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Foundations of Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of landform is shown above?

a)

Lake

b)

Isthmus

c)

Strait

d)

Ocean

2.

What kind of map is shown above?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Geographic

d)

Population Density

3.

What kind of landform is shown above?

a)

Cliff

b)

Island

c)

Lake

d)

Peninsula

4.

What kind of map is shown above?

a)

Political

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Population Density

d)

Physical

5.

What part of a map is shown above?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Map Key

6.

Lines of latitude run _____________ to ____________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

7.

Which of the answer choices is an example of ABSOLUTE location?

a)

near the school

b)

on the other side of town

c)

0 degrees north, 10.7 degrees east

d)

by Dallas

8.

What is the ABSOLUTE location of letter C?

a)

0 degrees, 140 degrees west

b)

140 degrees south, 0 degrees west

c)

180 degrees west, 140 degrees north

9.

An address is an example of ________________.

a)

geography

b)

political map

c)

relative location

d)

absolute location

10.

If someone told you they live near the school, what are they telling you?

a)

Exact Location

b)

Approximate Location

c)

Relative Location

d)

Absolute Location

11.

What state is located at 30 degrees north, 100 degrees west?

a)

Texas (TX)

b)

Utah (UT)

c)

Nevada (NV)

d)

Louisiana (LA)

12.

What ocean is represented by the letter A?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

13.

What kind of map is represented above?

a)

Climate

b)

Population Density

c)

Physical

d)

Political

14.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

a)

Absolute location tells you an exact address or coordinates, while relative location tells you where something is in regard to something else.

b)

Relative location tells you an exact address or coordinates, while absolute location tells you where something is in regard to something else.

c)

Relative location tells you where something is in regard to something else, absolute location tells you where something is close to another place.

d)

They both tell you the same information.

15.

What landform is pictured above?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Strait

c)

Ocean

d)

Lake

16.

What is the RELATIVE location of People's Park?

a)

In the lake

b)

North of the lake

c)

South of the lake

d)

Far from the lake

17.

Which of these would serve as a transportation barrier?

a)

River

b)

Mountain

c)

Ocean

d)

Railroad

18.

A landform that makes transportation more difficult is called a ______________.

a)

hindrance

b)

corridor

c)

barrier

d)

blockage

19.

A landform that makes transportation easier is called a ______________.

a)

corridor

b)

barrier

c)

ocean

d)

landform

20.

A strait is a ___________________________________.

a)

piece of land that connects 2 larger bodies of water

b)

body of water that connects 2 larger pieces of land

c)

piece of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land

d)

body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water

21.

An isthmus is a ___________________________________.

a)

piece of land that connects 2 larger bodies of water

b)

body of water that connects 2 larger pieces of land

c)

piece of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land

d)

body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water

22.

What state is southeast of Utah (UT)?

a)

Arizona (AZ)

b)

New Mexico (NM)

c)

Colorado (CO)

d)

California (CA)

23.

What state is located at 40 degrees North, 110 degrees West?

a)

Utah (UT)

b)

Nevada (NV)

c)

California (CA)

d)

Colorado (CO)

24.

Which state is Northeast of Arizona (AZ)?

a)

New Mexico (NM)

b)

Utah (UT)

c)

Nevada (NV)

d)

Colorado (CO)

25.

What letter can be found at 0 degrees North, 140 degrees West?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D