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CRM 1.1 What Is Geography?

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which map projection shows correct direction and shape, but not size and distance?

a)

Goode's

b)

Mercator

c)

Robinson

d)

Winkel Tripel

2.

Which one is NOT a Natural Wonder?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

Sahara

d)

Grand Canyon

3.

Which ocean is located on the South of this map?

a)

Gulf Of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

4.

A map showing population density would be considered a ___________________________.

a)

General Purpose Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Special Purpose Map with a Choropleth

5.

The line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western halves is called the ___________________.

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Prime Meridian

6.

What are Cardinal Directions?

a)

Scale

b)

North, South, East, and West

c)

Physical Map

d)

Symbols

7.

A map showing population density would be considered a __________ .

a)

General-Purpose Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Special-Purpose Map

8.

Lou tells Charley to meet him at 45°N, 108°W. Where does Charley need to go?

a)

Albuquerque, New Mexico

b)

Des Moines, Iowa

c)

Billings, Montana

d)

Little Rock, Arkansas

9.

Suppose Ethan is standing at the following coordinates: 20°N, 0°E. According to the map, where would Ethan be?

a)

in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

b)

Africa

c)

off the coast of Japan

d)

Australia

10.

Geography:

a)

Is the study of the Earth

b)

Is only the study of landforms

c)

Is the study of the solar system

d)

Includes the study of the Sun.

11.

What is the purpose of a physical map?

a)

To show names of cities

b)

To show borders of countries

c)

To show landforms

d)

None of the above

12.

On a physical map, what do colors represent?

a)

features such as land, water, and elevation

b)

patterns such as climate and natural resources

c)

the culture and population

d)

the map scale and cardinal directions

13.

Which of the following is an advantage of using a map instead of a globe?

a)

A map shows more detail about a smaller area of Earth.

b)

A map more accurately represents the distance between two locations.

c)

A map shows more accurate information about the size of Earth's features.

d)

A map shows more accurate information about the shape of Earth's features.

14.

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?

a)

by finding the hemisphere

b)

by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude

c)

by finding the Prime Meridian and the Equator

d)

by finding the true distance and direction between landmasses

15.

What type of map should be selected to find the borders between countries?

a)

General Purpose Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Special Purpose Map with a Choropleth

16.

Which direction is Lower Egypt from Upper Egypt?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

17.

A half sphere which is used to refer to one half of the globe when divided into Northern and Southern also Eastern and Western are______________ .

a)

Projection

b)

Latitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Longitude

18.

What is culture?

a)

the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer

b)

the movement of people from one place to another place

c)

the number of people that live in a specific area

d)

the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people

19.

Cultural diffusion can be described as...

a)

the spread of beliefs, behaviors, and traits from one group of people to another

b)

weather patterns that move from one place to another

c)

changes on a planet after a natural disaster

d)

groups of animals moving from place to place in search of food

20.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called the___________________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

21.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

projection

22.

Which is the BEST meaning for the phrase, Global Positioning System?

a)

a sound system

b)

a digital map

c)

a device that uses the satellite to locate objects.

d)

A flying object

23.

The World in Spatial Terms; Places and Regions; Physical Systems; Human Systems; Environment and Society; The Uses of Geography. All of these represent what?

a)

The Six Essential Elements of Geography

b)

The Six Themes of Geography

c)

The Six Titles of Geography

d)

The Six Chapters of Geography

24.

Which of the six essential elements of geography would describe how people have shaped the world?

a)

Human Systems

b)

Environment and Society

c)

The World in Spatial Terms

d)

The Uses of Geography

25.

Which of the six essential elements of geography would be used to explore how hurricanes, volcanoes, and glaciers have changed the earth's surface?

a)

The Uses of Geography

b)

The World in Spatial Terms

c)

Physical Systems

d)

Places and Regions

26.

For his birthday, Paul received a map of the world with lines of latitude and longitude depicting each country's absolute location. Which of the six essential elements of geography can he now study in greater detail?

a)

Environment and Society

b)

Places and Regions

c)

The Uses of Geography

d)

The World in Spatial Terms

27.

These two drawings of a globe show lines of longitude, or meridians, and lines of latitude, or parallels. Which kind of lines meet at the poles?

a)

both latitude and longitude

b)

neither latitude nor longitude

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

28.

Which of the following describes the exact, as opposed to the relative, location of Florida's Apalachicola National Forest?

a)

30° W longitude and 85°N latitude

b)

30°N latitude and 85°W longitude

c)

210 miles west of Jacksonville

d)

just to the west of Tallahassee

29.

What lines of latitude does Mexico lie between?

a)

15°N and 30°N

b)

15°N and 30°S

c)

90°W and 120°W

d)

90°E and 120°E

30.

In which country is 40°N, 22°E located?

a)

Greece

b)

Spain

c)

Finland

d)

Austria

31.

What is located north of the city of St. Augustine?

a)

Anastasia Island

b)

Fort San Marcos

c)

Matanzas River

d)

St. Sebastian Creek