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Geography Part 1 Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Legend

c)

Diamond of the Sea

d)

Compass Rose

2.

Climate, population, & religion maps are all examples of what type of map?

a)

Road Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

3.

The Equator separates:

a)

Northern & Southern Hemispheres

b)

Eastern & Western Hemispheres

4.
Home of Mount Fuji in Japan, The Taj Mahal in India, and Mt. Everest in Nepal. 
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Austrilia
d)
Asia
5.
Smallest continent, home of the Outback, and the Great Barrier Reef. 
a)
Antarctica 
b)
Europe
c)
Austrilia
d)
South America
6.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

7.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

8.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

9.

North America is made up of Canada, USA, Mexico, and Greenland.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Australia is not only a continent but also a country

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Egypt is a country on which of the following continents? 

a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
12.
Germany is a country on which of the following continents? 
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Russia 
d)
Europe
13.

Brazil is a country on which of the following continents? 

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Russia 
d)
Europe
14.

Comparing the location of an object in relation to the location of another object is called

a)

compass rose

b)

relative location

c)

map key

d)

directions

15.
California is ___ of Montana. 
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Northeast
16.

The earth can be divided into four halves known as _____.

a)

fractions

b)

semaphores

c)

moieties

d)

hemispheres

17.

The 0 degree line of latitude is known as the _____.

a)

prime meridian

b)

hemisphere

c)

equator

d)

bisection

18.

The imaginary lines that run parallel with the prime meridian are called ______.

a)

parallels

b)

lines of longitude

c)

lines of latitude

d)

meridians

19.
This location tells you EXACTLY where something is
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
20.

What is a peninsula?

a)

land with water touching 3 sides

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land that borders the sea or ocean

d)

an area of flat land

21.
a)
mountain
b)
ocean
c)
valley
d)
glacier
22.
a)
plateau
b)
island
c)
valley
d)
hill
23.
what is this body of water?
a)
lake
b)
ocean
c)
gulf
d)
swamp
24.

Narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

a)

Strait

b)

Lake

c)

Isthmus

d)

peninsula

25.

A narrow stem of land that acts as a bridge to connect two large bodies of land

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

cape

d)

island