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Geography Test Your Knowledge

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Prime Meridian
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Equator
Prime Meridian
North Pole
South Pole
3.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?  (a)  
Choose from the below words
Northern 
Southern 
Western 
Eastern
4.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
5.
North and South America are in what hemisphere? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
6.
What is the smallest continent? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Australia
Asia
Europe
Antarctica
7.
Which of these is not a continent? (a)  
Choose from the below words
North America
United States
Asia
Africa
8.
What is the continent that is dark green? (a)  
Choose from the below words
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
9.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

10.
What is the continent that is yellow? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Africa
Australia
Asia
Antarctica
11.
What is the continent that is blue? (a)  
Choose from the below words
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
12.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
13.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

14.

The study of the people, their environment, and their resources is known as

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Biology
Archaeology
Geology
Geography
15.

What continent is colored red in the picture?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

16.

What are the cardinal directions?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
north, south, east, west
south, east, west, south west
east west, southern, west
west, eastern, south, west
17.

What is the imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Prime Meridian
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
18.

What is the imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Isthmus
Border
Prime Meridian
Equator
19.

What ocean is on the eastern coast of the United States?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
20.

Symbol that tells you the cardinal directions

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Key
Compass Rose
Title
Scale Bar
21.

Helps you figure out the distances between areas and size

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Key
Compass Rose
Title
Scale Bar
22.

Imaginary lines that go around the globe between the North Pole and the South Pole. (They are also called meridians).

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Lines of Latitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
Lines of Longitude
23.

The northernmost part of the Earth.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
South Pole
North Pole
Equator
Prime Meridian
24.

Directions between the main directions, such as northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

a)

lines of latitude

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

lines of longitude

25.

Shows the relationship between the distances on a map and real distances.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
map key (legend)
compass rose
scale
global grid
26.

The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemispheres.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Equator
Prime Meridian
27.

The main directions such as north, south, east, and west (NEWS).

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

scale

d)

map legend (key)

28.

Imaginary lines which run east and west around the globe. They are parallel to the Equator.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
equator
lines of latitude
prime meridian
lines of longitude
29.

The southernmost point of the Earth.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
North pole
South pole
30.

Which continent is also a country?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
31.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
32.
What is the name of this object, which can be found on most maps?
a)
directions lily
b)
compass rose
c)
compass orchid
d)
fleur de lis
33.
In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
34.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
35.
The museum is ______________ of the school.
a)
Northeast
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Southwest
36.
An instrument used to tell direction is called a _______________________ (shown in the picture)
a)
direction finder
b)
guide
c)
compass
d)
gps
37.

According to the map, Michigan is _________ of Wisconsin.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

38.

According to the map, which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

39.

According to the map, which state is south of Michigan?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Indiana

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Kansas

40.

According to the map, which state is south of Kansas?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Nebraska

c)

Colorado

d)

South Dakota

41.

What store is on the north side of Main Street?

a)

Grocery Store

b)

Pet Store

c)

Clothing Store

d)

Hardware Store

42.
The needle of a compass always points _________________________.
a)
at the equator
b)
North
c)
South
d)
What's a compass?
43.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
44.

The geographical lines that run from east to west are called

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Unicorn

45.

The geographical lines that run from north to south are called

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

The Equator

d)

The Tropic of Cauliflower

46.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, East, & West

b)

Northy, Southy, Easty, & WEsty

c)

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

47.

What are the 4 directions called?

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Specific Directions

c)

My directions

d)

Directions

48.

What is this called?

a)

A pumkin rose

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Whatchamacallit

49.

Which directions is North Carolina?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

50.

What direction is California?

a)

East

b)

South

c)

West

d)

North

51.

What directions is North Dakota In ?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

North

d)

South

52.

Which direction is Alabama in?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

North

d)

South

53.

What is this?

a)

Circle

b)

Globe

c)

Colorful Circle

54.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
South
d)
West
55.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
56.
The cinema is ______________ of the zoo.
a)
Southeast
b)
North
c)
West
d)
Northwest
57.
In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
58.
The museum is ______________ of the school.
a)
Northeast
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Southwest
59.
New York is ______ of Texas.
a)
Northeast
b)
North
c)
Southwest
d)
South
60.
California (CA) is ______ of
Colorado (CO).
a)
East
b)
Southeast
c)
West
d)
North