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Geography - Chp1 - What is Geography - Lvl1

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Geography about?

a)

People and Animals

b)

People and Places

c)

Places

d)

Animals

e)

The weather

2.

Which carrers from the below list can use skills from learning geography?

[Choose all correct answers]

a)

Architect

b)

Footballer

c)

Pilot

d)

Tennis player

e)

Meteorologist

3.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

Helps people find their way by giving their exact position.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

GPS (Global positioning system)

e)

Internet

4.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

Can be used to gather data on the environment or society.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

GPS (Global positioning system)

e)

Internet

5.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

They can show natural and human made features. They can be printed or digital.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

6.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

May be used to measure specific elents and quantities.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

7.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

These are used to display and compare information.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

8.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the explanation:

Can be used for collecting research and planning.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

9.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

A geographer studying the population in Sliema uses this by downloading a census.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

10.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

An urban planner uses these to help her map out how the plants in a field have changed over the past year.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

Internet

11.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

Someone on holiday in Paris uses this to plan their day touring the city.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

GPS (Global Positioning System)

12.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

The Ministry of Tourism uses this to understand how tourism has been increasing in Malta.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

GPS (Global Positioning System)

13.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

A metereolorogist uses these to measure the temperature , wind speed and amount of rainfall.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

GPS (Global Positioning System)

14.

Choose the one from the below list which matches the example of use:

A container ship captain uses this to hel him navigate safely into the next port.

a)

Maps

b)

Charts, graphs, tables

c)

Photographs

d)

Instruments

e)

GPS (Global Positioning System)

15.

Which are the two main parts of Geography:

a)

Human Geography

b)

Animal Geography

c)

Weather Geography

d)

Physical Geography

16.

What is the definition of Physical Geography?

a)

The study of space.

b)

The study of the oceans

c)

The study of the weather.

d)

The study of the earth's natural features. It is abut the land, the sea and the atmosphere around us.

17.

What is the word that describes this:

Changes in temperature, rainfall, wind and pressure.

a)

Weather

b)

Landforms

c)

Vegetation

d)

Climate

e)

Settlement

18.

What is the word that describes this:

Changes between seasons and from year to year.

a)

Weather

b)

Landforms

c)

Vegetation

d)

Climate

e)

Settlement

19.

What is the word that describes this:

Natural features formed by river,the sea, ice and volcanoes.

a)

Weather

b)

Landforms

c)

Vegetation

d)

Climate

e)

Settlement

20.

What is the word that describes this:

Plants grow in the soil and cover most of the earth's land surface.

a)

Weather

b)

Landforms

c)

Vegetation

d)

Climate

e)

Settlement

21.

Choose correct explanation for Human Geography:

a)

The study of animals

b)

The study of humans

c)

The study of our houses

d)

The study of where and how people live.

22.

What is the word that describes this:

Looks at the distribution of people over the earth's surface and why they live in certain areas.

a)

Population Geography

b)

Economic Geography

c)

Land Geography

d)

Settlement Geography

23.

What is the word that describes this:

About where people live and how these places grow.

a)

Population Geography

b)

Economic Geography

c)

Land Geography

d)

Settlement Geography

24.

What is the word that describes this:

Looks at how people learn a living and is about industry, jobs and wealth.

a)

Population Geography

b)

Economic Geography

c)

Land Geography

d)

Settlement Geography

25.

What is the word that describes this:

Shows where there is land and sea on Earth

a)

Globe

b)

Oceans

c)

Continent

d)

Countries

26.

How many major OCEANS has the earth?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

27.

What is the word that describes this:

Big mass of water (Example Pacific or Indian)

a)

Globe

b)

Oceans

c)

Continent

d)

Countries

28.

What is the word that describes this:

Is a large area of land on Earth

a)

Globe

b)

Oceans

c)

Continent

d)

Countries

29.

How many CONTINENTS has the earth?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

30.

In which CONTINENT do we live?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Malta

d)

Africa

31.

What is the word that describes this:

In a continent there are many of these.

a)

Globe

b)

Oceans

c)

Continent

d)

Countries

32.

Which is the continent that no one lives in?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Antarctica

e)

Asia

33.

Which is the continent that has these countries USA, Canada?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Antarctica

e)

Asia

34.

Which is the continent that has these countries Brazil, Chile, Argentina?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Antarctica

e)

Asia

35.

Which is the continent that has these countries Australia, New Zealand?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Antarctica

e)

Asia

36.

Which is the continent that has these countries China, India, Pakistan?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

37.

Which is the continent that has these countries Italy, England, Greece?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

38.

Which is the continent is mostly covered in ice?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Antarctica

e)

Asia

39.

Which is the continent that has the highest mountains?

[Look at the hint]

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

40.

Which is the continent that has an active Volcano named ETNA'?

[Look at the hint]

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

41.

Which is the continent that has a large river called Nile and a large dessert called Sahara Dessert ?

[Look at the hint]

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

42.

Which is the continent that has the Rain forest with over a third of the world's trees ?

[Look at the hint]

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia (Oceania)

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

43.

Choose the correct term:

Circle the Earth in an east-west direction.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

44.

Choose the correct term:

They are parallel to each other.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

45.

Choose the correct term:

They are all different lengths.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

46.

Choose the correct term:

Run from top of the Earth to the bottom

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

47.

Choose the correct term:

They are not parallel, and meet at a point at the noth and south poles.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

48.

Choose the correct term:

They divide the Earth into segments (like an orange)

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

49.

Which is the name of the line of Latitude for letter: A

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricon

e)

Antarctic Circle

50.

Which is the name of the line of Latitude for letter: B

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricon

e)

Antarctic Circle

51.

Which is the name of the line of Latitude for letter: C

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricon

e)

Antarctic Circle

52.

Which is the name of the line of Latitude for letter: D

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricon

e)

Antarctic Circle

53.

Which is the name of the line of Latitude for letter: E

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricon

e)

Antarctic Circle

54.

Which is the name of the item in letter: A

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian / Grenwich Meridian

55.

Which is the name of the item in letter: B

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian / Grenwich Meridian

56.

Which is the name of the item in letter: C

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian / Grenwich Meridian

57.

The line of longitude which is at 0o

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian / Grenwich Meridian

58.

There are 24 lines of longitude. How many degrees are there between each two lines of longitude?

a)

2.5o

b)

5o

c)

7.5o

d)

15o

59.

Mark a city which is nearest to the Prime Meridian?

a)

Motpellier

b)

Nice

c)

Le Mans

d)

Metz

e)

Rennes

60.

Which is the city which has a longitude of 45oN and a latitude of nearly 0o

a)

Motpellier

b)

Angeres

c)

Le Mans

d)

Bordeaux

e)

Grenoble

61.

Which is the sea on the latitude 5oE

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Bay of Biscay

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

Pacific OCen

62.

Which is the country that crosses exactly on the longitude 50oN and 5oE

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Luxemborg

e)

Italy

63.

Which ocean is marked as: A

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

64.

Which ocean is marked as: B

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

65.

Which ocean is marked as: C

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

66.

Which ocean is marked as: D

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

67.

Which ocean is marked as: E

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

68.

Which ocean is marked as: F

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

69.

Which continent is marked as: 6

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa

70.

Which continent is marked as: 4

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa

71.

Which continent is marked as: 5

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa

72.

Which continent is marked as: 3

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa

73.

Which continent is marked as: 1

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa

74.

Which continent is marked as: 2

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Africa