WorksheetsGeography 6th grade
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
The study of the earth and the way that people live on it and use it.
Geology
Astronomy
Geography
History
Geography includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
Constellations
People
Plant/Animal Life
Weather
Bodies of water
Which two continents are in the Western Hemisphere?
Europe
Asia
North America
South America
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 oceans?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Antarctic
Indian
Hemi is a:
A latin word that means gardening
Greek word that means half
A latin word that means sphere
Greek word that means quarter
Half a sphere, used by geographers to refer to half of Earth
Globe
Sphere
Hemisphere
Hemi
Distance North or South of the equator measured in degrees
Region
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Latitude
Latitude lines run:
East to West horizontally
East to West vertically
North to South horizontally
North to South vertically
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees:
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Hemisphere
Longitude lines run:
North to South vertically
North to South horizontally
East to West vertically
East to West horizontally
Latitude lines are also called:
Degrees
Meridian
Parallel
Coordinates
Longitude lines are also called:
Degrees
Coordinates
Parallel
Meridian
An imaginary line of latitude that circles the Earth halfway between the North Pole & South Pole.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Region
The equator divides the earth:
Into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
Into geographical regions
Into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Into 4 quarters
An imaginary line of longitude that circles the Earth and divides the Earth into the Eastern & Western Hemispheres.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Parallel
Degrees
A unit of measurement that describes the distance between lines of latitude and lines of longitude.
Location
Coordinate
Degree
Kilometer
All of the following are the themes of geography, EXCEPT:
Location
Place/Region
Cause/Effect
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Where a place is and what it is near:
Location
Place
Movement
Region
How people/objects get from one place to another and why:
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
How people's lives are shaped by the place where they live. How has a place been shaped by human activity?
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
The similarities between places. Why are some places thought of as "belonging together?"
Region
Location
Place
Movement
When writing coordinates, lines of latitude are always written?
First
Last
In kilometers
In miles
Lines of longitude are always written
First
Second
In Kilometers
In miles
Lines of latitude are labeled ____ or _____
North
South
East
West
Lines of longitude are labeled either ______ or ______
North
South
East
West
What continents are located in the Eastern Hemisphere?
South America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia/Oceania
