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Geography Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct definition for the word geography.

a)

an area at the top or bottom of the globe

b)

the largest areas of land

c)

the study of the earth

2.

Choose the correct definition for the word continent.

a)

the largest areas of land

b)

pictures found on a map

c)

the study of the earth

3.

Choose the correct definition for the word hemisphere.

a)

change in the shape and size of an object

b)

half of the globe

c)

area at the top or bottom of a globe

4.

Choose the correct definition for the word distortion

a)

the study of the earth

b)

half of the globe

c)

change in the shape and size of an object

5.

Choose the correct definition for the word symbols.

a)

pictures on a map

b)

the largest areas of land

c)

half of the globe

6.

Choose the correct definition for the word pole

a)

the study of the earth

b)

area at the top or bottom of a globe

c)

a change in the shape and size of an object

7.

What is the name of the object number 1?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

United States

d)

Europe

8.

What is the name of the object number 2?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

United States

d)

Europe

9.

What is the name of the object number 3?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

South Pole

d)

Europe

10.

What is the name of the object number 4?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

South Pole

d)

Africa

11.

What is the name of the object number 5?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

12.

What is the name of the object number 6?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

13.

What is the name of the object number 7?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

14.

What is the name of the object number 8?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

15.

What is the name of the object number 9?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

16.

What is the name of the object number 10?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

17.

What is the name of the object number 11?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Northern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

18.

What is the name of the object number 12?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

19.
What is the name of the smallest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Australia  
d)
The Bahamas
20.
What is the name of the largest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Asia 
d)
The Bahamas
21.

Why do maps need a map scale?

a)

to show big the map is

b)

to show how much the map weighs

c)

to show how far away a place is in real life

22.

What type of scale is shown?

a)

Representative Fraction Scale

b)

Linear Scale

c)

Word Scale

23.

What are the intermediate directions on the compass rose?

a)

N, E, S, W

b)

NE, SE, SW, NW

c)

N, E, SW, NW

d)

A map key

24.

What type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

25.

What type of map shows the height of the land?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

26.

What type of map shows where mountains and plains are located?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

27.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
28.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

29.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

30.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass