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Geography Skills Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compass Rose is -

a)

a map which shows different continents and oceans

b)

a paper clip to hold a map together

c)

a symbol on a map which indicates the direction for a map

d)

a flower that blooms during the spring season

2.

Prime Meridian

a)

Divides the moon into quarters

b)

Shows which way to go during a storm.

c)

Divides the Earth into East and Western Hemisphere.

d)

Divides the Earth into North and South Hemisphere.

3.

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Contour Line

4.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

5.

Parallels

a)

lines of latitude that run east to west on a globe; they never intersect

b)

The way you should ski so you don't wipe out

6.
Maps that show natural features and elevations of the lands
a)
historical
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
population
7.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
professional
d)
population
8.
Maps that show the amount of people who live in a given area
a)
physical
b)
political
c)
population
d)
prime
9.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctc

10.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

11.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

12.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

The plants that live an area

b)

The amount of precipitation in an area

c)

The animals that live in an area

d)

The weather over a long period of time

13.

What is this continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

14.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
15.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
16.
Syrian refugees fleeing the Middle East into Europe and sanctuary countries around the world is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
17.
Australia is located to the west of New Zealand..... this is a statement representing which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
18.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
19.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
d)
uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area
20.
Which of the following are examples of the human features of a place?
a)
traditions and population
b)
occupations and language
c)
education and cultures
d)
all of the above
21.

An area that is linked together by shared characteristics is _______________________.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

22.

What is a Hemisphere?

a)

Water that covers 70% of Earth

b)

Another name for a globe

c)

Half of the world

d)

Largest land area on Earth

23.

What is the impact of the Earth tilting on its axis?

a)

It creates the time zones

b)

It creates the calendar year

c)

It creates the seasons

d)

It makes everyone lean to one side

24.
The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
a)
Geography
b)
History
c)
Solstice
d)
Equinox
25.

What are the geographical lines that run East and West (horizontal) called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

26.

What are the geographical lines that run North and South (vertical) called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

27.

This is the largest continent on Earth:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

28.

This is the smallest continent on Earth:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

29.

What is the name of the large area of arable land that goes from France's Atlantic coast to Russia's Ural Mountains?

a)

English Channel

b)

European Plain

c)

English Plain

d)

Alps Mountains

30.

Which body of water has the greatest impact on the spread of languages, religion, and ideas?

a)

Danube River

b)

Rhine River

c)

English Channel

d)

Mediterranean Sea

31.

Which letter is Spain on the map?

a)

C

b)

B

c)

D

d)

H

32.

This type of landform is surrounded by water on most sides (but not completely!)

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Mountain

d)

Isthmus

33.

Which physical feature separates Europe from Asia and runs through Russia?

a)

The Thames River

b)

The Ural Mountains

c)

The Seine River

d)

The Alps

34.

Which country is shown in black?

a)

Italy

b)

Ireland

c)

Norway

d)

Germany

35.

What is the tallest and most extensive mountain range in Europe?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Himalayas

c)

Alps

d)

Pyrenees Mountains

36.
Which country is 7?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Poland
37.

Which ocean borders the United Kingdom to the west?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

38.

What body of water borders Italy to the south?

a)

The Caspian Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The English Chanel

39.

What country is number 4?

a)

Germany

b)

Sweden

c)

Austria

d)

France

40.

The Pyrenees Mountain Range forms a barrier between which countries?

a)

France & Italy

b)

Germany & France

c)

Germany & Poland

d)

Spain & France

41.

Which peninsula is circled in the picture?

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Adriatic Peninsula

d)

Balkan Peninsula

42.

The Himalayas are located ________.

a)

northwest of China

b)

west of Pakistan

c)

northeast of India

d)

east of Myanmar

43.

Which mountain is part of the Himalayas and the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Ranier

44.

Which country is this?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

45.

Name that country

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

46.

if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....

a)

subtract an hour from your watch

b)

add an hour to your watch

47.

How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

6

d)

48

48.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

49.

Places that are located to the West...

a)

Are at an earlier time

b)

Are at a later time

50.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

51.

You are flying in a plane from Australia to the United States on Friday afternoon. What happens when you cross the international dateline?

a)

becomes Thursday

b)

becomes Saturday

c)

nothing

d)

you add and hour to your watch

52.

Which longitude line is the International Date Line?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

90 degrees longitude

d)

180 degrees longitude

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