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Geography Quiz #2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent is in all four hemispheres?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

2.

Which hemisphere is shaded in blue?

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Northern

d)

Southern

3.

Which hemisphere is shaded in blue?

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Northern

d)

Southern

4.

Most maps, unlike globes, have __________ which is inaccuracies due to flattening a globe onto a piece of paper.

a)

contours

b)

modification

c)

distortion

d)

manipulation

5.

What is the name of this type of map, which distorts items the further they are from the equator?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Lambert Conformal Conic

d)

Oleani Projection

6.

Which projection is this?

a)

Gall Peter's

b)

Robinson

c)

Mercator

7.

Which map projection's shape and direction are accurate but size is very distorted?

a)

Robinson

b)

Gall Peter's

c)

Mercator

8.

Which map projection's size and shape are both fairly accurate even though they are slightly distorted near the poles?

a)

Robinson

b)

Gall Peter's

c)

Mercator

9.

Which map projection was created in the 1500’s in order to help ships navigate the oceans?

a)

Mercator

b)

Gall Peter's

c)

Robinson

10.

A geographer who makes maps:

a)

Cartographer

b)

Distortion

c)

Projection

11.

Which projection is this?

a)

Gall Peter's

b)

Robinson

c)

Mercator

12.

Which projection is this?

a)

Gall Peter's

b)

Robinson

c)

Mercator

13.
 Robinson map is the most commonly used map.
a)
true
b)
false
14.

How many time zones are their in the world?

a)

12

b)

18

c)

22

d)

24

15.

If you were travelling WEST would you be losing time or gaining time as you pass through the time zones?

(a)  

16.

It is 12:00 am in FL what time is it in TX?

a)

11:00 am

b)

11:00 pm

c)

1:00 am

d)

1:00 pm

17.

3:00 pm in RI, what time is it in CA?

a)

3:00am

b)

12:00pm

c)

1:00pm

d)

7:00 am

18.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

19.

What continent is located at 45°N, 110°E?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

20.

The Atlantic is on which side of the United States?

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

c)

South Coast

d)

North Coast

21.

Is this an example of physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

22.

Is this an example of physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

23.

Is this an example of physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

24.

Is this city and example of physical or human geography?

a)

Physical

b)

Human