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World Geography & Cultures

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
2.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
3.

___ is a cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year and has very little precipitation.

a)

Savannah

b)

Boreal Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

4.

What biome is this?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

taiga

c)

desert

d)

grassland

5.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Marine
c)
Freshwater
d)
Waterpark
6.

Which biome is the driest?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Taiga

d)

Rainforest

7.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
8.

Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Tundra

c)

Rainforest

d)

Temperate Forest

9.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
10.

Choose the forest animals

a)
b)
c)
11.

Which biome consists of lakes, rivers, and streams and only includes 3% of the Earth’s water?

a)

Marine open ocean

b)

Marine coastal

c)

Tundra

d)

Freshwater

12.
Which biome is represented by the climatograph?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Tundra
c)
Savanna
13.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

14.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

15.

What directions are located on this Compass Rose?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

16.

The Equator is an invisible line that divides the Earth into _____ parts.

a)

19

b)

7

c)

2

17.

The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and ______ hemispheres.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

18.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the earth

19.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
20.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
21.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
22.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)

Prime Meridian/

Greenwich Meridian

d)
Tropic of Cancer
23.

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

(a)  

24.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

25.

Geography is the study of Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

27.
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
28.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
29.

Places with Similar Characteristics

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Region

30.

Which Continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

31.

The northern most ocean

a)

Arctic

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

32.

Which of these statements about the International Date Line is TRUE?

a)

As you cross the International Date Line flying west, you add a calendar day.

b)

The International Date Line was first used about 20 years ago.

c)

The International Date Line is a straight line drawn through the ocean.

d)

All countries must follow the dates set by the International Date Line.

33.

While crossing the IDL, a person will have to add one day when traveling from

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

South to North

d)

North to South

34.

Which continent is coloured in orange?

a)
South America 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Africa 
35.

Which continent is Africa?

a)

A

b)

H

c)

D

d)

M

36.

Which ocean borders (touches) Africa, Asia and Australia?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocen

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

37.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

38.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

39.

What are the two types of tundra?

a)

Antarctic and Arctic

b)

Alpine and Antarctic

c)

Arctic and Alpine

d)

Polar and Alpine

40.

thick layer of ice that permanently covers

an area of land

a)

temperature

b)

ice cap

c)

drought

d)

heat wave

41.

Did you know all of the information on this quiz?

a)

No

b)

Kinda

c)

Yes

42.

Which ocean is number 3?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

43.

Which ocean is number 1?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

44.

China's lack of young people shows the impact of

a)

Baby Boom in the mid 20th century

b)

The one-child policy that was implemented throughout the 20th century

c)

the one-child policy that was implemented from 1980 to 2015

d)

A stagnant economy

45.

What covers 98% of Antarctica's surface?

a)

snow

b)

ice

c)

grass

d)

rocks

46.

What type of climate does Antarctica have?

a)

cold polar

b)

humid cold

c)

humid warm

47.

True or False. Antarctica's climate is the driest in the world?

a)

True

b)

False

48.

How many countries does Antarctica have?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

1

d)

0

49.

Which animal can be found in Antarctica?

a)

Elephant

b)

Elephant Seal

c)

Mountain Lion

d)

Polar Bear

50.

Who owns Antarctica?

a)

USA, Russia, China

b)

USA, England, Africa

c)

Russia, China, Australia

d)

No One Owns it