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Geography pre-assessment

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is geography?

a)

the study of Earth's land, water, and air

b)

the study of Earth's plants and animals

c)

the study of stars and planets in space

d)

the study of words and sentences

2.

What is this line called?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Prime Meridien

c)

The Axis

d)

The Ocean

3.

What is a continent?

a)

A large body of water

b)

A line that goes through the middle of the earth

c)

A very large piece of land

d)

The Earth spins on it's axis

4.
The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as: 
a)
behavior
b)
interdependence
c)
culture
d)
diffusion
5.

What is a map?

a)

A thing that is imaged or not real.

b)

To separate into parts.

c)

A flat representation of Earth.

d)

The amount of space between two things.

6.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

7.

A map key tells you

a)

what symbols on a map mean

b)

how far things are from each other

c)

directions north, east, south, west

d)

all of the above

8.
Identify this country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. 
a)

Egypt

b)
Sudan
c)
Chad
d)
Libya
9.
Largest body of water on the planet?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
10.

Which continent is the largest in the world

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

d)

Asia

11.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

12.

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

a)

North, South, East, and West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

c)

Up, down, Sideways

d)

Eastwest, Eastnorth, Southeast

13.

High areas like mountains and hills are shown

a)

In orange and yellow

b)

in green

c)

In brown and orange.

14.

The colour blue in a physical map represents

a)

Rivers only

b)

Oceans only

c)

Oceans, seas, rivers and lakes.

d)

Seas and oceans.

15.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the library from the post office?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

16.

Students walk _____ to the school after using the school playground.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

17.

What is north of the picnic area?

a)

woods

b)

soccer field

c)

swimming pool

d)

playground

18.

What is located at grid location 6E?
a)
Waterhole
b)
Mine
c)
National Park
d)
Lake
19.
Which one is not a land form?
a)
A valley
b)
A mountain
c)
A house
d)
A hill
20.

When humans adapt to the environment, they change the environment to meet their needs for survival.

a)

T

b)

F

21.

Why did ancient civilizations develop near water?

a)

Provided drinking water

b)

Provided water for farming

c)

Provided transportation

d)

All of the above