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geography

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
2.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
3.
Which of the following states border Ohio?
a)
Cleveland
b)
Texas
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Indiana
4.

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees (labeled C on the map)?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

equator

5.

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees (labeled D on the map)?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

prime meridian

6.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
7.

What is the imaginary line that divides the globe halfway between the North and South Pole (label A)?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

8.

What alphabet does English use?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

9.

What writing system does Chinese use?

a)

The Roman Alphabet

b)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

c)

Symbols called pictographs and ideographs

d)

The Greek Alphabet

10.

The word alphabet comes from...?

a)

The Greek Alphabet

b)

The Roman Alphabet

c)

The Hebrew Alphabet

d)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

11.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

12.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Chinese

d)

mandri Chinese

13.

What was the language of the Ancient Romans?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Persian

14.

What alphabet does Russian use?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Cyrillic

d)

Arabic

15.

What is the international language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

English

16.

Arabic and Hebrew are written from....

a)

right to left

b)

left to right

c)

up and down

d)

in capital letters

17.

Latin is an important language and is still used in medicine,....

a)

Science

b)

Religion

c)

Law

d)

Science, Religion, and Law

18.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
19.
Which country does NOT speak English as a main language?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
New Zealand
d)
Singapore
20.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
21.
Which language is NOT in the top 4 languages spoken in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
German
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
22.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
23.
Which language is spoken in Pakistan?
a)
Dutch
b)
Portuguese
c)
Polish
d)
Urdu
24.
Which language is spoken in Brazil?
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
French
d)
German
25.
What alphabet is used for Russian?
a)
Arabic
b)
Greek
c)
Cyrillic
d)
Hebrew
26.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
27.

What is the main language spoken in Tonga?

a)

English

b)

Polynesian

c)

French

d)

Tongan

28.

What is the main language spoken in Bolivia?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

29.

Choose 2 languages from the list below which are taught in every country in the World.

a)

Spanish

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

French

30.

Which other 2 languages can Danish speakers understand?

a)

Swedish

b)

German

c)

Dutch

d)

Norwegian

31.

Face in Spanish is

a)

CARA

b)

RATA

c)

CARAS

d)

CORAZA

32.

Hair in Spanish is

a)

PELO

b)

PEDRO

c)

PESO

d)

PESOS

33.

Eyes in Spanish is

a)

OJO

b)

OJOS

c)

PELO

d)

NARIZ

34.

Nose in Spanish is

a)

BOCA

b)

OJOS

c)

NOSE

d)

NARIZ

35.

Neck in Spanish is...

a)

Cara

b)

Cuello

c)

Cuerpo

d)

Orejas

36.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

a)

dialects

b)

language groups

c)

language families

d)

creolized languages

37.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
38.
Who was apart of the Axis Powers?
a)
Russia, China, and Mexico
b)
Germany, USA, and Russia
c)
USA, Great Britain, and France
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
39.
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Harriet Tubman
40.
When was the Declaration of Independence created?
a)
1776
b)
1770
c)
1779
d)
1786
41.
Who refused to give up their seat on the bus to a white citizen?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Mary McLeod Bethune
d)
Sojourner Truth
42.
What is Malcolm X's real name?
a)
Malcolm Johnson
b)
Malcolm Little
c)
Malcolm Davis
d)
Malcolm Parks
43.

a dead body that is wrapped in cloth and preserved

a)

mummy

b)

archaeologist

c)

tomb

d)

treasure

44.

something which is very valuable

a)

treasure

b)

skull

c)

mummy

d)

greedy

45.

Who are historians?

a)

People who study history

b)

People who make history

c)

People who study science

d)

People who make science

46.

someone who studies the things people used in the past

a)

skull

b)

greedy

c)

preserve

d)

archaeologist

47.

wanting more than you need

a)

tomb

b)

greedy

c)

preserve

d)

skull

48.
a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Jeremy

d)

Pedro

49.
a)

Rosa Parks

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander The Great

d)

Aaron White

50.
a)

Lady Gaga

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Giselle Garcia

d)

Betsy Ross

51.

he named the NA as nuclein

a)

meischer

b)

muller

c)

meselson

d)

sambrook

52.
___________________ was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana Purchase
a)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
b)
Tom and Jerry Expedition
c)
West expedition
d)
Pike's exploration
53.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were which of the following?
a)
Politicians
b)
Explorers
c)
Buyers of the Louisiana Purchase
d)
All of the above
54.

Where did British first open there factories in eastern part of India

a)

Assam

b)

Orissa

c)

Bihar

d)

Sikkim

55.

When East India Company was came into existence,England was ruled by

a)

Hanovarians

b)

Stuarts

c)

Normans

d)

none of the above

56.

What is "history"?

a)

Artifacts discovered by archaeologists

b)

The study of the past

c)

Religious stories

d)

Old movies

57.

What is culture?

a)

A political view

b)

a man made item

c)

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.

d)

remains of something that once lived

58.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

59.

What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?

a)

circle of life

b)

wheel of life

c)

wheel of fortune

d)

wheel of destiny

60.

Analytical Engine is an engine powered by a huge __________engine.

a)

petrol

b)

diesel

c)

steam

d)

electrical

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