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Basic Tools of Geography

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

movement

b)

location

c)

culture

d)

region

2.

Which lines RUN from EAST to WEST?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

3.

Is the prime meridian a line of latitude or longitude?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

4.

North, South, East, and West are called

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Compass

5.

Which type of map shows you states, countries, and cities?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Special-purpose

d)

Satellite

6.

Please label your compass rose

a)Southeast
b)Southwest
c)Northeast
d)Northwest
e)North
f)South
g)East
h)West
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
7.

When you are given the coordinates on a map 20 degrees North and 45 degrees West you are finding the ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
absolute Location
relative location
mental map
8.

What is the name of the main line of latitude found at 0 degrees?

a)

Parallels

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

The Equator

d)

Meridians

9.

What is the name of an exact place on the surface of the Earth?

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

physical system

d)

region

10.
This major line runs north and south and divides Eastern and Western hemispheres
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
The Equator
d)
The Prime Meridian
11.

Which of these letters indicates the location of South America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which of these letters indicates the location of North America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Asia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which of these letters indicates the location of South America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Which of these letters indicates the location of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which of these letters indicates the location of the Indian Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Which of these letters indicates the location of the Pacific Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which of these letters indicates the location of North America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Australia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which of these letters indicates the location of The Pacific Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which of these letters indicates the location of The Atlantic Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which of these letters indicates the location of The Indian Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Australia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

These maps may be useful for pilots or mountain hikers.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Economic Resource Map

d)

Thematic Map

27.
What map would you use to see the endangered tiger population in Kenya?
a)
Political 
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
28.
What is the definition of Movement?
a)
Areas of the world that have similar characteristics
b)
The way goods, people, and ideas travel from place to place
c)
The way humans interact with their environment
d)
where something is on the surface of the Earth
29.
What is the definition of Region?
a)
Way in which the places in an area are similar
b)
Ways goods, ideas, and people move from place to place 
c)
Where people and places are located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
30.
What is the definition of location?
a)
Describes where a place is located on the surface of the Earth
b)
Describes characteristics of a place
c)
Describes characteristics places have in common
d)
Describes the ways people, goods, and ideas get from place to place
31.
What is the definition of Place?
a)
The way people, goods, and ideas get from place to place
b)
The way humans interact with their environment
c)
Describing where a place is located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
32.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, HEI, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, HEI, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, HEI, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, HEI, Location Movement
33.
All of the following are examples of Human characteristics EXCEPT 
a)
The Golden Gate Bridge 
b)
The Pacific Ocean 
c)
The Twin Towers 
d)
The Eiffel Tower 
34.
These are features made by man.  (Examples:  schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
35.

North America is in this hemisphere.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

36.

Australia is in this hemisphere.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

37.

Which hemisphere is this?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

38.

Which hemisphere is this?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

39.

Which hemisphere is NOT Highlighted?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

40.

Which hemisphere is this?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

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