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WorksheetsGeography / Dates and Timelines
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
2.
Which continent is farthest to the south?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
3.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
4.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
5.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
6.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
7.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
8.
Which side of this map is west?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
9.
What does a map’s scale compare?
a)
direction on a map with direction on Earth
b)
distance on a map with distance on Earth
c)
location on a map with location on a globe
d)
distortion on a map with distortion on a globe
10.
the northern-most ocean in the world
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
11.
The point on the southern hemisphere that is the farthest south (90 degrees south of the equator)
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Canada
12.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
13.
body of land surrounded by water on three sides
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Peninsula
d)
Bay
14.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
15.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
16.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
17.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
18.
A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred. This is called __________________ order.
a)
Anno Domini
b)
chronological
c)
title
d)
periods of time
19.
A __________ is a period of 10 year.
a)
century
b)
year
c)
decade
d)
Era
20.
BC
a)
Before Christ
b)
Before Christmas
c)
Before church
d)
Before bed
21.
AD
a)
Anno Domini
b)
After Death
c)
After Dinner
d)
Already Done
22.
CE
a)
Common Era
b)
Christmas Eve
c)
Cheers Everyone!
23.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
24.
BCE
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christmas Eve
25.
Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?
a)
100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
b)
2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE
c)
450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
d)
1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD
26.
Timelines must be in _____________ order
a)
newest to oldest
b)
guess
c)
no
d)
chronological/sequential
27.
Timelines are read from
a)
right to left
b)
left to right
c)
upside down
d)
not read
28.
On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
B.C.E. is never on a timeline
29.
How many years in a decade?
a)
100
b)
1000
c)
10
30.
How many years in a millenium?
a)
100
b)
1000
c)
10
31.
How many years between 50BC and AD 200?
a)
150
b)
250
c)
450
32.
What is a Circa?
a)
10 years
b)
When the exact date is not known
c)
100 years
d)
Everything
33.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST?
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
34.
What era are we currently in?
a)
Cool Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Common Era
d)
Baby Boomers Era
35.
Anno Domini means
a)
Year of the lord
b)
After Death
c)
Domino Effect
d)
After Dominic
36.
Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?
a)
1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
b)
1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
c)
1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
d)
1600, 1700, 1800, 1900
37.
The system of labeling years with A.D. and B.C. is based upon the birth of what person?
a)
George Washington
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Jesus
38.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
39.
On a timeline, A.D. begins at Year 1 with the smallest number and heads towards the largest number (or most recent event)
a)
true
b)
false
40.
A Physical map shows mountains, rivers, deserts and all elevations
a)
true
b)
false
41.
A.D. and C.E. mean the same thing.
a)
true
b)
false
42.
This is a
a)
compass
b)
compass rose
43.
This is a
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
a specialty/thematic map
44.
This is a
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
a specialty map
45.
The Cardinal Directions are
a)
NE SE NW SW
b)
N S E W
46.
The Intermediate directions are
a)
NE SE NW SW
b)
N S E W
47.
This landform is a(n)
a)
island
b)
peninsula
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