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Geo Start Test #7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major river runs west to east through northern South America?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Darling River

d)

Cook Strait

2.

What mountain range runs north to south along the western edge of South America?

a)

Alps

b)

Rocky

c)

Andes

d)

Kosciusko

3.

What basin lies primarily in northern Brazil?

a)

Amazon Basin

b)

Artic Basin

c)

Indian Basin

d)

Atlantic Basin

4.

The rain forest has several layers. The layer where extra tall trees stick out is the ____ layer.

a)

canopy

b)

emergent

c)

floor

d)

understory

5.

The rain forest has several layers. Tall trees form a ____ over the ground below in the rain forest.

a)

canopy

b)

emergent

c)

floor

d)

understory

6.

The rain forest has several layers. The layer at the bottom is the forest ____ .

a)

canopy

b)

emergent

c)

floor

d)

understory

7.

True or False: Brazil is the second largest country in South America

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Brazil borders the Atlantic Ocean

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Brazil borders every country in South America except Ecuador and Chile.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Identify this peninsula.

a)

Italian

b)

Florida

c)

Balkan

d)

Iberian

12.

Identify this peninsula.

a)

Balkan

b)

Florida

c)

Iberian

d)

Italian

13.

Identify this peninsula.

a)

Italian

b)

Florida

c)

Balkan

d)

Iberian

14.

Identify this peninsula.

a)

Iberian

b)

Florida

c)

Balkan

d)

Italian

15.

What area in Oceania is identified by the letter H?

a)

Bass Strait

b)

Great Barrier Reff

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

What area in Australia is identified by the letter I?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Bass Strait

d)

Gibson Desert

17.

What line passes through Oceania and determines what day it is?

a)

equator

b)

international date line

c)

tropic of capricorn

d)

prime meridian

18.

What island lies just south of Melbourne, Australia?

a)

Tasmania

b)

Marshall Islands

c)

New Zealand

d)

Solomo Islands

19.

On which island is the city of Canberra located?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Fiji

d)

Vanuatu

20.

Which island in Oceania is located at 40 degrees S, 170 degrees E?

a)

Fiji

b)

Vanuatu

c)

New Zealand

d)

Tasmania