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Geography Assessment

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does climate mean?

a)

weather recorded over time

b)

wind speed

c)

daily temperature

2.

What are lines of latitude?

a)

imaginary vertical lines that run north to south, and measure the distance east to west. Prime Meridian is included

b)

imaginary horizontal lines that run east to west , and measure the distance north to south. The Equator is an example.

c)

imaginary vertical lines that run north to south, and measure the distance north to south. The Equator is an example.

d)

imaginary horizontal lines that run east to west , and measure the distance east to west. The Prime Meridian is an example.

3.

What are lines of longitude?

a)

imaginary vertical lines that run north to south, and measure the distance east to west. Prime Meridian is an example

b)

imaginary horizontal lines that run east to west , and measure the distance north to south. The Equator is an example.

c)

imaginary vertical lines that run north to south, and measure the distance north to south. The Equator is an example.

d)

imaginary horizontal lines that run east to west , and measure the distance east to west. The Prime Meridian is an example.

4.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

an imaginary line parallel to the equator.

b)

an imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres.

c)

an imaginary line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres.

5.

Where is the starting place for the first of the longitude lines?

a)

Equator

b)

Hawaii

c)

30 degrees North

d)

Prime Meridian

6.

Where are the Appalachian Mountains located?

a)

Alaska

b)

the eastern United Stated and Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

the western United States

7.

What is the source of the Mississippi River?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

Lake Itasca

d)

Lake Superior

8.

What is another name for lines of longitude?

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

capes

d)

equators

9.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

capes

d)

equators

10.

What is a boundary?

a)

a border or line that separates at least two areas.

b)

a tree

c)

grasslands

11.

What is a part of the U.S. is not included within any state but has a separate governing body?

a)

border

b)

territory

c)

group

d)

boundary

12.

What is a mountain range?

a)

dry land with few plants and little rainfall that make excellent borders

b)

chain of mountains that are close together that create boundaries in many paces around the world

c)

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek which can cause difficulties when used for borders

d)

a dense growth of trees and underbrush that covers a large area and that are commonly used for borders.

13.

What is a desert?

a)

dry land with few plants and little rainfall that make excellent borders

b)

chain of mountains that are close together that create boundaries in many paces around the world

c)

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek which can cause difficulties when used for borders

d)

a dense growth of trees and underbrush that covers a large area and that are commonly used for borders.

14.

What is a river?

a)

dry land with few plants and little rainfall that make excellent borders

b)

chain of mountains that are close together that create boundaries in many paces around the world

c)

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek which can cause difficulties when used for borders

d)

a dense growth of trees and underbrush that covers a large area and that are commonly used for borders.

15.

What is a forest?

a)

dry land with few plants and little rainfall that make excellent borders

b)

chain of mountains that are close together that create boundaries in many paces around the world

c)

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek which can cause difficulties when used for borders

d)

a dense growth of trees and underbrush that covers a large area and that are commonly used for borders.

16.

What branch of science studies the relationships between living things and their environment?

a)

climate

b)

chemistry

c)

ecology

d)

astronomy

17.

What is the gradual wearing away of Earth's surface? (This is also something we learned about in Science this year)

a)

channel

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

chain

18.

Which river is the longest in North America and 4th largest in the world?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Delaware River

c)

The Colorado River

d)

The Ohio River

19.

What is the number of people living in a country or region called?

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

species

20.

The globe is divided into 7 pieces of land (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) known as.....

a)

islands

b)

countries

c)

continents

d)

states

21.

What are Lake Superior, Lake Heron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and Lake Michigan known as?

a)

Continents

b)

The Lakes on the Appalachian Trail

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

The Wonders of the World