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Geography Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the abbreviation for Northeast

a)

SW

b)

SE

c)

NE

d)

NW

2.

Where is a map title?

a)

Top of the map or legend

b)

Bottom of the map

c)

On the map

d)

Nowhere

3.

What is another name for a legend?

a)

A landform

b)

A sea

c)

A key

d)

The Equator

4.

How much rain does a desert receive?

a)

A lot

b)

A little

c)

None

d)

15,000,920 ounces

5.

What are the Cardinal directions?

a)

N, E, S, W

b)

NE, N, SE, S

c)

NW, SW, N, S

d)

E, W, SE, SW

6.

What is the island continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

7.

What does N stand for?

a)

Natasha

b)

Northeast

c)

North

d)

Northwest

8.

What is a common acronym to remember the Cardinal directions?

a)

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

b)

Never Ever Give Up

c)

Never Eat Scrambled Eggs

d)

Never Enter Santa's Sleigh

9.

What is a state?

a)

Land with one government

b)

Another word for south

c)

Long narrow body of water

d)

part of a country with laws and leaders of its own; the United States consists of 50 states

10.

What is another name for a key on a map?

a)

land

b)

legend

c)

key

d)

tree

11.

What does the abbreviation SE mean?

a)

Suneast

b)

Southeat

c)

Sullend

d)

Southeast

12.

What is the highest peak in the world?

a)

Mount Akia

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Chimpirotio

d)

Mount Amila

13.

Why is Mount Akia not known as the highest mountain in the world?

a)

If measured from the ground, it is not the tallest.

b)

If measured from sea level it is the tallest in the world.

c)

It is not the highest.

d)

It is not even a mountain; it is a hill.

14.

How does a map show climate?

a)

by color

b)

by bumps

c)

by waves

d)

by dots

15.

What continent is India on?

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

16.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

An imaginary line across the earth

b)

An imaginary point that is farther south than any place on earth.

c)

A line of longitude

d)

Any half of the earth

17.

What is a peak?

a)

top of a mountain

b)

artificial lake that forms behind a dam on a river

c)

a vast high area

d)

incredibly hot, dry area

18.

What is a sea?

a)

largest body of water

b)

part of an ocean or any large inland body of salt water

c)

land surrounded by water

d)

a land feature

19.

What is a capital?

a)

part of a country that does not have full rights

b)

one of the seven largest land areas

c)

any half of the earth

d)

main building of government

20.

What is a political map?

a)

Map that uses color to show landforms.

b)

Map that uses colors to show countries or states.

c)

Map that shows rivers only.

d)

Map that shows roads.

21.

What is elevation?

a)

gravity

b)

height above or below sea level

c)

body of water

d)

sea level only

22.

What is a long, narrow body of water that flows downhill?

a)

river

b)

ocean

c)

sea

d)

bay

23.

What is a globe?

a)

a flat model of the earth

b)

a key to explain maps

c)

a sphere model of the earth

d)

shows cardinal directions

24.

What is a valley?

a)

between mountains

b)

rain or snow collects

c)

starts a river

d)

all of the above

25.

What is a river mouth?

a)

the start of a river

b)

between 2 valleys

c)

forms from a dam

d)

the end of a river

26.

What type of map shows states, continents, or countries with different colors?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Road Map

27.

Hills are _________.

a)

higher than mountains

b)

completely flat

c)

lower than mountains

d)

totally surrounded by water

28.

Which of these is a continent?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

Brazil

d)

Africa

29.

What is longitude?

a)

East and West lines that are measured in degrees - like the Equator.

b)

Divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

c)

Imaginary point that is the farthest north than any place on earth.

d)

North and South lines that are measured in degrees - like the Prime Meridian.

30.

Which is the most accurate for a model of the earth?

a)

Map

b)

Africa

c)

Geography

d)

Globe

31.

Earth is a circle.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How high can wild grass grow?

a)

An inch

b)

As high as your head

c)

A foot

d)

None of the above

33.

All lakes are completely surrounded by land.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

A river mouth is located at the beginning of a lake.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Hemispheres are any half of the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Maps show elevation through _______ and ________ .

a)

colors, legends

b)

colors, bumps

c)

legends, keys

d)

polka dots, stripes

37.

What is the equator?

a)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

b)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

c)

A line that marks the boundary between land and sea

d)

A line that shows the path of the sun

38.

Which of the following is a physical feature of the earth?

a)

Mountain

b)

Country

c)

State

d)

City

39.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

b)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

c)

A line that marks the boundary between land and sea

d)

A line that shows the path of the sun

40.

What is a plateau?

a)

A flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

b)

A low area between hills

c)

A body of water surrounded by land

d)

A mountain range

41.

What is the function of a compass rose on a map?

a)

To show the scale of the map

b)

To indicate the cardinal directions

c)

To display the map's legend

d)

To highlight the map's title

42.

Which of the following is a natural boundary?

a)

A river

b)

A highway

c)

A fence

d)

A railway line

43.

What is a continent?

a)

A large continuous area of land on Earth

b)

A small island in the ocean

c)

A type of weather pattern

d)

A large body of water

44.

What is a compass rose?

a)

A type of flower

b)

A tool used to measure distance

c)

A symbol on a map that shows directions

d)

A type of map projection

45.

What is a peninsula?

a)

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

b)

A large desert area

c)

A mountain range

d)

A type of forest

46.

What is the equator?

a)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

b)

A line that marks the boundary between land and sea

c)

A line that shows the path of the sun

d)

An imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

47.

Which of these is a natural water body?

a)

Lake

b)

Highway

c)

Bridge

d)

Skyscraper

48.

What is a valley?

a)

A low area between hills or mountains

b)

A high peak of a mountain

c)

A flat area of land

d)

A large body of water