wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Introduction to Geography: Branches & Sub-Branches

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biogeography is the study of the________________

a)

climates of the world.

b)

borders or boundaries of parishes.

c)

distribution of plants and animals.

d)

distribution of the world’s soils.

2.

________ studies the origin and landforms and how they change over time.

a)

Geomorphology

b)

Climatology

c)

Phytogeography

d)

Geology

3.

_________ Geography examines the origin and growth of towns.

a)

Regional

b)

Rural

c)

Urban

d)

Political

4.

Who predicts cold fronts and/ or hurricanes?

a)

Weatherman

b)

Climatologist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

GPS officer

5.

______studies the distribution of people locally, region and globally.

a)

Geology

b)

Political Geography

c)

Oceanography

d)

Population Geography

6.

Who studies sediments, metamorphic and igneous rocks?

a)

Soil Geographer

b)

Geographer

c)

Land Surveyor

d)

Geologist

7.

The study of Human geography includes sub branches in all of the following areas EXCEPT

a)

Geology

b)

Demography

c)

cultural geography

d)

economic geography

8.

The branch of Geography that is responsible for weather forecasting is_______________.

a)

Geology

b)

Climatology

c)

Geomorphology

d)

Meteorology

9.

An example of a physicals geographer is

a)

Urban planner

b)

Quality surveyor

c)

Historian

d)

Geomorphologist

10.

___________ conducts census to know the number of persons in each parish and population.

a)

Resident surveyor

b)

GIS specialist

c)

Environmentalist

d)

Demographer

11.

A geologist studies all of the following except

a)

Human remains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Rocks

d)

Fossils

12.

All of the following are studied under physical geography EXCEPT

a)

Water bodies

b)

Festivals

c)

Crops

d)

Landforms

13.

Out of these, which is one of the major branch of Geography?

a)

Economic Geography

b)

Medical geography

c)

Human Geography

d)

Health Geography

14.

Which of these fields is the study of Ice?

a)

Pedology

b)

Geosphere

c)

Glaciology

d)

Biogeogrpahy

15.

What is defined as the study of Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments?

a)

Geography

b)

Chemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Geology