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Unit 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What intermediate point should go in the box?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Northeast

2.

Longitude lines run up and down on the globe.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Florida is in the (a)   region.

4.

What kind of map shows different land and water features?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

5.

What is Florida's largest city?

a)

Miami

b)

Jacksonville

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Kissimmee

6.

The Everglades has mountains and hills.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Florida shares a border with (a)   (number) states.

8.

What is a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water?

a)

River

b)

Strait

c)

Stream

d)

Tunnel

9.

Fertile means good for growing.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A person who travels for fun is called a?

a)

local

b)

citizen

c)

tourist

d)

resident

11.

What tells you what the symbols and colors on a map mean?

a)

Map Legend

b)

Answer Key

c)

Hint Box

d)

Title

12.

What is the symbol on the map that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions?

a)

Answer Key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Legend

d)

Compass Rose

13.

Intermediate directions are (a)  

14.

What tells you the distance between places on a map?

a)

Map Scale

b)

Ruler

c)

Map Legend

d)

Compass Rose

15.

What is longitude and latitude measured in?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Degrees

d)

Percent

16.

When giving directions do you give the longtiude or latitude first?

(a)  

17.

Geography is the study of water?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is a piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water?

a)

Region

b)

Landform

c)

Strait

d)

Peninsula

19.

What is a body of water that is partly surrounded by land?

a)

Bay

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Ocean

20.

Where are most of Florida's bays located?

a)

Along the Atlantic ocean

b)

Along the Gulf of Mexico

21.

The Everglades are a wetland.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Where is the Gulf Coastal Plain?

a)

Southern side of Florida

b)

Northern side of Florida

c)

Western side of Florida

d)

Eastern side of Florida

23.

What are large areas of land that are mostly flat?

a)

Region

b)

Plains

c)

Capes

d)

Straits

24.

What is an imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

25.

The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is a book of maps?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Map Legend

c)

Atlas

d)

Collection

27.

What are sources that are written or made after an event happens?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

28.

A midden is a trash pile of shells, bones, and other items.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is an antonym for the word drought?

a)

Dehydrated

b)

thirsty

c)

Lack of rain

d)

Flood

30.

What is the pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time?

a)

Humid

b)

Climate

c)

Precipitation

d)

Elevation

31.

The closer a place is to the Equator, the (a)   it is.

32.

Elevation is how high an area is.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What refers to how much moisture is in the air?

a)

Climate

b)

Precipitation

c)

Humid

d)

Rain

34.

What are severe storms that bring heavy rainfall and very strong winds?

a)

Drought

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hurricane

d)

Tornado

35.

Culture is the way of life for a group of people.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What are huge ocean waves called?

a)

Lightning

b)

Storm surges

c)

Flood

37.

What is Florida's state capital?

a)

Miami

b)

Jacksonville

c)

Kissimmee

d)

Tallahassee

38.

Who are the people who first lived in Florida's area?

(a)  

39.

The tribes along the coast were good _____.

a)

sailors

b)

farmers

40.

What is Florida nicknamed?

(a)