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Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

place

2.

describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

human environment interaction

3.

Which of the following are examples of a physical feature? (check all that apply)

a)

bridges

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

buildings

e)

oceans

4.

Which of the following are examples of human features? (select all that apply)

a)

roads

b)

bridges

c)

plants

d)

rivers

e)

buildings

5.

describes how humans interact with the environment

a)

place

b)

regions

c)

human environment interaction

d)

movement

6.

describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area

a)

movement

b)

transportation

c)

region

d)

location

7.

describes what the area has in common - religion, landforms, weather

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

human environment interaction

8.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
9.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
10.
What is the question for movement?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How do people and ideas get around?
c)
What does it look like?
11.

Which theme answer the question "Where is it?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

12.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

13.

What is the length of Earth's period of revolution?

a)

24 hours

b)

30 - 31 days

c)

365.25 days

d)

6 months

14.

How long is Earth's period of rotation?

a)

60 minutes

b)

365.25 days

c)

30 - 31 days

d)

24 hours

15.

True or false: Earth's distance from the Sun is responsible for the seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
17.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
18.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
19.
Seasons are caused by the ______________ of the Earth
a)
tilt
b)
rotation
c)
revolution 
d)
axis
20.
What causes seasons?
a)
the moon's size
b)
tilting of the Earth's axis
c)
the sun's position
d)
the earth's position around the sun
21.

What season would be experienced in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

22.

What effect would the season in the Northern Hemisphere have on the length of daytime?

a)

Longer daytime

b)

Shorter daytime

c)

Equal daytime and nightime

d)

Double daytime

23.

What season would be experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

24.

Why is the Earth hotter in the Summer?

a)

It is closer to the sun

b)

It is tilted towards the sun

c)

the sun is hotter during summer

d)

The moon reflects more light during the summer

25.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
26.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
27.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
28.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis
29.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
30.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
31.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
32.
The center line of longitude, measured at 0 degrees is the _________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
North Pole
c)
Backbone
d)
Equator
33.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to PE class
34.
Political Maps show: 
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to making sense of politics
35.

Physical Map

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Political map

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.
What is the purpose of a map scale?
a)
To weigh the political power of the states
b)
To show where things are located on the map
c)
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
d)
To show how large the map is
38.

What is a compass?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

39.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Never Eat Slimy Worms

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

South Never Eat West

40.

The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

41.

What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

42.

what is the four digit grid reference for the Hospital?

a)

4319

b)

1943

c)

1843

d)

4320

43.

What is the six figure grid reference for the train station?

a)

180 440

b)

181 444

c)

183 445

d)

180 443

44.

All lakes, rivers, oceans, and seas belong to the hydrosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

All plants, rocks, grass, and caves belong to the geosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Select all the spheres that you see in the image.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Cryosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

e)

Geosphere

47.

Bubbles of air in a glass of water.

a)

Atmosphere and hydrosphere.

b)

Cryosphere and atmosphere.

c)

Geosphere and biosphere.

48.
a)

Geosphere and biosphere.

b)

Hydrosphere and cryosphere.

c)

Biosphere and atmosphere.

49.

The animals that live in land and water are part of __________.

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

50.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

51.

The tropic of capricon is located at

a)

201/2° S

b)

20 1/2 ° N

c)

23 1/2 ° S

d)

23 1/2 ° N

52.

The 0° meredian is also known as

a)

Pole

b)

Equtar

c)

Prime Meridian

53.

The Tropic of capricorn is located at

a)

23 1/2° N

b)

23 1/2° S

c)

82 1/2° E

d)

82 1/2° W

54.

The Antarctic circle is located are

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

the Sourthern hemisphere

c)

the Eastern hemisphere

55.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Geologic Map

b)

3D Map

c)

Projection Map

d)

Topographic Map

56.

Which one is a road map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

What type of map is this?

a)

Climate

b)

Political

c)

Topological

d)

Physical

58.

What is the elevation of Point B?

(a)  

59.

What is the contour interval for this map?

(a)  

60.

What landform is being represented in the topographic map above?

a)

a mountain with one peak

b)

two craters

c)

a mountain with two peaks

d)

a steep cliff over looking a river valley

61.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
62.

What type of image is it?

a)

aerial photograph

b)

Landscape photograph

c)

satellite image

63.

Choose the wrong information about this photograph.

a)

is taken from a height.

b)

provides us with a bird's eye view of an area.

c)

shows a big area.

d)

helps to estimate the size of an area.

e)

is used to study a feature in detail.

64.

What type of image is it?

a)

aerial photograph

b)

Landscape photograph

c)

satellite image

65.

Choose the wrong information about this photograph.

a)

is taken at the ground level.

b)

shows a big picture of an area.

c)

shows the main physical or human features.

d)

is used to study a feature in detail.

e)

is taken from a height.

66.

What type of image is it?

a)

aerial photograph

b)

Landscape photograph

c)

satellite image

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