

Naming the continent the country is located in

3.

What is relative location?

a)

Location of one place compared to another

b)

The area someone is born

c)

Exact point on the Earth

d)

The name of the continent a country is located on

4.

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

a)

Stating what country is located east of the location

b)

Finding the latitude and longitude measurements

c)

Giving the name of the capital city

d)

Finding coordinates on a globe

5.

What happens when you try to fit a round globe on a flat surface?

a)

The globe fits perfectly

b)

The features of do not change

c)

The shape, size, and proportions change

d)

The flat surface becomes rounded

6.

What does the Map Title do?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Lists symbols and explains their meaning

c)

Shows direction on a map

d)

Divides up space on a map

7.

What does the Compass Rose do?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Lists symbols and explains their meaning

c)

Shows direction on a map

d)

Divides up space on a map

8.

What does the Map Legend / Key do?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Lists symbols and explains their meaning

c)

Shows direction on a map

d)

Divides up space on a map

9.

What does the Map Grid (lines of latitude and longitude) do?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Lists symbols and explains their meaning

c)

Shows direction on a map

d)

Divides up space on a map

10.

What do longitude and latitude do for us?

a)

Provide absolute location

b)

Identifies a country's continent

c)

Provides relative location

d)

Explains a regions climate

11.

What is a Hemisphere?

a)

Water that covers 70% of Earth

b)

Another name for a globe

c)

Half of the world

d)

Largest land area on Earth

12.

What is an Ocean?

a)

Water that covers 70% of Earth

b)

Another name for a globe

c)

Half of the world

d)

Largest land area on Earth

13.

What is a Continent?

a)

Water that covers 70% of Earth

b)

Another name for a globe

c)

Half of the world

d)

Largest land area on Earth

14.

What is the impact of the Earth tilting on its axis?

a)

It creates the time zones

b)

It creates the calendar year

c)

It creates the seasons

d)

It makes everyone lean to one side

15.

In what part of the United States would you find its highest elevation?

a)

Northern United States

b)

Southern United States

c)

Eastern United States

d)

Western United States

16.

What Climate Zone is South Carolina located in?

a)

Tundra

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Arid

17.

Looking at this Climate Zone map, we can assume that Northern South America is...

a)

Mostly cold and rainy

b)

Mostly hot and humid

c)

Mostly dry and arid

d)

Mostly hot and dry

18.

Which vegetation zone is NOT found in Europe?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert Scrub

d)

Mixed Forest

19.

Where is Africa most sparsely (least densely) populated?

a)

Northern Africa in the Sahara Desert

b)

Central Africa

c)

Along the Nile River

d)

Along the western coast

20.

What resources are NOT commonly found in Middle Eastern countries

a)

Oil

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Forestry / lumber

d)

Coal

21.

The overgrazing of cattle in a region is an example of

a)

Population Decay

b)

Population Density

c)

Climate Change

d)

Carrying Capacity

22.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know where the country population was mostly located?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

23.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know if there were mountains in a region?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

24.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know what type of weather a region typically has?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

25.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know what resources a region has?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

26.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know what a region's land is used for?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

27.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know what type of plant life grows in a region?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

28.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know if a region had a desert (arid) like area?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

29.

Which type of map would be best to use if you wanted to know if a region produced oil or natural gas?

a)

Physical Features Map

b)

Climate Zones Map

c)

Vegetation Zones Map

d)

Population Density Map

e)

Economic Activity Map

30.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a Developed country?

a)

Strong economy

b)

Unsafe drinking water

c)

Low Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

d)

Low consumption of goods

31.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a Developing country?

a)

High consumption of goods

b)

Safe drinking water

c)

Low Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

d)

Strong economy

32.

The image on the left would represent which type of country?

a)

Developing Country

b)

Developed Country

33.

The image on the right would represent which type of country?

a)

Developing Country

b)

Developed Country

34.

Why is map scale useful to a geographer?

a)

It tells us what countries are next to each other

b)

It tells us real distance in miles or kilometers

c)

It tells us the main land use of a region

d)

It tells us the cardinal directions

35.

Which town is the farthest west on the map?

a)

Newtown

b)

Uptown

c)

Neartown

d)

Oldtown

36.

Which town is the farthest north on the map?

a)

Newtown

b)

Uptown

c)

Neartown

d)

Oldtown

37.

If you are traveling from Safe Beach to Uptown, what direction would you be traveling?

a)

South

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

38.

How many miles would 3 inches on this map be?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

300

d)

3,000

39.

What in this map helps you understand why Safe Beach is called that?

a)

It is near the church

b)

There are no sharks there

c)

There is great fishing there

d)

It is far away from the prison

40.

How many mountain ranges are on the map?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

41.

What is the name of the capital city?

a)

Newtown

b)

Uptown

c)

Neartown

d)

Oldtown

42.

If you wanted to go fishing, what coast would you likely go to?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West