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World Geography Pre-Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is labelled 3?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

2.

What continent is labelled 5?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

e)

South America

3.

What Ocean is labelled B?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

4.

What Ocean is labelled D?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

5.

What Ocean is labelled F?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Southern

6.

Earth revolves around the sun:

a)

Every 365 1/4 days

b)

Every 24 hours

c)

Every month

d)

Every 365 days

7.

A high population density means

a)

many people living in a small area

b)

a few people living in a small area

c)

a few people living in a big area

d)

many people living in a big area

8.

Which countries have the highest populations in the world?

a)

China and India

b)

The USA and China

c)

The USA and India

d)

India and Russia

9.

What two continents have the lowest populations?

a)

Australia and Africa

b)

Australia and Antarctica

c)

Antarctica and Europe

d)

Africa and South America

10.

The study of earth and its people is called...

a)

Topography

b)

Geography

c)

Cartography

d)

History

11.

A large area where people speak the same language is a

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

12.

The way the earth is represented on a flat surface is called a______________.

a)

Distortion

b)

Physical map

c)

Map projection

d)

Perceptual region

13.

On which scale of map would you see the most distortion?

a)

Small scale

b)

Medium scale

c)

Large scale

14.

Which lines are used to measure North and South position?

a)

Latitude Lines

b)

Longitude Lines

15.

It is impossible to take the round earth and project it on to a flat map without some _______________ .

a)

Distance

b)

Distortion

c)

Scale

d)

Special Purpose

16.

What part of a map shows you the relation between size on the map and size in the real world?

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Compass

17.

What part of a map tells you the purpose and location of the map?

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Compass

18.

The part of the map that tells you the orientation (direction) is called the_____________

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Compass

19.

What part of a map that tells you what the colors and symbols represent?

a)

Title

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Compass

20.

All maps are:

a)

Flat representations of the earth’s surface

b)

More accurate than globes

c)

Three-dimensional representations of the earth’s surface

d)

Used for the same purpose

21.

An Atlas is

a)

a Greek God

b)

a Book of Maps

c)

a statue

d)

a mountain range in North Africa

22.

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

a)

mountain chains

b)

regions

c)

continents

d)

countries

23.

The area at the top or bottom of a globe is called a ....

a)

point

b)

tip

c)

spot

d)

pole

24.

What is half of the Earth?

a)

piece

b)

half circle

c)

slice

d)

hemisphere

25.

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

26.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

meridians

b)

curves

c)

circles

d)

parallels

27.

What is another name for lines of longitude?

a)

Meridians

b)

Curves

c)

Circles

d)

Parallels

28.

Every place is located in at least

a)

2 hemispheres

b)

3 hemispheres

c)

4 hemispheres

29.
Which continent has the world's largest desert which covers 1/3 of the whole continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Asia
30.

Taking up space; size, shape, and direction is

a)

landscapes

b)

spatial

c)

geography

d)

topography

31.

555 Union Blvd., Allentown PA 18901 is an example of

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

32.

GPS stands for

a)

Geographic Positioning System

b)

Geographic information Positioning System

c)

Global Positioning System

33.

Which most accurately represents Earth?

a)

Globes

b)

Maps

34.

Which is a physical feature

a)

Population

b)

Economic activity

c)

Land use

d)

Landforms

35.

Building roads and bridges is _____ the environment

a)

adapting

b)

modifying

c)

depending on