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World Geography & Historical Literacy Diagnostic

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Almost three fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with ________?

a)

continents

b)

trees and living organisms

c)

rivers and lakes

d)

oceans

2.

Which letter represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

C

e)

B

3.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

1 Giant Continent

4.

How many oceans are there on the Earth?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

7

d)

5

5.

What imaginary line divides the Earth North to South?

a)

Axis

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Compass Rose

6.

What 2 oceans border the USA?

a)

Atlantic in the East and Arctic in the North

b)

Arctic in the north and Pacific in the West

c)

Atlantic in the West and Pacific in the East

d)

Atlantic in the East and Pacific in the West

7.

What is the largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

8.

Which continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

9.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Europe

10.

What are the oceans from biggest to smallest in size?

a)

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Artic

b)

Artic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

c)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Artic

11.

What ocean is near Antarctica.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

12.
What causes surface waves?
a)
underwater volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
wind
d)
landslides
13.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
14.

Flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor. Cold temperatures are found here.

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Seamounts

15.
The amount of salt found in water is -
a)
temperature
b)
salinity
c)
pollution
d)
clarity
16.

a line of longitude in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

17.

referred to as the "belt of the Earth"

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

18.

is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

19.

It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

20.

How long is the Great Wall Of China (in miles)

a)

13,171

b)

23,829

c)

11,546

d)

9,173

21.

What is the largest country

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

United States of America

d)

Brazil

e)

Indonesia

22.

the area between Tigris and Euphrates

a)

lumber yards

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

dead sea

d)

germany

23.

what empire ruled Iran

a)

Russia

b)

Persia

c)

Ukraine

d)

Poland

24.

The Amazon Rain Forest is located on which continent

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

25.

Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia are all located on the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

26.

Which of the following bodies of water does NOT border the continent of Europe

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

North Sea

27.

This continent is made up of only 1 country

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

28.

The Red Sea is located between these 2 continents

a)

Africa & Asia

b)

Europe & Asia

c)

North America & South America

d)

Europe and North America

29.

Where would you find this?

a)

Washington DC, United States

b)

Athens, Greece

c)

Rome, Italy

d)

Moscow, Russia

30.

Where would you find this?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

31.

Where would you find this?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

32.

What is the country at the center of this picture

a)

China

b)

Afghanistan

c)

India

d)

Russia

33.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

Australia

34.

The picture shows the world's longest mountain range. Name it.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes Mountains

35.

What does the red line represent?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

South Pole

36.

What is the name of the world's largest desert?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Antarctic Desert

d)

Death Valley

37.

Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Jamaica are all found in what sea?

a)

North

b)

Aegean

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Caribbean

38.

Victoria Falls is located where?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

39.

Gobi is located on the same continent as which other wonder?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Sahara

c)

Iguazu Falls

d)

Himalaya

40.
A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and  his walk on the moon. The TV show is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
41.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
42.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
43.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
44.
—My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865. She talked about what the war was like in New Orleans.  Is that a primary document?
a)
Yes
b)
No
45.
— I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes.  Is that newspaper a primary document?
a)
Yes
b)
No
46.
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary
47.
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
48.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
49.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
50.

Autobiographies

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

51.

What are tributaries?

a)

bends in the river

b)

wide areas of water near the mouth

c)

where the river reaches the sea

d)

small streams or rivers that run into the main channel

52.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
53.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
54.

A Large body of land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Continent

c)

Island

55.

Shows directions on a map.

a)

map key

b)

symbols

c)

compass rose

56.

What is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water, usually formed by volcanoes?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Butte

57.

What is a land form that is large, flat, and higher than the land above it?

a)

mesa

b)

butte

c)

plateau

58.

What is population?

a)

The number of people who live in a particular area.

b)

The number of babies that born in a particular area.

c)

The number of people that die in a particular area.

d)

The number of immigrants that live in a particular area.

59.

Use the Map. What hemispheres is the Pacific Ocean in?

a)

Northern

b)

Northern & Eastern

c)

Northern & Eastern & Southern

d)

All 4 Hemispheres

60.

Use the map. What hemispheres is North America in?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Northern & Western

c)

Southern

d)

Eastern & Western

61.

BCE stands for ...

a)

Before Christ Era

b)

Before Common Era

c)

Before Christ

62.

CE stands for ...

a)

Christ Era

b)

Correct Era

c)

Common Era

63.

How many years are between 500BCE and 2000?

a)

2050

b)

2500

c)

500

d)

I don't know

64.

How many years are between these dates? 1000 BCE and 500 BCE?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

1500

65.

What comes first BCE or CE

a)

BCE

b)

CE

66.

Which year is the most recent

a)

5000 BCE

b)

200 BCE

c)

400 CE

d)

1300 CE

67.

Which date is the oldest?

a)

1600 BCE

b)

1350 BC

c)

2001 AD

d)

1480 CE

68.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

500 B.C.E.

b)

1500 B.C.E.

c)

2000 B.C.E.

d)

500 C.E.

69.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

3500 B.C.E.

b)

4000 B.C.E.

c)

2500 B.C.E.

d)

2000 B.C.E.

70.

What year does the arrow point to?

a)

1500 B.C.E.

b)

1500 C.E.

c)

2000 C.E.

d)

500 C.E.

71.

what does a timeline tell us?

a)

tells us a bunch of dates

b)

Puts historic dates into chronological order

c)

tells us primary sources

d)

gives exact dates of historic events

72.

What is chronological order?

a)

always counts up

b)

prehistoric

c)

earliest to latest

d)

in a sequence

73.

Timelines are read from...?

a)

left to right

b)

top to bottom

c)

right to left

d)

bottom to top

74.

Which Ancient Civilization appeared first?

a)

Shang Dynasty 1600 BCE

b)

Egypt 3100 BCE

c)

Kush 1070 BCE

d)

Mesopotamia 5000 BCE

75.

Anything that occurred prior to written documents.

a)

History

b)

PREHISTORY

c)

Common Era

d)

PRESENT

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