WorksheetsLesson 2- Studying Geography
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which is NOT an example of a landform?
Language
Mountains
Valleys
Plains
Geography is the study of the Earth's physical and cultural features.
True
False
Regions are areas that share common features.
True
False
Which kind of map shows names and borders of counties, location of citizens and other human made features of a place?
physical maps
political maps
special purpose maps
road maps
What explains the lines and colors used on a map?
key
scale
title
compass rose
What tells you the distances represented on a map?
key
scale
title
compass rose
What tells you directions and helps explain relative location of any place on Earth on a map?
key
scale
title
compass rose
Which of the following are cardinal directions on a compass rose?
north, south, east, west
north, south, east, northwest
northwest, southeast, northeast, southwest
North and south only
What are Cardinal Directions?
Scale
North, South, East, and West
Physical Map
Symbols
one of the large landmasses of the earth
hemisphere
continent
degree
half of the earth
degree
Mars
hemisphere
distance north or south of the equator
scale
grid
latitude
distance east or west of the prime meridian
artic
longitude
equator
an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
equator
invisible
grid
study of the earth's surface
astronomy
geography
scale
A network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles
grid
phone lines
equator
0 degree longitude
hemisphere
Africa
Prime Meridian
Lines of latitude and longitude are _________________ lines used on maps and globes to help us locate places.
real
not
imaginary
silly
Lines of latitude run from
north to south
north to east
south to west
east to west
Lines of latitude measure distance
east and west of the Prime Meridian
north and south of the Equator
east and west of the Equator
north and south of the Prime Meridian
Lines of longitude run from
north to south
east to west
west to north
east to south
What type of map is this?
Physical
Political
Climatic
Road
What type of map is this?
Climatic
Politcal
Physical
Resource
What type of map shows you the state and national boundary lines?
Physical
Resource
Political
Road
What type of map shows you the physical features of a place?
Physical
Resource
Climatic
Political
What is a map?
A globe
A drawing of the earth’s surface on a flat paper according to scale
A projection
None of these
What is physical map?
Showing natural features of the earth
Showing cities, towns and villages with boundaries
Showing rainfall, distribution of forests etc.
None of the above
_____________________ is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes.
Human geography
Physical geography
Globe
Summary
True or false: The two main branches of geography are physical geography and human geography.
True
False
Rivers are part of this branch...
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Culture is part of...
Human Geography
Physical Geography
Volcanoes are part of....
Physical geography
Human Geography
Landforms are part of....
Physical Geography
Human Geography
What types of crops are grown is part of...
Physical geography
Human Geography
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
John Cena
What do we call a person who studies geography?
Geologist
Geographer
Archaeologist
What geographic tool uses satellites to take pictures of the Earth?
globe
map
satellite imagery
GIS
What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?
globe
map
satellite imagery
GPS
What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?
erosion
deposition
weathering
whooshing
What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?
weathering
erosion
deposition
breaking
