WorksheetsBasic Geography Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which one of these is NOT a cardinal direction?
North
East
Northeast
South
Which of these in NOT an intermediate direction?
West
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Which is not a real direction?
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
Northsouth
Arizona is ___________ of New Mexico
North
South
East
West
Arizona is _________ of California
North
South
East
West
Arizona is ____________ of Mexico
North
south
East
West
Arizona is _________ of Utah
North
South
East
West
Nebraska is __________ of Missouri
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Nebraska is ___________ of Minnesota
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Nebraska is ____________ of Montana
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Nebraska is __________ of Colorado
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Which of these tool indicates direction on a map?
GPS
Compass
Key
Compass Rose
Which of these is NOT a part of the study of geography?
Dinosaurs
Physical features of the Earth
Human Activity
Population and Resources
What does a cartographer do?
builds carts
makes graphs
makes maps
studies geography
A large landmass usually containing many countries is called a
country
state
landform
continent
Which of these terms means half of a sphere
stratosphere
hemisphere
atmosphere
exosphere
Which of these is an imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
Which of these is an imaginary line that divides Earth into an eastern and western hemisphere?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
What does GPS stand for?
General Position Source
Global Positioning System
Geographic Positioning Source
Global Property System
A book full of maps is called a
Encyclopedia
Almanac
Atlas
Globe
Which resource on a map is used to explain the map's symbols?
Key or Legend
Compass Rose
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Equator
Lines of Longitude run
North and South
East and West
West and North
East and South
Lines of Latitude run
South and East
North and West
North and South
East and West
Which tool on a map helps you determine the distance from one location to another?
Compass Rose
Map Scale
Key or Legend
Equator
The furthest northern point on Earth is
Alaska
Arctic Circle
North Pole
Russia
The furthest southern point on Earth is
The South Pole
The Antarctic Circle
Antarctica
Australia
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn help scientists understand the
Oceans
Weather
Continents
Seasons
