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Maps and Timeline Quizizz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a Cardinal direction?

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Eastwest

2.

Which of the following is an Intermediate direction?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

Southeast

d)

Westnorth

3.

Which of the following direction on a map?

a)

Title

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map Key or Legend

d)

Scale Bar

4.

Which of the following indicates the name of the map?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale Bar

c)

Map Key or Legend

d)

Title

5.

Which of the following indicates distance on a map?

a)

Title

b)

Map Key or Legend

c)

Scale Bar

d)

Compass Rose

6.

Which of the following indicates what the symbols, colors, and shading are on the map?

a)

Map Key or Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale Bar

d)

Title

7.

This is a map of Australia. Which city is located at 37° S, 144° E?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Melbourne

c)

Perth

d)

Sydney

8.

The time period on the LEFT side of the timeline is referred to as either ______ or ______?

a)

BC/AD

b)

BCE/CE

c)

BC/BCE

d)

CE/AD

9.

The time period on the RIGHT side of the timeline is referred to as either ______ or ______?

a)

BC/AD

b)

BCE/AD

c)

AD/CE

d)

BC/CE

10.

What event became the dividing point of the history timeline?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Construction of the Egyptian Pyramids

c)

The Mayan Calendar

d)

The Birth of Jesus Christ

11.

Which of the following dates came first?

a)

421 BCE

b)

433 BCE

c)

41 CE

d)

430 CE

12.

Which of the following dates came first?

a)

678 BCE

b)

687 CE

c)

768 BCE

d)

867 CE

13.

Which of the following events came third on the timeline?

a)

1103 CE

b)

1201 AD

c)

1420 AD

d)

2021 CE

14.

Which of the following dates came second?

a)

10 BCE

b)

20 CE

c)

110 CE

d)

2 BCE

15.

What is the difference between a decade and a century?

a)

A decade is 100 years and a century is 10 years

b)

A decade is 1,000 years and a century is 100 years

c)

A decade is 10 years and a century is 100 years

d)

A decade is 10 years and a century is 1,000 years

16.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Russia

17.

Which continents are considered to be on the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

North America

e)

Antarctica

18.

Line of longitude run in what directions?

a)

North and East

b)

North and South

c)

East and West

d)

West and South

19.

Lines of latitude run in what directions?

a)

East and North

b)

South and West

c)

North and South

d)

East and West

20.

Which continent is labeled as #3?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

21.

Which ocean is labeled as #10?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

22.

Which continent is labeled as #5?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

China

23.

Which ocean is labeled as #9?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

24.

Which continent is labeled as #1?

a)

Canada

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Greenland

25.

Which continent is labeled as #7?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

26.

Which ocean is labeled as #8?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

27.

Which continent is labeled as #6?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

America

d)

Asia

28.

Which continent is labeled as #2?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

29.

Which continent is labeled as #4?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

30.

A narrow piece of land that connects 2 larger bodies of land

a)

Delta

b)

Bay

c)

Isthmus

d)

Island

31.

Large body of water partly surrounded by land but with a wide opening

a)

Delta

b)

Isthmus

c)

Bay

d)

Desert

32.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water

a)

Bay

b)

Delta

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

33.

A very dry area usually with few plants and lots of sand

a)

Desert

b)

Bay

c)

Delta

d)

Isthmus

34.

End of a river where silt deposits build up, often making a fan shaped area

a)

Island

b)

Isthmus

c)

Delta

d)

Bay

35.

A piece of land that has water on three sides

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Lake

d)

Bay

36.

Large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Plateau

d)

Plain

37.

A very tall, high natural place on Earth- higher than a hill

a)

Plateau

b)

Mountain

c)

Hill

d)

Valley

38.

Where the river empties into an ocean or other large body of water

a)

Gulf

b)

Mouth

c)

Delta

d)

Bay

39.

According to the diagram, the Prime Meridian is located at what degree?

a)

180 degrees longitude

b)

0 degrees latitude

c)

0 degrees longitude

d)

90 degrees latitude

40.

According to the diagram, the Equator is located at what degree?

a)

30 degrees longitude

b)

60 degrees latitude

c)

0 degrees latitude

d)

0 degrees longitude

41.

What did hunter-gatherers use as tools before the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Hammers

b)

Arrows

c)

Flint

d)

Catapults

42.

What did hunter-gatherers gather for a food source? (Select 3)

a)

Berries

b)

Leaves

c)

Roots

d)

Nuts

43.

What did hunter-gatherers initially use as weapons during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Spears

b)

Clubs

c)

Arrows

d)

Slingshots

44.

What does nomadic mean?

a)

Time before history was written down

b)

An item used by people from the past

c)

Continuously moving from place to place

d)

Government ruled by a king

45.

What did hunter-gatherers use fire for?

a)

Light

b)

Heat

c)

Burn shelters

d)

Preserve meat

e)

Chase away threatening animals

46.

Which factors contributed to the Agricultural Revolution? (Choose 2)

a)

The earth cooled and there were fewer animals

b)

The earth warmed and plants grew more readily

c)

People discovered how to make tools

d)

People discovered how to use fire

e)

People discovered how to domesticate animals

47.

Which of these examples describes a barter economy?

a)

A weaver buys food from a farmer

b)

A weaver asks a farmer to share the food he grew

c)

A weaver and farmer trade cloth for food

d)

A weaver grows enough food to feed their family

48.

Advances in agriculture lead to food surplus; a food surplus lead to ____________?

a)

Labor specialization

b)

Increased trade

c)

development of city-states

d)

Population boom

49.

The development of city-states meant that less people had to farm; what did people do if they didn't have to farm?

a)

Labor specialization

b)

Gather food

c)

Nothing

d)

Run for president

50.

Once people started specializing in labor, people started trading. Increased trade lead to _______________?

a)

More items for people

b)

Economic growth

c)

Decline in the government

d)

Religious celebrations

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