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Intro to World Geo Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geography is the study of ______________________.

a)

Rocks

b)

places and the relationships between people and their environment

c)

just the continents

d)

people

2.

Lines of latitude are called what?

a)

Meridians

b)

Lines

c)

Parallels

d)

Long lines

3.

The Prime Meridian is an example of what?

a)

Longitude line

b)

Latitude line

c)

Nothing

d)

The Earth

4.

Is our community north or south of the equator?

a)

North

b)

South

5.

True or False: The lines of latitude in order from north to south are: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, equator, Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

If my location is: 65° N, 110°E, what hemisphere am I in?

a)

NW

b)

SE

c)

SW

d)

NE

7.

What hemisphere has the greatest population?

a)

SE

b)

NW

c)

NE

d)

SE

8.

__________ always comes first when determining coordinates.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

9.

What are the five themes of geography?

a)

Geography, People, Region, Place, Country

b)

Movement, Place, Geography, Environment, Region

c)

Movement, Human-Environment Interaction, Region, Location, Place

d)

Movement, Human-Environment Interaction, Region, Location, Continent

10.

True or False: Absolute Location can be determined by either an exact address or coordinates.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

An example of relative location would be

a)

35°N, 77°W

b)

123 Mockingbird Lane, Myrtle Beach 29577 United States

c)

Take a right at the Chick Fil A and then turn left at the stop sign

d)

Make a right

12.

True or False: A beach house on stilts is NOT an example of Human-Environment interaction.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

This image is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

14.

An example of a human characteristic of place would be:

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Statue of Liberty

15.

Which theme of geography would this image best represent?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region