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Geography Diagnostic-9th Grade

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Geography?

a)

is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

b)

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

c)

the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society

2.

What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe?

a)

a map distorts properties like distance

b)

a map shows little detail

c)

a map indicates actual distances

d)

a map is very large

3.

Observe the image. What type of map is it?

a)

political map

b)

thematic map

c)

physical map

d)

topographic map

4.

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

On what continent are the Andes Mountains?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

6.

What continent is also a desert?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

7.

Confucianism and Taoism are?

a)

Japanese ethnics religion

b)

Korean ethnics religion

c)

Chinese ethnics religion

d)

Thailand ethnics religion

8.

What are the two natural disasters that occur in the Ring of Fire?

a)

tornado and earthquake

b)

volcanic eruption and earthquake

c)

monsoons and earthquake

d)

hurricane and earthquake

9.

The _________ is at zero degrees and cuts Earth in half from east to west.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

10.

The United States is between which two oceans?

a)

Pacific and Artic

b)

Atlantic and Indian

c)

Pacific and Atlantic

d)

Indian and Artic

11.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Asia

12.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

up, down, and sideways

b)

there, here, front, and back

c)

right, left, up, and down

d)

north, south, east, and west

13.

Which country has this flag?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Mongolia

d)

Taiwan