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End of the Year Geography Trivia

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state borders Ohio to the West?
a)
California
b)
Indiana
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Michigan
2.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
3.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
4.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
5.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
6.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
7.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
8.

What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

9.

What lines run from South to North alongside the Prime Meridian?

a)

latitude (parallels)

b)

longitude (meridians)

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

10.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
11.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

12.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
13.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
14.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
15.
Type of map that shows boundaries, cities and other man made things
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
informational
16.
Type of map that shows natural features such as mountains, rivers and bodies of water
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
informational
17.
Location, place, movement, region and human environment interaction are known as...
a)
The Five Themes of Geography
b)
Dance moves from Dance, Dance, Dance
c)
Yoga exercises
d)
5 Themes of Geology
18.
Absolute location is 
a)
the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of a place
b)
describing a place by explaining what it is near
19.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
20.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
21.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
East
22.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
23.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
24.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
25.

Which economic system is based on customs and beliefs, people will do the same work as their parents, and the exchange of goods is through bartering (no money)?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

26.

Which economic system does the government make all economic decisions and owns most of the property - it is sometimes called communism?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

27.

Which economic system does the government make all economic decisions and owns most of the property - it is sometimes called communism?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

28.

Which economic system are all resources privately owned and the buyers and sellers answer the three economic questions?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

29.

Which economic system is both market and command combined and most democratic countries fall into this category?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

30.

Which type of economic system is it when the government decides what to produce, the government decides how to produce, and the government decides who gets the goods produced?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

31.

Which type of economic system is it when the market decides what needs to be produced, private businesses decide how to produce, and consumers decide what they are willing to pay for goods?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

32.

Which type of economic systems does Cuba and North Korea have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

33.

Which type of economic system is the U.S., Brazil, and the U.K.?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

34.

Andrea has planned a trip to the beach for her family on Labor Day. Her daughter has been invited to the mountains by a friend. Her daughter decides to go to the beach. What is her opportunity cost?

a)

a trip to the beach

b)

a trip to the mountains

35.

Jason has been asked by his son to go ride 4-wheelers this weekend. His boss has asked him to work overtime and get paid double. Jason chooses to go ride 4-wheelers with his son. What is his opportunity cost?

a)

ride 4-wheelers with his son

b)

work overtime for his boss

36.
Mediterranean, humid continental, humid subtropical, and marine west coast are in which category of climate?
a)
Tropical 
b)
Dry
c)
Mid Latitude
d)
High latitude
37.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
38.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
39.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
40.
What season starts on March 21st?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
41.
In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
42.
This sphere contains all life on Earth
a)
Geosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere
43.
This sphere contains the air around the Earth.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Hydropshere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere
44.
What is evaporation?
a)
Water coming out of plants. 
b)
Water changing from a gas to a liquid.
c)
Water changing from a liquid to a gas.
d)
Water falling from the atmosphere.
45.
_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
sunlight
d)
atmosphere
46.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
47.
The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward side
c)
windward side
d)
cloudy side
48.
A deep valley with steep walls that cut into the earth caused by erosion from running water.
a)
Valley
b)
Canyon
c)
Gulf
d)
River
49.
Which type of landform is surrounded by water on three of its sides?
a)
delta
b)
peninsula
c)
lake
d)
continents
50.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
51.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
52.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
53.
Rain forests like the Amazon in Brazil and the Congo in Africa are located in which major climate category?
a)
Dry
b)
Mid Latitude
c)
Tropical 
d)
Highland 
54.
Physically breaking down earth materials by water, ice, or wind  and moving them to a new location is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
55.
This land form covers the majority of North Africa?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Sonoran Desert
d)
Amazon Rain Forest 
56.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part? 
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
57.
A parent gets a new job and you move to Florida. What type of migration does this represent?
a)
Forced
b)
Reluctant 
c)
Voluntary
d)
International 
58.
People migrate from Sudan to Ethiopia to avoid religious persecution. This is what type of migration? 
a)
Forced
b)
Internal
c)
Reluctant
d)
Voluntary 
59.
Japanese Americans called Nissei were moved to internment camps during WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This is an example of what type of migration?
a)
Reluctant 
b)
Forced
c)
International
d)
Voluntary
60.
Which city is at 46'N Latitude, 96'W Longitude?
a)
Miami
b)
Houston
c)
Lincoln
d)
Fargo
61.
At 11 a.m. in Chicago, Bob calls a friend in Los Angeles. What time is it in Los Angeles?
a)
9 a.m.
b)
8 a.m.
c)
10 a.m.
d)
11 a.m.
62.
At 7 p.m.. in Oregon, David calls his mother in New York. What time is it in New York?
a)
8 p.m.
b)
9 p.m.
c)
10 p.m.
d)
11 p.m.
63.
Jane lives on the Pacific coast. It is 5 p.m. What time is it on the Eastern coast?
a)
3 p.m.
b)
2 p.m.
c)
7 p.m.
d)
8 p.m.
64.
The new t.v. show is coming on at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it be on at my friends house who lives in Central Standard Time?
a)
6 p.m.
b)
8 p.m.
c)
5 p.m.
d)
4 p.m.
65.
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. 
Name the theme. 
a)
Location 
b)
HEI
c)
Region
d)
Place
66.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
67.
A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home country.
a)
environmental
b)
distribution
c)
pull factor
d)
push factor
68.
The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in a new location. 
a)
pull factor
b)
push factor
c)
distribution
d)
migration

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