Worksheetsbasic geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is geography?
study of earth and its people, places, and environments
study of the sun
study of just land
study of water
What are land forms?
natural features found on land
has nothing to do with land
what somone has formed up
example of a land form
river
mountains
oceans
peninsulas
Landscapes can be
viewed at one time at one location
only viewed from the sky
are not applicable to this study
portions of the atmosphere
To locate places on the Earth, we use,
Grid view - both latitudes and longitudes
Only latitudes
Only longitudes
None of the above
The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called
Grid
Latitude
Longitude
Heat zone
Select correct statements.
Latitudes are imaginary lines
Latitudes are vertical lines
Latitudes are point sized at the poles
Latitudes are measured in degrees.
What divides a globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
a line of longitude
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
What divides a globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a line of latitude
equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Which hemisphere is shown above the equator?
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?
Western
Eastern
Southern
It refers to the exact point where an object or place is.
Absolute location
Continental Location
Maritime Location
Relative Location
What is the name of the tool that shows cardinal and intermediate directions?
line of longitude
compass rose
map
key
What is this called?
Map
Map Key
Globe
What does a map key show?
directions.
things are located on a map by symbols.
how far places are from one another.
What do we use to find absolute location?
latitude and longitude
the equator and international dateline
a GPS and an XLP
landmarks and distances
