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Geography Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 8hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lines of latitude run in this direction.
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
c)
Southeast and Northwest
d)
Southwest and Northeast
2.
Lines of longitude run in this direction.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
c)
Southeast and Northwest
d)
Northeast and Southwest
3.
The line of latitude which is located at zero degrees is called what?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
International Date Line
4.
The line of Longitude which is located at zero degrees is called what?
a)
Prime Meridan
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Optimus Prime
5.

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is known as

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

6.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

720 W Jolly Rd

Next to my house

The exact location of something

How one location compares to another location

North of our school

Latitude of 39.3° North, and a longitude of 76.6° West

Absolute Location
Relative Location
7.

Use the numbers to label each continent.

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8.

What body of water is shown below?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

9.

Select all that apply.

Which statements are true about maps?

a)

They can be used on a phone.

b)

They may show the entire Earth.

c)

They are always flat.

d)

They may be shaped as spheres.

10.

Why are the shapes of continents distorted on maps compared to globes?

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11.

Why might someone want to use a map instead of a globe?

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12.

This place would best be described as...

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

13.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that forces someone to move
b)
Something that attracts someone to move to a new place
c)
The motion of a see saw
d)
A refugee
14.
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
a)
Violence
b)
Poverty
c)
Family
d)
Famine
15.
 Opportunity to make more money is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
16.
What is a push factor?
a)
Something that attracts someone to move
b)
Something that forces someone to move to a new country
c)
The process of moving to another country
d)
A refugee
17.

Which of the following is an example of a push factor?

a)
Religious Freedom
b)
War
c)
Better opportunity for a job
d)
Better education
18.

Give another example of a push factor

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19.

Which one is not an element of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Ethnicity

c)

Biology

d)

History

20.

Which one is not a type of government?

a)

Constitutional monarcy

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Market economy

d)

Dictatorship

21.

Select which type of government would have the following situation.

Citizens vote to elect someone to the legislature.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Representative democracy

22.

Select which type of government would have the following situation:

The Queen died and her son became King.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Representative democracy

23.

What continent is the U.S. on?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

North America

24.

What two countries border the United States?

a)

Canada and Mexico

b)

China and Brazil

c)

Poland and Jamaica

d)

North Pole and South Pole

25.

Define indigenous

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26.

What are the three largest countries in North America?

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27.
What's a type of Physical Feature?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Streams
d)
All of these
28.

How were the great lakes formed?

a)

They are the remains of the bathwater of dinosaurs.

b)

They were formed due to cracks in the earth.

c)

They were formed from the remains of glaciers from the last ice age.

d)

They were formed as a result of global warming.

29.

In __________ economies, the government controls economic activity.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Specialization

30.

The ​ (a)   is the way we get the things we ​ (b)   . ​ (c)   are what we use to make those things. In a ​ (d)   economy, the government provides the only option for free or cheap. In a ​ (e)   economy, you can choose from multiple different options.

Choose from the below words
want and need
economy
command
market
Resources
31.

List 3 resources that would be needed to build a school

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32.

Short answer: In your opinion, what is the best way to make sure that people get what they want and need, a command economy or a market economy? Use complete sentences to respond.

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