Free Printable Geography Skills

1.

What is ther area reference of the quarry?

a)

2736

b)

3823

c)

2338

d)

2038

2.

What is the area reference of the power station?

a)

2439

b)

2438

c)

3924

d)

2440

3.

What is the area reference of the factory?

a)

2237

b)

2137

c)

3622

d)

2236

4.

What is the area reference of the trees?

a)

2140

b)

2040

c)

4020

d)

2121

5.

What is the area reference of the bridge?

a)

2139

b)

3822

c)

2339

d)

2238

6.

What is the grid reference of the letter B?

a)

278234

b)

234378

c)

233368

d)

246372

7.

Whats is the grid reference for the letter D?

a)

225395

b)

395225

c)

225405

d)

229399

8.

What is the grid reference of the letter F?

a)

202401

b)

391208

c)

211392

d)

208391

9.

What is the grid reference of the E?

a)

221401

b)

221411

c)

231401

d)

401231

10.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

11.

What is the 6-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the power station?

a)

1434

b)

141342

c)

146346

d)

152354

12.

What is the 6-figure GR for the red triangle?

a)

167313

b)

163317

c)

173323

d)

176317

13.

What would you find at 536168?

a)

Camping

b)

Bridge

c)

Library

d)

Hill Croft Farm

14.

What would you find at 566169?

a)

Campsite

b)

Public House

c)

Farm

d)

Bridge

15.

Longitude lines run:

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

16.

Latitude lines run

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

17.

The cinema is ______________ of the zoo.

a)

Southeast

b)

North

c)

West

d)

Northwest

18.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Northwest

d)

South

e)

Northeast

19.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Southwest

20.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

North

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

21.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

22.

The cinema is ______________ of the zoo.

a)

Southeast

b)

North

c)

West

d)

Northwest

23.

In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

Rosy faces east and makes one complete turn in the clockwise direction. Rosy will end up facing the direction of _____________.

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

25.

Which letter is in South East of N?

a)

O

b)

R

c)

M

d)

S

26.

Which letter is in South-West of M?

a)

N

b)

R

c)

O

d)

S

27.

What is the compass direction of E FROM C?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

28.

What is the compass direction of C FROM E?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

29.

What main line of latitude is located at zero degrees and creates the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Dateline

d)

Parallels

30.

What main line of longitude located at zero degrees and creates the eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Dateline

d)

Parallels

31.

Which word below means "half of a sphere?"

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Sphere

32.

This map is a ______________ map.

a)

choropleth

b)

cadastral

c)

isoline

d)

physical

33.

This map is both a _________ map and a ________ map.

a)

isoline, flowline

b)

flowline, choropleth

c)

choropleth, political

d)

political, flowline

34.

This is a ____________ map.

a)

dot distribution

b)

flowline

c)

physical

d)

topographic

35.

This is a ___________ map.

a)

topographic

b)

political

c)

cadastral

d)

choropleth

36.

True or False?

This is a political map.

a)

False, it is a topographic map.

b)

True.

37.

The ways scale can be shown on a map are:

a)

ratio, line, written

b)

line, number, words

c)

ratio and written

d)

line and ratio

38.

1:100 000 means that

a)

1cm on the map represents 1m

b)

1cm on the map represents 10 km

c)

1cm on the map represents 1km

d)

1cm on the map represents 100m

39.

Scale is important because

a)

it tells us what 1 cm represents

b)

we can use it to work out distance

c)

it shows us what symbols on the map mean

d)

it tells us what the map is about

40.

1: 500 000 is written as

a)

1 centimetre represents 5 kilometres

b)

One cm represents five kms

c)

One centimetre represents five kilometres

d)

1 cm represents 5 kms

41.

The scale of a map is 1:250 000. If the distance between point A and Point B is 10cm on the map, how far is that in reality.

a)

2.5km

b)

25km

c)

250km

d)

250m

42.

The scale of a map is 1:50 000. If the distance between point A and Point B is 1cm on the map, how far is that in reality.

a)

5 m

b)

500 m

c)

50 m

d)

5 km

43.

The scale of a map is 1 : 100 000. Calculate the distance on the map given that the actual distance is 6 km.

a)

2 cm

b)

3 cm

c)

6 cm

d)

0.2 cm

44.

The scale of a map is 1 : 300. Calculate the distance on the map given that the actual distance is 9 m.

a)

2 cm

b)

3 cm

c)

6 cm

d)

0.2 cm

45.

The scale of a map is 3 cm to 7.5 km. Find the scale of the map.

a)

1 : 250

b)

1 : 2500

c)

1 : 250000

d)

1 cm : 250 cm

46.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

47.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

48.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

49.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

50.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

51.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

52.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

53.

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

54.

a)

The map show the lines of longitude.

b)

The map shows the lines of latitude.

55.

a)

The map shows lines of longitude.

b)

The map shows lines of latitude.

56.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

57.

Which letter would you find at 15^oS, 60^oW?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

L

d)

H

58.

Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N

a)

MT

b)

SD

c)

UT

d)

AZ

59.

What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Sydney

c)

Durban

d)

Calcutta

60.

Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?

a)

Antartica

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Australia

61.

Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?

a)

San Fransisco

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

London

62.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

63.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

64.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

65.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

66.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

67.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

68.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

69.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

70.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

71.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

72.

What type of photograph is this?

a)

Ground Photograph

b)

Oblique Photograph

c)

Vertical Photograph

d)

Satellite Image

Geography Skills - Year 7

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 44mins

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