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Geography and Intro

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 0 point on the timeline marked by?

a)

Birth of Jesus Christ

b)

Birth of the World

c)

Election of George Washington

d)

Julius Cesar

2.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

Year of our lord

c)

After Dinosaurs

d)

Around Death

3.

This Continent is...

a)

Europe

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Asia

4.

A political maps shows you what?

a)

the boundaries between countries, states and counties

b)

the climate of an area

c)

the transportation route

d)

the physical landforms

5.

Which of the 2 times names mean the same thing? (select 2)

a)

AD

b)

CE

c)

BLT

d)

BC

6.

Why do we use the calendar we do?

a)

The British empire

b)

its the only one that exists

c)

because of the sun

d)

because Ms. B says so

7.

Absolute time is...

a)

the about... time

b)

time that you can give the exact information for

8.

A peninsula is

a)

something to write with

b)

land surrounded by water on 3 sides

c)

a body of water

d)

a landform that rises over 100ft

9.

What came first in history?

a)

Chariots

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Athena Statues

d)

Horses

10.

Which is not one of the 5 oceans

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

11.

Sometimes people have to go to a new place in order to get a better job. Which theme does this situation represent?

a)

Region

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

d)

Place

12.

When looking at a map, what information does the compass rose provide?

a)

the title and subject of a map

b)

names of places, such as cities

c)

the meaning of symbols and colors on a map

d)

directions north, south, east, and west

13.

What type of information is found on a physical map?

a)

boundaries between countries

b)

features that humans have created

c)

earth's natural features or landforms

d)

states, provinces, and cities

14.

Which statement below could be described as relative location?

a)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

b)

Arizona is South of Utah

c)

40.7128° N, 74.0060° W

d)

1400 Old Tamah Rd, Irmo SC, 29063

15.

Which type of landform is pictured?

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

gulf

d)

strait

16.

Which type of biome is found along the equator, hot and humid, and has much biodiversity?

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

17.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

Any part of the Earth's surface that stands much higher than its surroundings

b)

A body of water surrounded by land

c)

The largest land areas on earth

d)

Weather that follows a certain pattern over a period of time

18.

Trees, Rivers, Oceans are examples of _______ Geography.

a)

Human

b)

Physical