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Quiz Maps & Globes Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
2.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Eurasia

3.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

4.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

5.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

6.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

7.

The largest continent in the world is?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

8.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
9.
What is the name of the smallest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Australia  
d)
The Bahamas
10.

What ocean is located at Blue #3?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

11.

What ocean is located at Blue #5?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

12.

What ocean is located at Blue #1?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

13.

What ocean is located at Blue #4

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

14.

What feature is found at the red point?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Indian ocean

c)

Sea of Japan

d)

Arabian Sea

15.

Which sea is colored in red above the arrow?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

16.

The purple continent in the map is?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

17.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
18.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
19.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
20.

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

a)

Denver

b)

Niagra Fallas

c)

Boston

d)

Houston

21.

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

22.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

23.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

24.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
25.

What is a map?

a)

A book of places

b)

A drawing that represents a portion of Earth on a flat surface that can be transported.

c)

A piece of paper that shows rivers.

d)

A symbol that shows cities.

26.

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is a person that makes maps.

27.

A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanaland

c)

Rodinia

d)

Pannotia

28.

How did geologists feel about Wegener's theory?

a)

They ridiculed him and did not accept his theory.

b)

They were thrilled with him for finding the answers.

c)

They accepted only a part of his theory.

d)

They did not agree, but welcomed his work.

29.

What did Wegener say happened to the continents over time

a)

Nothing

b)

They moved

c)

They became islands

30.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)

Galileo Galilei

c)
Alfred Wegener
d)

Sir issac

Newton

31.

GPS refers to

a)

Spatially referenced data.

b)

A computer system.

c)

Integration and display of geographic information

d)

A worldwide satellite navigation system

32.

Which action below is something we use GPS for?

a)

Flying planes

b)

Tracking company trucks

c)

Flying planes & tracking trucks

d)

None of the above

33.

What allows us to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts?

a)

A global positioning system (GPS)

b)

A geographic information system (GIS)

34.

Latitude and Longitude are measured in

a)

degrees

b)

inches

c)

miles

d)

kilometers

35.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
36.

True or false: Globes provide a three-dimensional view of the Earth. They provide the most accurate view of the world, but have limitations in their use.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

True or false: All world map projections create distorted images of the Earth to some degree. These distortions relate to size, shape, direction, and distance.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or false: The cartographer’s purpose and the projection used to create a map influence what information is accurate and what is distorted.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Reorder the continents from largest to smallest.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North & South America

d)

Antarctica

e)

Europe & finally Australia

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

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