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Basic Geography, 5 Themes, Landforms

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

2.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

3.

The gulf of Mexico is prone to which types of hazards?

a)

Snow storms

b)

Dust storms

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

4.
Name this state
a)
Alaska
b)
Arkansas
c)
Pennsylvania
5.

Which is Lake Michigan?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

6.

____________ boundaries slide past one another creating fault lines between tectonic plates.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transformative

d)

Conveyors

7.

What mountain range is circled in RED?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountains

8.

What is the RED circle around?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Canada US border

c)

River systems

9.

What country or territory is this?

a)

United States

b)

Greenland

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

10.

This river creates a natural border between Mexico & United States ending in the Gulf of Mexico

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Missouri River

d)

Kentucky River

11.
Which Great Lake is darker blue?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Erie
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Huron
12.

This line of longitude begins in Greenwich, England and is at 0 degrees.

a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Prime Meridian

13.

What continent is shown in the image?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Australia

14.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
15.

A man made waterway used for commerce or shipping

a)

watershed

b)

basin

c)

river

d)

canal

16.
The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana at what body of water?
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Gulf of Bothnia
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Caribbean Sea
17.
Huge Grassland
a)
Llanos
b)
Pampas
c)
Great Plains
d)
Dairy Belt
18.

What is the capital of Mexico

a)

New Mexico

b)

Mexicali

c)

Mexico City

d)

San Felipe

19.

Lines of longitutde run which direction on Earth?

a)

east/west

b)

north/south

c)

side/side

d)

up/down

20.

What types of lines are represented here?

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

21.
Name this state
a)
Florida
b)
Illinois
c)
Washington
22.

The name of the latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is the:

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

The Arctic Line

d)

The Tropic of Cancer Line

23.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
24.
What is the name of the object by number 2?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
25.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

26.
Name this state
a)
Connecticut
b)
California
c)
Colorado
27.

This is...

a)

New Mexico

b)

North Carolina

c)

Washington

d)

Colorado

28.
What continent is this?
a)
Africa
b)
Austria
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
29.
What Ocean is this?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
30.

How many oceans are in the world?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

31.
Name this state
a)
Texas
b)
Utah
c)
Tennessee
32.

The Equator is an example of...

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

The North Pole

33.

The Prime Meridian is an example of...

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

The North Pole

34.

Where would you be at 90 degrees South latitude?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The South Pole

d)

The North Pole

35.

What do you call a piece of land completely surrounded by water? (Like Greenland)

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

Plateau

36.

What do you call a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land? (Like Panama)

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

Plateau

37.

What climate region is show in the image?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Polar

d)

Humid

38.
Name this state
a)
New York
b)
North Carolina
c)
Louisiana
39.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New York City

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Virginia

d)

White House

40.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Hawaii
b)
Washington
c)
Alabama
d)
Alaska