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Geography Basics Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If I wanted to figure out what the colors and symbols on a map meant I would look at the_____________

a)

Title

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Key/ Legend

d)

Scale

2.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the following statement: Saudi Arabia lies on the Arabian peninsula; it's bordered by the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

e)

Movement

3.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the statement: In the Netherlands, most people speak Dutch

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

e)

Movement

4.

If I was trying to locate Cambodia on a map, a __________ map would be most useful.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Special Purpose/ Theme Map

d)

Road Map

5.

If I was looking at a physical map, how could I determine what places on the map had the highest elevation.

a)

Look for mountains labled on the map

b)

Use the key to determine what the colors on the map mean, and look to the areas with the colors that represents the highest elevation.

c)

I would assume that the dark colors stand for the highest elevation, because I've seen that on other maps.

d)

There is no way to determine elevation on physical maps.

6.

Which of the five themes connects to the statement: the Rocky Mountains surround Boulder, Colorado

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

e)

Region

7.

If I was trying to locate the Tibetan Plateau, which type of map would be most useful?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Special Purpose/ Theme Map

d)

Road Map

8.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the following statement: you can freely travel through most of Western Europe because those countries are part of the European Union

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

e)

Location

9.

This is a _________ map

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic/ Special Purpose

d)

Road/ Navigation

10.

True of False, the theme "place" includes: Human and physical characteristics of a specific location

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True of False: Language and other cultural characteristics only ever connect to the theme of "Region"

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the statement: The Suez canal allows boats to pass directly from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean.

a)

Place

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

d)

Location

e)

Region

13.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the statement: In Canada, people where heavy coats to protect them from the cold in the winter

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

e)

Movement

14.

If I wanted to determine what countries in Africa had the longest growing season, I would use a ________ map.

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Special Purpose

d)

Road

15.

Which of the five themes connects to the following statement. In San Antonio, Texas breakfast tacos are a very popular type of food.

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

e)

Location

16.

Which of the 5 themes connects to the following statement: In the Southwest of the United States, both English and Spanish are commonly spoken languages

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human Environment Interaction.

17.

There are_________ total Hemispheres

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

18.

The __________ separates the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole

19.

The __________ separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole

20.

What DOESN'T the compass rose show?

a)

The orientation of the map

b)

The scale of the map

c)

The cardinal directions

d)

The intermediate directions