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Geography 1st Trimester

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CHOOSE AN ECONOMIC COMPONENT

a)
b)
c)
2.

CHOOSE THE NATURAL ELEMENT

a)
b)
c)
3.

What is cartography?

a)

the study of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features

b)

the study and practice of making maps

c)

the average weather in a place over many years

d)

the study of the human past

4.

Which image shows a compass rose?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What geographic tool uses satellites to take pictures of the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite imagery

d)

GIS

6.

Early mapmakers tried to make their maps more accurate by using the--

a)

rocks and trees

b)

sun and stars

c)

seasons

d)

animal skins

7.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Source

8.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Source

9.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Orientation / compass rose

d)

Source

10.

What is geography?

a)

The study of Earth and its people

b)

The study of maps

c)

The study of rocks

d)

The study of history

11.

1.) To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

a)

The lines of latitude only

b)

The lines of longitude only

c)

A neighboring area to describe the location

d)

The intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

12.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
13.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
14.
Which imaginary lines are shown by this map?
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
15.
Which imaginary lines are shown by this map?
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
16.

Which STATE is located at...

45°N, 120°W

a)

WA

b)

OR

c)

UT

d)

ND

17.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
18.
What are the 3 basic layers?
a)
core, mantle, lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere, lithosphere, crust
c)
core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, inner core
19.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
20.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution