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Geography Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latitude Lines run ____________ to ____________.

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

2.

Longitude lines run _____________ to _____________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

3.

An example of Relative location is

a)

My house is across the street from the school.

b)

82 South Park Ave.

c)

13325 SW 87 Ave, Miami, Fl. 33156

d)

750 N, 1650 W

4.

Which Hemisphere is this location found: 700 N Lat., 1430 E Long.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

North Eastern

d)

Eastern

5.

Which Continents are completely in the Southern Hemisphere? Check all that apply.

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

6.

Which Continents are completely in the Northern Hemisphere? Check all that apply.

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

7.

What directions are missing on the Compass Rose? Check all that apply.

a)

None

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast

d)

All of them

8.

What continent is home to the South Pole?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Canada

c)

Antarctica

d)

Mt. Everest

9.
Which continent is a country as well as a continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Australia
10.
Which continent is located at 30° S and 135° E
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
11.
Which continent is located at 60° N and 120° W
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
12.
Which continent is located at 45° N and 30° E
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
13.
What does the word Geography mean?
a)
Study of the earth
b)
Study of invisible lines
c)
Study of maps
d)
Study of cultures
14.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

15.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

16.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

17.

Location L is located at which coordinates?

a)

15oS, 60oW

b)

45oS, 60oW

c)

15oS, 60oE

d)

45oS, 60oE

18.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

19.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

20.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
21.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)

Place, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Land-forms, Movement

b)

Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

c)

People, Race, Human Environment Interaction, Location Movement

d)

Power, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location Movement

22.
What places have in common: This groups these places together.
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Landform
23.
What is movement?
a)

Tells us how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another

b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
24.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
25.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
26.
This theme of Geography describes what the location is like. 
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Place
d)
Region
27.
Canada is north of the United States
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
28.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
29.
Describes characteristics of people, Culture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Landforms, and Climate
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human interaction
d)
Place
30.
Fruit grown in South America is shipped to your local grocery store.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human Interaction
31.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
32.
Sending an email to a friend about how to do something is which theme?
a)
Movement
b)
Human Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Location
33.
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Place: Physical Characteristic
34.
Which are examples of technology being used in the theme of movement?
a)
instant messaging
b)
the internet
c)
email
d)
all of the above
35.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
36.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
37.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
38.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
39.

Choose all of the human features that describe place (3)

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

landforms

d)

food

40.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

41.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
42.
On this scale, what distance would 5 inches on the map represent?
a)
10 miles
b)
50 miles
c)
5 miles
d)
25 miles
43.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

planet

44.
What is this?
a)
map scale
b)
map key
c)
map title
45.
What is this?
a)
map symbol
b)
map title
c)
map key
46.
What is this?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map title
47.
What is this?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
48.
What is this?
a)
compass rose
b)
map scale
c)
map key
49.
What is this?
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
50.
What is this?
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
compass rose

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