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NB: Directions, Hemispheres, Imaginary Line, Continents, 5 Theme

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

North, South, East , and West, are known as the?

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Cardinal directions

2.

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest, are known as the?

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Intermediate directions

3.

Latitude lines run from?

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

4.

Latitude lines give us what directions?

a)

East & West directions

b)

North & South directions

5.

Longitude lines run from?

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

6.

Longitude lines give us what directions?

a)

East & West directions

b)

North & South directions

7.

Latitude lines are also called what?

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

8.

Longitude lines are also known as what?

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

9.

What line splits the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

10.

What line splits the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

11.

What is the only continent in all 4 hemispheres?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

12.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: What are some positive outcomes of human-environment interaction?

a)

Recycling

b)

Deforestation

c)

Replanting/plant hybrids

d)

Biodegradable items

13.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: What are some negative outcomes with human-environment interaction?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Animal preservation

c)

Trash

d)

War

14.

What continent has the highest mountains and waterfalls?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

d)

Africa

15.

What continent has the largest population of English speaking people?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

North America

16.

What continent is made up of 50 countries with 2 of them being the smallest?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

17.

What is the smallest continent, but has the largest coral reef?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

18.

What continent is the largest with the most spoken languages?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

North America

19.

What continent is covered by 90% ice?

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

20.

On what continent has the oldest human fossils been found?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

21.

North America is in what 2 hemispheres?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Southern & Eastern

c)

Northern & Western

d)

Eastern & Western

22.

Describes where something is.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Regions

d)

Movement

23.

Describes the features that make a place unique.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

24.

Describes how we interact with our environment.

a)

Movement

b)

Human-environment interaction

c)

Region

d)

Location

25.

Describes how and why people and things move.

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Movement

26.

Describes areas that share common characteristics.

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Movement

d)

Place

27.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: The 5 Themes of Geography Movement describes how _______, _______, and ________ move.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Technology

d)

Ideas

28.

The Equator and Prime Meridian are at what degree on a globe or map?

a)

0 degrees

b)

45 degrees

c)

90 degrees

d)

180 degrees

29.

What imaginary line would you be on when the sun is directly overhead at noon on June 21st, which begins summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

30.

What imaginary line would you be on when the sun is directly overhead at noon on December 21st, which begins winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn