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Geography End of Year 1's

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The five themes of geography are useful because...
a)
they teach us how to take notes about world events
b)
they help us organize information about our world
c)
they keep geographers employed
d)
they prepare us for social studies
2.

What is absolute location?

a)

The approximate location of something.

b)

The exact location of something.

c)

Bikini Bottom.

d)

Locations that compare two places.

3.

The study of human activity around the world and the way the people and places are distributed across the surface of the Earth is called

a)

Physical geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Environmental Geography

d)

None of the above

4.

The human and physical features of a location are included in which Geography theme?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

5.
What Type of Map Shows Cities and Countries?
a)
Physical Map
b)
Political Map 
c)
Contour Map
d)
Thematic Map 
6.
Which theme includes how humans adapt, modify or depend on the environment?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human environment interaction
7.

Which geography theme helps us understand how people, goods, information, and ideas get from one place to another?

a)

human environment interaction

b)

regions

c)

movement

d)

location

8.

How is a globe different from a map? (tick as many answers that are correct)

a)

It is more accurate

b)

It is difficult to transport easily

c)

It is the only one that shows the equator

d)

There is no distortion

9.

If you hired someone to make a map of your town, you would hire a...

a)

cartographer

b)

mapographer

c)

directionologist

d)

compassographer

10.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

11.
A Compass Rose shows ___________ on most maps.
a)
Symbols
b)
Routes
c)
Directions
d)
Climate
12.
_______ are used on maps as a tool for measuring distance.
a)
symbols
b)
labels
c)
keys
d)
scales
13.
Maps use ______ that stand for things that are drawn on a map.
a)
symbols
b)
scales
c)
routes
d)
titles
14.
A _____ tells us what the map is about.
a)
Summary
b)
Story
c)
Title
d)
Conclusion
15.
Which way is the compass facing?
a)
South
b)
West
c)
South East
d)
South West
16.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

17.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
18.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the A23?

a)

1632

b)

1432

c)

3116

d)

1531

19.

What is the grid reference for car park (P)?

a)

0626

b)

0624

c)

0825

d)

0723

20.
What are latitude and longitude lines?
 
a)
 Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
b)
Visible lines that divide the Earth
c)
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
21.

Give the four-figure grid reference for Oddington Grange.

a)

5491

b)

5416

c)

5790

d)

5612

22.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
23.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
24.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
25.

What is the Absolute Location of Miami?

a)

26°S, 90°W

b)

26°N, 88°W

c)

26°N, 80°W

d)

26°N, 80°S

26.
What line of LATITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60o N
b)
105o W
c)
150o W
d)
48o N
27.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
28.

This river drains most of South America and has the most water flowing of all rivers in the world.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Volga

c)

Mekong

d)

Amazon

29.

Mountain range in Europe

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Alps

c)

Andes

d)

Atlas

30.

Longest mountain range in the world

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rockys

d)

Ural

31.

Largest inhabited desert of the world

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Kalahari

d)

Antarctica

32.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
33.

Where is the Ganges River?

a)

India

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Greenland

34.

A chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

a)

Volcano

b)

Archipelago

c)

Island

d)

Valley

35.

A large body of water surrounded by land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Plain

36.

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream.

a)

Lake

b)

Gulf

c)

Cape

d)

Tributary

37.

A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land.

a)

Mountain or hill

b)

Cape or peninsula

c)

Plateau or mesa

d)

Gulf or bay

38.

Earth with opening that spills lava, rock, and gases.

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Lake

d)

valley

39.
A natural process and event that is a potential threat to human life and property.
a)
Natural hazard
b)
Natural disaster
c)
Recovery
d)
mitigation
40.

What is an earthquake?

a)

An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth when the wind is very strong

b)

An earthquake is the tremble of the surface of the Earth when a huge tsunami hits the shore

c)

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves

41.
Scientists and engineers work together to try to reduce the damage from natural hazards. Which term is used to describe this process?
a)
mitigation
b)
technology
c)
controlling variables
d)
engineering
42.

How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?

a)

by building structures that can sway with the motion

b)

by building structures that do NOT move with the motion

c)

by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures

d)

by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean

43.
Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 
a)
Communities can be notified to evacuate 
b)
So that we can stop them from happening again 
c)
So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
d)
So that we can harness their power for renewable energy
44.

What could cause an ash cloud?

a)

volcano

b)

flood

c)

avalanche

d)

thunderstorm

45.
What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago?
a)
Panthalassa
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwanna
d)
Pangaea
46.
_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Insurgent boundary
47.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

48.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

49.

What are the places of Earth's crust that carry the continents and oceans?

a)

sea floor spreading

b)

continental drift

c)

plates

d)

faults

50.

The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's plates are in constant, slow motion, driven by convection currents is the theory of

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep ocean trenches

d)

sea floor spreading

51.

Which country is this

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

52.

Which country is this

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

53.

Which country is this

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Antigua and Barbuda

c)

St Kitts and Nevis

d)

Sao Tome and Principe

54.

The capital of Bahamas is?

a)

Nassau

b)

Nasseu

c)

Nessau

d)

Nasseau

55.

Why do the Caribbean islands have so much diversity?

a)

The climate varies among the islands

b)

Many people from the United States settled there

c)

Several European countries rules them as colonies

d)

Their governments are democratic

56.

The capital of Puerto Rico is?

a)

San Jose

b)

El Younque

c)

Arecibo

d)

San Juan

57.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
58.

How can you help our oceans?!?!

a)

Support efforts for Marine Conservation

b)

SAY NO to single use plastic!

c)

Reduce how much waste you produce

d)

All of the above

59.

Diagram shows two types of animals. What is the factors that cause these animals threatened with extinction?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Unplanned deforestation for logging

c)

Oil spill in the sea

d)

Flood

60.

What is the meaning of conservation?

a)

The practice of protecting animal and plant species and their habitats to ensure that they will be around for future generations

b)

The practice of use of natural resources to provide for our needs and wants and to add value.

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