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Geography Review unit 1 5th Grade

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Letter A represents which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

2.

Letter B represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

3.

Letter C represents which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

4.

Letter E represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

ASia

5.

Letter G represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

6.

Letter D represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

7.

Letter F represents which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

8.

The latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves is called the...

a)

Hemisphere

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

9.

The longitude line that divides the Earth into eastern and western halves is called the ...

a)

hemisphere

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

10.

Which continent is at 30 S. , 60 W?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

11.

Letter K represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

12.

Letter H represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

13.

Letter I represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

14.

Letter J represents which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

15.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political Map

c)

Thematic or Special purposes map

16.

What is this map trying to show?

a)

Climate regions

b)

population distribution

c)

political parties

d)

national borders

17.

What is the name of the map that shows borders of countries?

a)

Geography

b)

Topic

c)

Political

d)

Elevation

18.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
19.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
20.
What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans? 
a)
30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
b)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
c)
30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
d)
35 degrees north and 70 degrees west
21.
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
22.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
23.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
24.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
25.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
26.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
27.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
28.
The two imaginary lines of latitude (parallels) that are closest to the equator are called __________ and ____________.
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
parallels and meridians
c)
International Date line and Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
29.
The two imaginary lines of latitude that are farthest from the equator are called the __________  and the  ____________.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle 
c)
Prime meridian and International Date Line
d)
Equator and Prime Meridian
30.
What is located at 66.5° N in latitude?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Equator
31.
What is located at 23.5° S in latitude?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricron
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Equator
32.
What is located at 0° latitude?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Equator
33.
The Rio de Janiero is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
34.
Syndey is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
35.
Dakar is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
36.
Daneborg is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
37.

The three main climate zones of the world are :

a)

Polar Zone, Temperate Zone and Cold Zone.

b)

Polar Zone,Temperate Zone and Tropical Zone.

c)

Hot Zone,Temperate Zone and Tropical Zone.

d)

Moderate Zone,Temperate Zone and Hot Zone.

38.

The ____________ _____________ are located inside the Polar Circles.

a)

Tropical Zones

b)

Temperate Zones

c)

Polar Zones

d)

Hot Zones

39.

The ___________ ____________ is located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Polar Zone

d)

Dangerous Zone

40.

.......in the Northern Hemisphere , the Temperate Zone is located between the ________________ and ___________________.

a)

Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer

41.

_____________receives direct sunlight all year ,so temperatures are very high.

a)

The Tropical Zone

b)

The Polar Zone

c)

The Temperate Zone

d)

The Mediterranean Zone

42.

Identify the latitude line for #1.

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

43.

Identify the latitude line for #2.

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

44.

Identify the latitude line for #3.

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

45.

True or False:

There are five main latitude lines.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Identify the latitude line for #4.

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

47.

The restaurant is next to the school.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

48.

Mexico is south of Texas.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

49.

The following is absolute location.

a)
b)
50.

4695 Forsythe Drive, Ohio 24586

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

51.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
52.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
53.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
54.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
55.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

56.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
57.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
58.

Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

59.

The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C. Which theme of geography does the Capitol building represent?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

location

60.

The Statue of Liberty is a popular destination for people visiting New York City. The Statue of Liberty is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

61.

The main language of Mexico is Spanish.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

HEI

62.
What is a region?
a)
an object that shows exact location
b)
an area that is defined by certain features
c)
an area where most things are different?
d)
an area that does not change over time
63.
Examples of physical characteristics
a)
mountains, lakes, rivers
b)
white house, mount rushmore
c)
schools, resturants
d)
factory, bridges