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Intro to Geography

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many continents are found on Earth?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

2.

Name all 7 continents

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3.

What is Geography?

a)

The study of Earth and it's people.

b)

The study of people in the United States.

c)

The study of Earth.

d)

The study of the United States.

4.

What are the two types of Geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

c)

Culture

d)

Religion

5.

Which of the following are themes of Geography? (There are multiple answers)

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

e)

Culture

6.

Which of the following is a theme of Geography?

a)

Food

b)

Music

c)

Movement

d)

Religion

7.

What are the two types of location?

a)

Current and Past

b)

Absolute and Relative

c)

Near and Far

8.

What is the definition of human environment interaction?

a)

How humans interact with other humans.

b)

How the environment impacts itself.

c)

How humans and the environment interact with each other.

d)

How humans treat their pets.

9.

Absolute location can be expressed as latitude and longitude.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the first thing you should look at when reading a map?

a)

Legend

b)

Compass

c)

Scale

d)

Title

11.

Natural features such as mountains and lakes can be found on what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Vegetation

12.

A position on the Earth’s surface

a)

location

b)

region

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

13.

The physical & human characteristics of a location

a)

movement

b)

relative location

c)

longitude

d)

place

14.

map that shows country boundaries

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

globe

d)

thematic map

15.

The study of people, places, and environments:

a)

Cartography

b)

Geology

c)

Geography

d)

Environmental

16.

How people, products, information, & ideas go from

one place to another

a)

region

b)

longitude

c)

movement

d)

human interaction

17.

Area defined by certain similar physical & human characteristics

a)

region

b)

place

c)

relative location

d)

political map

18.

Using the key of this Political Map, what is the capital of Ireland?

a)

Berlin

b)

Dublin

c)

London

d)

Ireland

19.

N, S, E, W (north, south, east, west)

a)

The way the wind blows

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Can't tell if I'm coming or going

d)

Cardinal directions

20.

What are the directions in between N,S,E,and W called?

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Important directions

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Crossing guard directions

21.

What would be some of the features found on a physical map?

a)

Blue water, and land form shapes

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Lines and city names

d)

Distance scale

22.

"So...just go down Main Street and when you see the Subway, take a right and go about a half mile. It's just past the big yellow barn"...is an example of:

a)

Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Relative Location

d)

Prime Location

23.

Which is true about Geography:

a)

We never experience Geography in our lives.

b)

Geography impacts our culture, politics and economics.

c)

Geography is a good study for people who want to know a lot about animals.

d)

Geography focuses on the skills needed to run a business.

24.

California borders which major ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

25.

Which two countries border the United States?

a)

Iceland and Mexico

b)

Canada and Mexico

c)

Canada and Brazil

26.

What is a round model of the earth that shows its shape, lands, and directions?

a)

Map

b)

GPS

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Globe