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Ch. 4-5 Geography Test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?

a)

prime meridian

b)

hemispheres

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

2.

What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?

a)

hemispheres

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

latitude

3.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located ABOVE the equator?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Eastern hemisphere

c)

Western hemisphere

d)

Southern hemisphere

4.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located BELOW the equator?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Eastern hemisphere

c)

Western hemisphere

d)

Southern hemisphere

5.

What imaginary line divides the Earth into a northern and southern half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

hemisphere

6.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
7.

This map feature that helps tell you which direction you are traveling.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

Legend

8.

What part of a map explains what the symbols mean?

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

map

9.

This map feature measures distance

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

compass ross

d)

title

10.

The description of a place in relation to another point or place is known as what?

a)

region

b)

relative direction

c)

border

d)

cardinal directions

11.

What is absolute location?

a)

a line of longitude

b)

it describes where a place is located in relation to another location

c)

an exact place where latitude and longitude lines cross

d)

it is over there

12.

a spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet

a)

globe

b)

diagram

c)

continent

d)

map

13.

a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface

a)

globe

b)

diagram

c)

continent

d)

map

14.

Aerial photographs are photographs taken from the

a)

land

b)

air

15.

This type of map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers and lakes.

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

16.

This type of map shows state and national boundaries as well as large and small cities.

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

17.

What type of map shows the amount of people who live in a certain area?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Population map

18.

What is the yellow continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

19.

What is the orange continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

20.

What is the light green continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

21.

What is the blue continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

22.

What is the purple continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

23.

What is the red continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

24.

What is the dark green continent?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

South America

25.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

26.

Which point is located at 60oN, 120oE?

a)

H

b)

F

c)

E

d)

I

27.

Which letter would you find at 30oN, 90oW?

a)

I

b)

D

c)
L
d)

K