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1st term Review Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The moments when the Sun’s rays hit the Earth at the widest angle are the...

a)

equinoxes

b)

solstices

c)

seasons

d)

sessions

2.

It takes the Earth 24 hours to rotate 360º. This means that our planet rotates ____º every hour.

a)

15º

b)

180º

c)

d)

365º

3.

The ______ is the geographical point where the Sun rises

a)

south

b)

west

c)

north

d)

east

4.

The Earth has an irregular shape, called a (a)  

5.

(___) are the main instrument used by geographers to describe and interpret phenomena on the Earth’s surface

a)

trees

b)

maps

c)

keys

d)

telescope

6.

As well as spatial information, maps provide us with other information about the geographical space shown on them. These data are represented in the (___).

a)

internet

b)

map’s key

c)

scale

d)

projection

7.

The ( (a)  is the outermost, thinnest layer of the Earth.

8.

sunken areas between mountains or plateaus.

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

fjord

d)

valleys

9.

An area of high plateaus located between major mountain ranges and with high altitudes is known as the ’ (a)   ‘.

10.

It is an area of land surrounded by water except for on one side, the isthmus. The isthmus is a narrow piece of land which connects it to the mainland.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

We know that ( (a)   ) is the distance between the base of a mountain and its peak

12.

They are narrow cracks where we find the greatest depths on Earth. The water pressure is enormous and sunlight does not reach the ocean bed.

a)

Ocean ridges

b)

Continental slopes

c)

Ocean trenches

d)

Continens

13.

It's 10:00 am in Namibia (Africa). What time is it in Argentina (South America)?

a)

6:00 am

b)

7:00 am

c)

13:00 am

d)

5:00 am

14.

A RIA is a type of marine inlet formed when the sea floods a valley eroded at the mouth of a river. If the valley has been eroded by a glacier, it is called a.....

a)

little ria

b)

fjord

c)

peninsula

d)

cape

15.

The Earth rotates on an imaginary axis that runs through its North and South poles. This movement is called  (a)