Worksheets6.1 Geography Basics - Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which lines touch both the North and South Poles, and measure distance east or west?
Latitude
Longitude
Germany is in what two hemispheres?
northern
southern
eastern
western
This image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?
place
movement
human-environment interaction
location
This picture best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?
location
place
human-environment interaction
movement
The library is next door to the post office. This is an example of...
absolute location
relative location
The image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?
region
human-environment interaction
movement
place
Latitude and longitude coordinates are an example of...
absolute location.
relative location.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC is an example of...
absolute location.
relative location.
This map of countries that all have German as an official language is an example of...
movement.
region.
human-environment interaction.
location.
The part of a map that explains what symbols mean is called the...
legend.
scale.
compass rose.
This part of a map is called the...
legend.
compass rose.
scale.
key.
The needle on a compass always points...
north.
south.
east.
west.
This image of the Statue of Liberty best matches which of the five themes of geography?
human-environment interaction.
place.
region.
movement.
This image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?
place.
location.
human-environment interaction.
region.
People who live near a coastline are hit by a hurricane. They decide to move inland. This is an example of...
modification.
adaptation.
This image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?
location
place
region
movement
A farmer digs a ditch so water from a river can reach his fields. This is an example of...
modification.
adaptation.
The Inuit people have found a way to stay safe and warm in their homes above the Arctic Circle. This is an example of...
modification
adaptation
People find out the homes they built are in a flood plain. They react by building new homes elsewhere. This is an example of...
modification.
adaptation.
What part of a map do you use to determine distance?
legend
scale
key
compass rose
These TWO (click two answers!) terms mean the same thing.
key
compass rose
legend
scale
What kind of map does Ms. Harris have on her back board that contains what we lovingly call "Monster Greenland"?
Stereographic
Lambert Conformal Conic
Mercator Projection Map
People who are fleeing a dangerous situation in their home country are an example of which theme of geography?
place
human-environment interaction
movement
location
What line of LATITUDE divides our Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
What line of LONGITUDE divides our Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is red?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
South America
North America
Europe
Africa
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is purple?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is orange?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
South America
Asia
Australia
Africa
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is blue?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
Africa
South America
Asia
North America
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is green?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
What is the name of the CONTINENT that is yellow?
(Click on the map to make it bigger)
Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
Which OCEAN is between Europe and Africa, and North and South America?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Which OCEAN is between North and South America, and Asia and Australia?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What OCEAN can be found to the far NORTH of our Earth?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which OCEAN is named after a bordering country and sub-continent?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa is what direction from Europe?
(Click the map to make it larger)
north
south
east
west
Which of the following is NOT one of the Earth's oceans?
Pacific
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Southern
Which of the following is NOT a way in which humans interact with their environment?
using natural resources
irrigating crops in fields
reading map books
building dams in rivers
These are the imaginary lines that run horizontally across the globe that measure distance north or south of the Equator.
latitude
longitude
These are the imaginary lines that run vertically across the globe that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
latitude
longitude
