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Geography Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of plants can you find in the desert?

a)

A cactus

b)

Oak trees

c)

Flower bushes

d)

A fern

2.

What is the following definition a description of?

It is shaped like a large ball with a map of the earth on it.

a)

A compass rose

b)

A globe

c)

A map

d)

The Earth

3.

What does the scale on a map tell you?

a)

Will help you find how far you will need to travel.

b)

It gives you the cardinal directions.

c)

It tells you what the map is about.

d)

It tells you what the symbols on the map mean.

4.

An Island and a peninsula are different because an island is

a)

is surrounded by water on three sides.

b)

is completely surrounded by water.

c)

is covered with snow, rocks and trees.

d)

is completely surrounded by land.

5.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

Divides the Earth into east and west halves.

b)

Divides the Earth into north and south halves.

c)

The northern most part of the Earth.

d)

The southern most part of the Earth.

6.

Fill in the blank: Antarctica is completely ________ of the equator.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

7.

Which ocean is the farthest North?

a)

Southern

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

8.

What does a compass rose do?

a)

Tells you the cardinal directions.

b)

Tells you the distance on a map.

c)

Tells you what the map is about.

d)

Shows weather patterns on a map.

9.

Fill in the blank: North America, and South America are located completely in the __________ Hemisphere.

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

10.

If you are in South America, and want to travel to Australia, you must travel in what direction?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

11.

What is a desert?

a)

An area with little or no rainfall.

b)

An area of mostly flat land with little or no trees.

c)

A rounded landform that is smaller than a mountain.

d)

A water form that flows through land.

12.

What is an Island?

a)

A body of land surrounded by water on all sides.

b)

A body of water surrounded by land on all sides.

c)

An area where there is little or no rainfall.

d)

An area of land that is flat but rises higher than the land around it.

13.

What is an ocean?

a)

The largest water form made of salt water.

b)

A water form that flows through land.

c)

A water form that is surrounded by curved land on all sides.

d)

An area of mostly flat lad with little or no trees.

14.

What is a mountain?

a)

A steep landform that rises high above the land around it.

b)

An area where there is little or no rainfall.

c)

A water form that is surrounded by land and is smaller than an ocean.

d)

An area of mostly flat land with little or no trees.

15.

What is a plateau?

a)

An area of land that is flat but rises higher than the land around it.

b)

A rounded landform that is raised but smaller than a mountain.

c)

A water form that flows through land.

d)

The largest water form that is made of salt water.

16.

A water form that is surrounded by curved land is a _____?

a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

River

d)

Gulf

17.

An area of mostly flat land with little or no trees is called a ______?

a)

Plain

b)

Plateau

c)

Desert

d)

Mountain

18.

A water form that is surrounded by land and is smaller than an ocean is called a _________?

a)

Gulf

b)

River

c)

Lake

d)

Plain

19.

A water form that flows through land is called a _______?

a)

River

b)

Gulf

c)

Ocean

d)

Lake

20.

A rounded landform that is raised but smaller than a mountain is called a __________?

a)

Hill

b)

Plain

c)

Desert

d)

Island