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Unit One Study Guide for World Geography

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are latitude and longitude lines?
 
a)
 Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
b)
Visible lines that divide the Earth
c)
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
5.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
6.
Where is the Equator located?
a)
10 degrees
b)
12 degrees
c)
180 degrees
d)
0 degrees
7.
What hemisphere is North America in?
a)
Southern
b)
North West
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
8.
What hemisphere is South America in?
a)
Northern, Southern and Western
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
9.
What hemisphere is Australia in?
a)
South East
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
10.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica 
b)
South America
c)
North America 
d)
Australia 
11.
If you were located at 30 degrees south and 90 degress east, what ocean would you be in?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
12.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
13.
What are coordinates? 
a)
a degree only 
b)
two sets of degrees and cardinal directions 
c)
two degrees only
d)
a cardinal direction only
14.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
15.

This type of map shows elevation:

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Global Map

16.

This type of map shows the borders between places:

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Maps

c)

Thematic Map

17.

This type of map is:

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical/Elevation Map

c)

Thematic Map

18.

This type of map is:

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic Map

19.

What type of map focuses on rivers?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

20.
On Earth, there are 7...
a)
continents.
b)
states.
c)
borders.
d)
countries.
21.

Cardinal directions

a)

what sailors called the constellations when sailing

b)

directions a cardinal uses to fly over the prime meridian

c)

NE, SE, SW, NW

d)

the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west

22.

the pattern of weather over a long period of time

a)

Climate

b)

Economic Activity

c)

Landform

d)

Physical Feature

23.

any action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of goods and services

a)

Climate

b)

Economic Activity

c)

Landform

d)

Physical Feature

24.

any natural feature of Earth’s surface that has a distinct shape

a)

Climate

b)

Economic Activity

c)

Landform

d)

Physical Feature

25.

any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface, such as landforms and bodies of water

a)

Climate

b)

Economic Activity

c)

Landform

d)

Physical Feature

26.

the average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile

a)

population density

b)

region

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Vegetation

27.

a map that shows a particular theme, or topic

a)

population density

b)

region

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Vegetation

28.

all the plants and trees in an area

a)

population density

b)

region

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Vegetation

29.

an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas

a)

population density

b)

region

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Vegetation

30.

Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

31.

A raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top is a

(a)  

32.

the average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile. This measures how crowded an area is.

(a)  

33.

a map that shows a particular theme, or topic

a)

political map

b)

thematic map

c)

physical map

34.

According to this map what Region of the world do we live in?

a)

Latin America

b)

Monsoon Asia

c)

Oceania and Australia

d)

Canada and the United States

35.

A (a)   is an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas.

36.

Maps like this one show us

a)

physical lines of a country

b)

how many people live in this area

c)

patterns of land use, or the way people use the land they live on to meet their needs

37.

Match the following

a)

Basin

1.

A section of land eroded by water

b)

Plain

2.

Flat areas of land

c)

Isthmus

3.

narrow land strip connects two land mass

d)

Peninsula

4.

land surrounded on three sides by water

e)

Plateau

5.

A tableland that is fairly flat

38.

Label the areas correctly

a)

Waterfall

b)

Ocean

c)

Cape

d)

Forest

e)

Plateau

f)

Island

g)

Tributary

h)

Volcano

i)

Glaciers

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
39.

Changes in the appearance of the moon throughout the month known as (a)   phases

40.

The Earth (a)   around the sun, taking a year or about 365 days, to make one revolution.

41.

The Earth spins or (a)   on its axis, which is tilted slightly

42.

A (a)   is the types of living organisms that can live in a location. ​ (b)   is defined as a variety of organisms that live in an ecosystem.

Choose from the below words
biome
Biodiversity
climate
biology
chemistry
43.

The prime meridian splits the world into the ​ (a)   hemisphere and the ​ (b)   hemisphere. The Equator separates the world into ​ (c)   hemisphere and the ​ (d)   hemisphere.

Choose from the below words
Eastern
Western
Northern
Southern
44.

​ (a)   ​ are special drawings. They explain how something ​​ (b)   , show ​ (c)   ​ in a process or point out partners of an ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Diagrams
works
steps
object
45.

(a)   are more useful than a map because they show distances more accurately.

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