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Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is Geography?
The study of mapmaking.
The study of the world's physical features.
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
The study of people and their communities.
Which level of geographic study is best applicable to the following statement. "Wildfires have caused many people in the Pacific Northwestern portion of the U.S. to evacuate."
Local
Regional
Global
Which level of geographic study is best applicable to the following statement. "The virus known has COVID-19 has made an impact on communities around the world."
Local
Regional
Global
From the descriptions below, which of the 5 Themes of Geography matches best with the theme of: Human Environmental Interaction?
An area that has shared characteristics.
How people, goods, and ideas get from point A to point B.
How people adapt to their environment and how people control their environment.
What a location is like, how it is described.
Where something is in terms of absolute or relative location.
From the descriptions below, which of the 5 Themes of Geography matches best with the theme of: Movement?
An area that has shared characteristics.
How people, goods, and ideas get from point A to point B.
How people adapt to their environment and how people control their environment.
What a location is like, how it is described.
Where something is in terms of absolute or relative location.
Physical Geography is the study of......
animals and the landscapes they create.
people and the landscapes they create.
the world's physical features.
atmospheric conditions in specific locations (weather).
What is the name of the line shown here that divides the Earth into a Northern & Southern Hemisphere?
Prime meridian
International date line
arctic circle
equator
Also known as Meridians, these lines meet at the North and South Poles and circle the entire globe.
equator
prime meridian
longitude lines
tropic of cancer
As latitude lines move further north of the equator, what happens to the temperature?
It gets hotter
It gets colder
No change at all
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into what two hemispheres? (PICK TWO)
northern hemisphere
eastern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
western hemisphere
True or False: The closer you get to the Equator, the colder it gets.
true
false
What type of map is this?
physical map
political map
thematic map
What type of map is this?
physical map
political map
thematic map
What is this a picture of?
scale
compass rose
key/legend
What tool on a map helps measure distances between two locations?
scale
compass rose
key/legend
A part of the theme location. Describes a place's location on earth using latitude and longitude (X,Y) or street address.
* Ridge Road is at 7260 Highland Creek Plwy
Place
Absolute location
Relative location
Hemisphere
_____________ are imaginary lines that run North & South. They measure East & West.
The most famous one is the Prime Meridian.
Longitude Lines
Hemisphere
Latitude Lines
Catagrams
Imaginary lines that run East & West. They measure North & South.
The most famous one is the equator.
Longitude Lines
Hemisphere
Latitude Lines
Thematic Maps
Referred to as half of the globe.
There are four (4) total.
Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern.
Catagrams
Longitude Lines
Latitude Lines
Hemisphere
China is west of Japan.
This is an example of ____________.
Direction
Relative Location
Place
Absolute Location
What city is at the coordinates: 22°N, 114°E?
Busan
KeeLung
Tokyo
Hong Kong
What are the Latitude and Longitude coordinates for Seoul, South Korea?
40°N, 116°E
37°N, 127°E
34°S, 116°W
24°S, 118°W
The Latitude and Longitude Coordinates of Tokyo, Japan are:
36°N, 36°E
36°N, 140°E
140°N, 36°E
140°S, 36°N
Which city is located at the coordinates:
39°N, 126°E
KeeLung, Taiwan
Beijing, China
Pyongyang, South Korea
Pyongyang, North Korea
"Roller Coasters in the United States" is an example of a:
reference map
thematic map
Finding a place's location by describing places near it. (Roseburg is south of Eugene)
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Relational Location
Definite Location
A place's exact location on Earth (coordinates)
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Region
Spot
A place with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history.
Place
Country
Region
Continent
Map that shows the physical features of earth.
Thematic Map
Contour Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Shows the borders between countries, and includes capitals.
Physical Map
Political Map
Country Map
Thematic Map
Shows a geographic pattern or a specific theme
Contour Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Thematic Map
