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Florida Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body of water is to the east of Florida?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Okeechobee

d)

Pacific Ocean

2.

What map feature shows cardinal directions?

a)

Map Scale

b)

Map Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Key

3.

Which type of map gives information about cities and where people live?

a)

Road

b)

Political

c)

Physical

d)

Elevation

4.

Which lines run east to west?

(a)  

5.

Which lines run north and south?

(a)  

6.

Which map feature contains symbols?

a)

Atlas

b)

Map Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Scale

7.

Which type of map shows travelers all the possible ways to get from one place to another?

a)

Topographical

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Road

8.

What is the name of the person who makes maps?

(a)  

9.

How can you identify the capital on a map?

a)

By the first letter

b)

A dot

c)

A star

d)

A rectangle

10.

Which map feature helps with understanding distances?

a)

Map Legend

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Key

d)

Compass Rose

11.

Match the following

a)

plateau

1.

flat like a plate

b)

panhandle

2.

West Florida

c)

sink hole

3.

caused by underground water

d)

tectonic plates

4.

huge land masses

e)

basement rocks

5.

oldest layer of rocks

12.

What word means "world wide land"?

(a)  

13.

Match the following

a)

Coastal Lowlands

1.

Long and skinny, soil is mostly sand.

b)

Western Upland

2.

Most of Florida Panhandle. It is a Plateau

c)

Marianna Lowlands

3.

Sinkhole Country. Great for growing peanuts.

d)

Tallahassee Hills

4.

25 miles wide, 100 miles long. On the Georgia Border

e)

Central Ridge Highlands

5.

Thousands of lakes. Longer than it is wide

14.

Which of the Great Regions is broken up into two parts?

a)

Everglades and Okeefenokee Swamp

b)

Tallahassee and Georgia Hills

c)

Marianna and Panhandle Highlands

d)

Coastal and Inland Lowlands

15.

What is the art of mapmaking?

(a)  

16.

Which type of map gives information about forests, mountains, rivers and lakes?

a)

Weather

b)

Political

c)

Road

d)

Physical

17.

How many counties are in the state of Florida?

(a)  

18.

Why doesn't Florida have earthquakes and volcanoes?

a)

Florida is too sandy

b)

Moana gave the heart back

c)

Florida is not on a fault line

d)

Florida already has hurricanes and tornados.

19.

Which body of water is located on the west coast of Florida?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of California

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Atlantic Ocean

20.

What is the name of the largest lake in Florida?

a)

Lake Okeedokee

b)

Lake Okeechobee

c)

Lake George

d)

Lake Okeefenokee