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Intro to Geography Quiz

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a theme of Geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Coordinates

2.

The two kinds of Location are Relative and (a)  

3.

40 degrees North & 50 degrees West is an example of....

a)

Coordinates

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Relative Location

d)

Exact Location

4.

Smaller bodies of land surrounded by water

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

5.

a point of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

6.

a large land mass

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

7.

part of a lake or ocean partially enclosed by land

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

8.

low land between hills or mountains

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

9.

elevated land that is naturally made

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

10.

large, wide, level area of lands without much elevation

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

11.

Large body of salt water

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

12.

A body of water that flows in one direction

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

13.

part of a lake or ocean partially enclosed by land

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

14.

This picture is an example of....

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

15.

This picture is an example of....

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

16.

This picture is an example of....

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Gulf

17.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

18.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

19.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Gulf

20.

This picture is an example of....

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

21.

This picture is an example of....

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

22.

This picture is an example of....

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plains

d)

Continent

23.

The blue line on this map displays what cartographers call the

(a)  

24.

The dark-red line on this map displays what cartographers call the

(a)  

25.

The black lines on this map display what cartographers call the (a)   Lines

26.

The lines going horizontally across the map are called ________ lines

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

27.

The lines going vertically across the map are called ________ lines

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

28.

The reason the Northern Hemispheres of the earth are generally cooler than the Southern Hemispheres is because of the tilt of the earth's (a)  

29.

The "Polar Zone" gets it name because of it's location near the...

(a)  

30.

The "Tropic Zone" gets it name because of it contains the...

(a)  

31.

The "Mild Zone" is also called the "DRY Zone" because you will find many of the world's (a)   here.

32.

True or False: Death Valley is both a valley AND a desert

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This picture is an example (a)   Location

34.

This picture is an example (a)   Location

35.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

36.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

37.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

38.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

39.

This picture is an example of (a)   Human-Environment Interaction

40.

This picture is an example of (a)   Human-Environment Interaction

41.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Human Place

b)

Human Region

c)

Human Movement

42.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Goods Movement

43.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Human Movement

b)

Goods Movement

c)

Ideas Movement

44.

This picture is an example of (a)   Movement

45.

True or False: Movement only has neutral consequences

a)

True

b)

False

46.

True or False: There are examples of both Positive AND Negative Human-Environment Interaction

a)

True

b)

False

47.

This picture is an example of a (a)   Map

48.

This picture is an example of a (a)   Map

49.

This picture is an example of a (a)   Map

50.

Land, climate, bodies of water, animals, and plants are what you list when describing...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

51.

Languages, religions, populations, culture, and jobs are what you list when describing...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

52.

The commonalities of a group of lands near each other are what you list when describing...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

53.

The commonalities of a group of people & people groups near each other are what you list when describing...

a)

Physical Place

b)

Human Place

c)

Physical Region

d)

Human Region

54.

Adapting to the Earth or using it in its intended ways is ________ Human-Environment Interaction

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

55.

Modifying & manipulating the Earth in an abusive or harmful way is ________ Human-Environment Interaction

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

56.

Definition: How people, ideas, and goods are linked around the Earth

Examples:

1. Exchange of ideas to new locations that change culture

2. Migrations of people

3. Goods moving into new areas changing the way things are done

(a)  

57.

Definition: Multiple nearby areas/places with something in common

(a)  

58.

Definition: the description of where something is on the Earth

(a)  

59.

Location measured by longitude and latitude is (a)   Location

60.

Location in relation to other places is (a)   Location

61.

Definition: The description of a certain location

(a)  

62.

True or False: People that make maps are called "Cartographers"

a)

True

b)

False

63.

All maps are globes, but not all globes are maps

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: There are 6 Hemispheres of the Earth

a)

True

b)

False

65.

True or False: All maps have distortion

a)

True

b)

False

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