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Geography 6th grade

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the earth and the way that people live on it and use it.

a)

Geology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geography

d)

History

2.

Geography includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

Constellations

b)

People

c)

Plant/Animal Life

d)

Weather

e)

Bodies of water

3.

Which two continents are in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 oceans?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Antarctic

e)

Indian

5.

Hemi is a:

a)

A latin word that means gardening

b)

Greek word that means half

c)

A latin word that means sphere

d)

Greek word that means quarter

6.

Half a sphere, used by geographers to refer to half of Earth

a)

Globe

b)

Sphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Hemi

7.

Distance North or South of the equator measured in degrees

a)

Region

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

8.

Latitude lines run:

a)

East to West horizontally

b)

East to West vertically

c)

North to South horizontally

d)

North to South vertically

9.

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees:

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Hemisphere

10.

Longitude lines run:

a)

North to South vertically

b)

North to South horizontally

c)

East to West vertically

d)

East to West horizontally

11.

Latitude lines are also called:

a)

Degrees

b)

Meridian

c)

Parallel

d)

Coordinates

12.

Longitude lines are also called:

a)

Degrees

b)

Coordinates

c)

Parallel

d)

Meridian

13.

An imaginary line of latitude that circles the Earth halfway between the North Pole & South Pole.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Region

14.

The equator divides the earth:

a)

Into Western and Eastern Hemispheres

b)

Into geographical regions

c)

Into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

d)

Into 4 quarters

15.

An imaginary line of longitude that circles the Earth and divides the Earth into the Eastern & Western Hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Parallel

d)

Degrees

16.

A unit of measurement that describes the distance between lines of latitude and lines of longitude.

a)

Location

b)

Coordinate

c)

Degree

d)

Kilometer

17.

All of the following are the themes of geography, EXCEPT:

a)

Location

b)

Place/Region

c)

Cause/Effect

d)

Movement

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

18.

Where a place is and what it is near:

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

19.

How people/objects get from one place to another and why:

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

20.

How people's lives are shaped by the place where they live. How has a place been shaped by human activity?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

21.

The similarities between places. Why are some places thought of as "belonging together?"

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

22.

When writing coordinates, lines of latitude are always written?

a)

First

b)

Last

c)

In kilometers

d)

In miles

23.

Lines of longitude are always written

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

In Kilometers

d)

In miles

24.

Lines of latitude are labeled ____ or _____

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

25.

Lines of longitude are labeled either ______ or ______

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

26.

What continents are located in the Eastern Hemisphere?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Australia/Oceania