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geography

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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 main

direction?

a)

northwest

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

lake

3.
If one inch is equivalent to five miles.  How many miles is ten inches?
a)
60
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
4.
An atlas is a book of what?
a)
maps
b)
people
c)
bodies of water
d)
regions
5.

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

equator

6.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

7.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
8.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

9.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
10.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
11.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
12.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
13.

Using the idea of PLACE, why would a person living in a thick forest most likely live in a home made out of wood?

a)

There are a lot of trees and lumber to build his/her home

b)

Amazon Prime delivers wood houses in two days

c)

Homes made out of bricks would be too expensive

d)

Homes made out of fish would be too smelly

14.

What continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

15.

This tells you what is being shown.

a)

Key

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Title

d)

Scale Bar

16.

Explains the symbols

a)

Key

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Title

d)

Scale Bar

17.

Symbol that tells you the cardinal directions

a)

Key

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Title

d)

Scale Bar

18.

Helps you figure out the distances between areas and size

a)

Key

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Title

d)

Scale Bar

19.

Do you live north or south of the equator?

a)

north

b)

south

20.

What two hemispheres do you live in?

a)

north,west

b)

north,south

c)

south, west

d)

south, east

21.

What is the imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Border

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator