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Geography Quiz 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is geography?

a)

the study of Earth

b)

the study of only rocks

c)

the study of only climate

d)

the study of graphs

2.

What does not connect people?

a)

bridges

b)

roads

c)

rails

d)

electricity

3.

Where is the National Mall?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Chicago

c)

New York City

4.

Why is it so important for people to live near water?

a)

Water is used for rain.

b)

Water is used for cooking, farming, and transporting.

c)

Water is used for hiking, building, and shopping.

d)

Water is not important at all.

5.

How many time zones do we have?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

10

6.

What word is a clue to remembering latitude?

a)

ladder

b)

laughter

c)

long cheeks

d)

latte

7.

What directions does latitude go?

a)

up and down

b)

left and right

8.

What direction does longitude go?

a)

up and down

b)

left and right

9.

What is the middle latitude line of Earth called?

a)

meridian

b)

axis

c)

equator

d)

North Pole

10.

Where does the time zones start?

a)

England

b)

Palestine

c)

Poland

d)

Mexico

11.

What is the first longitude line called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

First Meridian

c)

Original Meridian

d)

London Meridian

12.
Which time zone do you live in?
a)
Mountain Time
b)
Pacific Time
c)
Central Time
d)
Eastern Time
13.

What does distort mean?

a)

change

b)

same

14.

True or false. All maps and globes are distorted.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A cylinder projection is like wrapping a paper around what?

a)

a map

b)

a planet

c)

an atlas

d)

a paper

16.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Plane Projection

d)

Cartogram

17.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Plane Projection

d)

Cartogram

18.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Plane Projection

d)

Cartogram

19.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Plane Projection

d)

Cartogram