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Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
2.

_______________ is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.

a)

Physical geography

b)

Human geography

c)

Catography

d)

Meteorologist

3.

________________ is the science of making maps.

a)

Biography

b)

Technology

c)

Hydrology

d)

Cartography

4.

__________________ is the study of weather and what causes it.

a)

Mapping

b)

Branch

c)

Meteorology

d)

Hydrology

5.

Rivers are part of this branch...

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

6.

Culture ids part of...

a)

Human Geography

b)

Physical Geography

7.

Landforms are part of....

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

8.

What geographic tool uses organizations and institutions to collect data about the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

satellite imagery

c)

GPS

d)

GIS

9.

_______________ is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.

a)

Physical geography

b)

Human geography

c)

Catography

d)

Meteorologist

10.

_____________________ is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes.

a)

Human geography

b)

Physical geography

c)

Globe

d)

Summary

11.

__________________ is the study of weather and what causes it.

a)

Mapping

b)

Branch

c)

Meteorology

d)

Hydrology

12.

Geography's two main branches are

a)

physical geography and human geography.

b)

human and non-human geography.

c)

physical and non-physical geography.

d)

Legislative and Judicial geography.

13.

Who is called the Father of Geography?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

Al Sharpton

d)

Eratosthenes

14.

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.

15.

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

a)

Geomorphology

b)

Climatology

c)

Phytogeography

d)

Geology

16.

_________ Geography examines the origin and growth of towns.

a)

Regional

b)

Rural

c)

Urban

d)

Political

17.

Who predicts cold fronts and/ or hurricanes?

a)

Weatherman

b)

Climatologist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

GPS officer

18.

What sub-branch of geography does this picture represent?

a)

Oceanography

b)

Meteorology

c)

Geology

d)

Astronomy

19.

What sub-branch of geography does this picture represent?

a)

Oceanography

b)

Meteorology

c)

Geology

d)

Astronomy

20.

_______ is the study of the physical features of the earth and how they change over time.

a)

Geomorphology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Dendrology

21.

Geography is made up of two words, geo which means (a)   and graphy which means study/description

22.

Physical geography focuses on the study of (a)   environment.

23.

The hydrosphere refers to all states of water: in its solid, (a)   , and gaseous forms.

24.

Without _, geographers would not be able to use maps to study where things are in the world.

a)

cartography

b)

meteorology

25.

The study of Earth's people, including their ways of life, homes, cities, beliefs, and customs is called _.

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography