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Unit 1 World Geography Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Letter A represents which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

2.

Letter B represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

3.

Letter C represents which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

4.

Letter E represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

ASia

5.

Letter G represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

6.

Letter D represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

7.

Letter F represents which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

8.

The latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves is called the...

a)

Hemisphere

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

9.

The longitude line that divides the Earth into eastern and western halves is called the ...

a)

hemisphere

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

10.

Which continent is at 30 S. , 60 W?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

11.

Letter K represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

12.

Letter H represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

13.

Letter I represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

14.

Letter J represents which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

15.

Letter L represents which ocean?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

16.

A representation of the curved Earth on a flat surface is known as a--

a)

globe

b)

topographic map

c)

map projection

d)

stratigraphic map

17.

Another name for lines of longitude is--

a)

meridians

b)

poles

c)

primers

d)

parallels

18.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
19.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
20.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
21.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
22.
Which side of this map is west?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
23.
The Equator is an example of a line of ________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
24.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
25.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
26.
This item on a map is called a...
a)
Continent
b)
River
c)
Legend
d)
Compass Rose
27.
This item on a map is called a...
a)
Scale
b)
Thermometer
c)
Continent
d)
Compass Rose
28.

Where is Mazatlán?

a)

It is northwest of Mexico City.

b)

It is northeast of Mexico City.

c)

It is south of Mexico City.

d)

It is southeast of Mexico City.

29.

What are the continents at the following coordinates?

40*N, 100*W

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

30.
What is the red-colored continent on the globe?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
South America
31.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
32.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
33.
Which time zone do you live in?
a)
Mountain Time
b)
Pacific Time
c)
Central Time
d)
Eastern Time
34.

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

35.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

36.

Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?

a)

to keep the same country in in the same time zone

b)

to allow for travel time

c)

for train and airplane schedules

d)

because of landforms

37.

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

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The international dateline measures _____________ degrees

a)

100

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

39.

London is six hours ahead of Mexico. When it’s 3.00 pm in London, what time is it in Mexico?

a)

12:00pm

b)

9:00pm

c)

12:00am

d)

9:00am

40.

How many time zones in Canada

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

41.

Which city would you find the earliest time of day in Canada?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Calgary

c)

Ottawa

d)

St. John's

42.

Which province has the latest time zone?

a)

Quebec

b)

New Brunswick

c)

NFLD and Labrador

d)

PEI

43.
Which projection is this?
a)
Peter's
b)
Robinson
c)
Mercator
d)
Goode's
44.
Which projection is this?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
45.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
46.
Which projection is this?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
47.

A __________________ projection is a map that represents size correctly. Shapes are disfigured.

a)

map

b)

conformal map

c)

equivalent map

d)

latitude

48.

A ______________ map projection represents the shape of areas correctly. All meridians and parallels cross each other at right angles.

a)

equivalent

b)

conformal

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

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