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Geography Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geography is the study of ____________ and its people.

a)

life

b)

the Earth

c)

space

d)

animals

2.

Maps are _____________.

a)

flat

b)

round

c)

book

3.

A globe is ______________.

a)

flat

b)

round

c)

book

4.

An atlas is a _____________ of maps.

a)

flat

b)

round

c)

book

5.

A compass rose shows

a)

symbols

b)

directions

c)

maps

6.

A map key uses ________________.

a)

symbols

b)

directions

c)

maps

7.

What direction is this?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

8.

What direction is this?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

9.

What direction is this?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

10.

What direction is this?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

11.

What direction is this?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

12.

What direction is this?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

13.

What is the CAPITAL of Connecticut?

a)

Bridgeport

b)

Hartford

c)

Mystic

d)

Waterbury

14.

What STATE is north of Connecticut?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Long Island Sound

15.

What body of WATER is south of Connecticut?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut River

16.

What CITY is north of Shelton?

a)

New Haven

b)

Waterbury

c)

Danbury

17.

Start in Mystic. Go WEST. Where are you?

a)

Putnam

b)

Hartford

c)

New London

d)

Stamford

18.

The supermarket is ____________ of the school.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

19.

The supermarket is ____________ of the railroad

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

20.

Start at the PARK. Go NORTH. Where are you?

a)

house

b)

supermarkey

c)

restaurant

d)

railroad

21.

Which body of water is to the east of Florida?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Okeechobee

d)

Pacific Ocean

22.

What map feature shows cardinal directions?

a)

Map Scale

b)

Map Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Key

23.

Which type of map gives information about cities and where people live?

a)

Road

b)

Political

c)

Physical

d)

Elevation

24.

Which lines run east to west?

(a)  

25.

Which map feature contains symbols?

a)

Atlas

b)

Map Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Scale

26.

Which type of map shows travelers all the possible ways to get from one place to another?

a)

Topographical

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Road

27.

How can you identify the capital on a map?

a)

By the first letter

b)

A dot

c)

A star

d)

A rectangle

28.

Which map feature helps with understanding distances?

a)

Map Legend

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Key

d)

Compass Rose

29.

Which type of map gives information about forests, mountains, rivers and lakes?

a)

Weather

b)

Political

c)

Road

d)

Physical

30.

Which body of water is located on the west coast of Florida?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of California

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Atlantic Ocean

31.

Absolute Location

a)

exact location

b)

relation to another place

c)

adjust to the environment

d)

lines

32.

latitude

a)

west and east

b)

south and north

c)

north and east

d)

west and south

33.

Longitude

a)

east and west

b)

south and north

c)

north and west

d)

south and east

34.

5 major oceans

a)

Pacific, Antartic, Atlantic, Southern, Indian

b)

Australian, Antartic, Pacific, Northern, Easter

c)

Pacific, Antartic, Indian, Eastern, Indian

35.

Globe

a)

a symbolic direction n,w,s,e

b)

a scale model of earth

c)

cardinal direction

d)

countries

36.

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all around the world, dividing it in east and west?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich

c)

Prime Meridian

37.

Geographers would use a grid system on maps to

a)

reveal patterns of migration

b)

define the elevation of mountains

c)

determine the position of a location

d)

predict weather patterns in a region

38.

Professional geographers pose specific questions when studying features of the Earth. One important geographic question "Where is it located?" One likely way geographers answer the question above is by-

a)

interviewing members of remote tribes

b)

excavating artifacts left by previous societies

c)

predicting the weather with computer models

d)

using an intersection of longitude and latitude

39.

Which type of map would one use to locate mountains, lowlands, rivers, and coasts in Southeast Asia?

a)

population distribution

b)

political

c)

resource location

d)

physical

40.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

International Date Line

41.

What bodies of water were used for farm and industrial goods?

a)

Mississippi and Missouri

b)

St. Lawrence and Ohio

c)

Pacific and Atlantic

d)

Colorado and Rio Grande

42.

What percentage of Earth's Surface is covered in salt water?

a)

about 50%

b)

about 20%

c)

about 71%

d)

about 90%

43.

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Star

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

44.

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

North Star

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

45.

United States is a continent or a country?

a)

continent

b)

country

46.

Is Europe a country or continent?

a)

continent

b)

country

47.

What is "D"?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

48.

What is "2"?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

49.

What continent is "F"?

a)

United States of America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

50.

Parallels of Latitude run which directions? (choose all that apply)

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

51.

Meridians of Longitude run which directions? (Choose all that apply)

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

52.

A hemisphere divides the planet ________________.

a)

In Half

b)

In Quarters

c)

In Spheres

d)

Into 24 equal parts

53.

Geography is the study of what?

a)

Rocks

b)

Maps and People

c)

Life forms and Maps

d)

Earth and its People

54.

The White House is located at: 38.8977° N, 77.0365° W. This is an example of

a)

an absolute location

b)

a relative location

c)

a map key

d)

a meridian of longitude

55.

Which map tool would you use to measure the distance between two items on the map?

a)

latitude and longitude lines

b)

the key

c)

a bar scale

d)

the title

56.

What ocean is between Asia and The United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Artic Ocean

57.

Which of the following is the absolute location of the Florida Everglades?

a)

40° N, 100° W40\degree\ N,\ 100\degree\ W

b)

26° N, 81° W26\degree\ N,\ 81\degree\ W

c)

36° N, 92° W36\degree\ N,\ 92\degree\ W

d)

45° N, 120° W45\degree\ N,\ 120\degree\ W

58.

Where can you find the warmest average temperature in the United States?

a)

The Great Plains Region

b)

The Gulf Coast Region

c)

The Great Lakes Region

d)

The Northeast Region

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