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Geography Quiz for Edit

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are landforms?

a)

Bridges, Towers

b)

Rivers, Lakes, Mountains

c)

Roads, Buildings

d)

Houses, Canals

2.

An area of high land that was once mainly flat.

a)

lake

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

plateau

3.

A body of water that is contained in one place.

a)

lake

b)

resivoir

c)

ocean

d)

ricer

4.

The city where the state government is located

a)

Urban

b)

state capital

c)

county

d)

natural resources

5.

Anything used that is supplied by nature.

a)

mountain

b)

man made resource

c)

natural resource

6.

What is Geography?

a)

The study of the Earth's surface.

b)

Geography is the study of history, civics, American History and biographies.

c)

Geography is the study of chemistry, the periodic table and substances.

d)

Geography is the study of sports, music, instruments and the performing arts.

7.
On what continent do you live?
a)

South America

b)

America

c)

United States

d)

North America

8.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)

7

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

9.
The United States is a country on which of the following continents? 
a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

10.

What are the 5 oceans?

a)

Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Southern ocean

b)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Mediterranean, Atlantic ocean

c)

Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, North ocean

d)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Black, Indian ocean

11.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a region?

a)

climate

b)

landforms

c)

natural resources

d)

the houses people live in

12.

What ocean lies off the east coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

13.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
14.

What is a landform?

a)

a man-made location on earth

b)

a natural feature on the earth's surface

c)

a place to form things

15.

Which is NOT a landform?

a)

glaciers

b)

hills

c)

plains

d)

valleys

16.

What creates landforms?

a)

people

b)

animals

c)

glaciers

d)

valleys

17.

Which body of water is on NY's northern border?

a)

lake ontario

b)

atlantic

c)

finger lakes

d)

hudson river

18.

What is the definition of a plateau?

a)

a large, hilly area

b)

a flat area of high land

c)

a deep peak between mountains or hills

d)

an extremely large hill of rock

19.

In what region of the United States is New York State located?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

20.

The continent of North America lies in which two hemispheres?

a)

Southern and Western

b)

Northern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Western

d)

Southern and Northern

21.

What region of NEW YORK do we live in?

a)

Hudson valley

b)

NOrthern

c)

Western

d)

Central

22.

What is NOT an example of a natural resource found in NY?

a)

chair

b)

tree

c)

soil

d)

water

23.

What country borders the US to the north?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Africa

d)

England

24.

True or False: Niagara Falls is a natural wonder of New York

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What major river in New York flows from the Adirondack Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Hudson

b)

NIle

c)

Cayuga

26.

What are the materials found in

nature that people can use, such

as trees, water, and soil?

a)

garbage

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

natural resources

d)

pollution

27.

A large, solid area of land is a continent.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Name the continents!

4 lines
29.

What is an ocean?

a)

A huge body of fresh water

b)

The same as a lake

c)

A huge body of salt water

d)

Same as a pond

30.

Which map shows countries, states, towns and boundaries?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

road

d)

climate

31.

Which map shows landforms, rivers and lakes?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

topographical

d)

road

32.

Which is NOT a landform?

a)

mountain

b)

valley

c)

desert

d)

island

e)

city

33.

Which landform has a flat top?

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

island

d)

volcano

34.

What is the capital of New York State?

a)

NYC

b)

Floral Park

c)

Albany

d)

Saratoga

35.

What is a physical feature?

a)

Features that have been formed by nature.

b)

It is found in nature that people can use.

c)

Features that ave been made by people.

d)

Features that have been found in a party.

36.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Something found in nature that people can use.

b)

Something people can make.

c)

Something found underwater.

d)

Something made by animals.

37.

What is human features?

a)

Features that have been made by people.

b)

Features that have been made by time.

c)

Features that have been made by animals.

d)

Features that have been made by the weather.

38.

What is a region?

a)

Can be an area with water.

b)

Can be made by time.

c)

Can be made by the weather.

d)

Can be an area with at least one feature that sets it apart from other areas.

39.

Which cardinal direction box is the star in?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

40.

Which cardinal direction box is the star in?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

41.

Which ordinal direction box is the star in?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

42.

Which ordinal direction box is the star in?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

43.

Are these lines of latitude or longitude?

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

44.

Are these lines of latitude or longitude?

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

45.

What is the name of the yellow line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

46.

What is the name of the blue line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

47.

The body of water in this picture is a

a)

Sea

b)

Pond

c)

Stream

d)

River

48.

Name this landform.

a)

Plateau

b)

Hill

c)

Volcano

d)

Mountain

49.

Name this landform.

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

50.

Low land between to mountains is called a

a)

Plateau

b)

Hill

c)

Valley

d)

Continent

51.

A body of water that is completely surrounded by land is called a

a)

Pond

b)

River

c)

Ocean

d)

Lake

52.

Identify this body of water

a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

Pond

d)

River

53.

Identify this landform

a)

Plain

b)

Volcano

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

54.

Land that is mostly flat is known as a

a)

Valley

b)

Delta

c)

Plain

d)

Plateau

55.

What are the two imaginary lines that separate Earth into hemispheres?

a)

oceans and continents

b)

prime meridian and equator

c)

Northern and Southern hemispheres

d)

hemi and sphere

56.

Would a map or a globe be considered a better representation of Earth?

a)

Globes can show the Earth's features more accurately because, like Earth, they are 3 dimensional

b)

Maps can show Earth's features more accurately because, like Earth, they are 3 dimensional

c)

Maps represent Earth better because they show everything on a flat surface

d)

Globes represent Earth better because they are colorful

57.

shows symbols used on a map

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

map scale

d)

political map

58.

type of map that shows boundaries and cities

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

compass rose

d)

lines of latitude

59.

helps travelers figure out distance

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

map scale

d)

legend

60.

horizontal lines or parallels

a)

lines of longitude

b)

lines of latitude

c)

legend

d)

prime meridian

61.

type of map that show landforms, bodies of water, etc.

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

physical map

d)

political map

62.

show directions

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

map scale

d)

equator

63.

vertical lines or meridians

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

lines of longitude

d)

lines of latitude

64.

What is geography

a)

the study of living things

b)

the study of Earth's processes and changes

c)

the study of Earth's features

d)

the study of plants

65.

What is one-half of a globe called?

a)

North America

b)

Sphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Bisphere

66.

A stream of water that flows into a bigger body of water is called...

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Dam

d)

Landform

67.

How high a landform is above sea level is called...

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Elevation

d)

Climate

68.

An imaginary line that separates states or countries is called a ....

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Boundary

d)

Continent

69.

A landform that has high elevation (way above sea level and its surroundings) is called...

a)

Flood Plain

b)

Mountain

c)

Mesa

d)

Plateau

70.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

a)

Island

b)

Mesa

c)

Peninsula

d)

Marsh

71.

A natural feature of the Earth's surface is called a ...

a)

Geography

b)

Landform

c)

Humidity

d)

Continent

72.

A landform that is surrounded by water on all sides is called an...

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Mesa

d)

Flood Plain

73.

A large body of water that is surrounded by land on all sides (usually fresh water) is called a ...

a)

Ocean

b)

River

c)

Lake

d)

Flood Plain

74.

A large flat area of land that is raised is called a

a)

Plateau

b)

Mesa

c)

Mountain

d)

Flood Plain

75.

A large area of land that has little elevation and no mountains is called a ...

a)

Plain

b)

Region

c)

Flood Plain

d)

Desert

76.

Hemisphere

a)

A word that means "half" of a sphere. Our Earth can be divided into top and bottom halves or east and west halves.

b)

A small drawing on a map that can help you find directions

c)

the largest bodies of land on Earth

d)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

77.

Continents

a)

A word that means "half" of a sphere. Our Earth can be divided into top and bottom halves or east and west halves.

b)

the largest bodies of saltwater on Earth

c)

the largest bodies of land on Earth

d)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

78.

Equator

a)

A word that means "half" of a sphere. Our Earth can be divided into top and bottom halves or east and west halves.

b)

the imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

c)

the imaginary line that lies halfway between the North and South poles

d)

the four main points on a compass rose

79.

Oceans

a)

the largest bodies of saltwater on Earth

b)

the largest bodies of land on Earth

c)

the imaginary line that lies halfway between the North and South poles

d)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

80.

Prime Meridian

a)

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

b)

a small drawing on a map that can help you find directions

c)

the imaginary line that lies halfway between the North and South poles

d)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

81.

lines of latitude

a)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

b)

imaginary lines that run in a north and south direction

82.

lines of longitude

a)

imaginary lines that run parallel from east to west

b)

imaginary lines that run in a north and south direction

83.

cardinal directions

a)

the four secondary points on a compass rose

b)

the four main points on a compass rose

84.

intermediate directions

a)

the four secondary points on a compass rose

b)

the four main points on a compass rose

85.

On a map's legend, a SCALE measures _________.

a)

distance

b)

rainfall

c)

title

d)

intermediate directions

86.

Lines of LATITUDE run _______________.

a)

north/south

b)

intermediate directions

c)

eight

d)

east/west

87.

Lines of LONGITUDE run __________

a)

east/west

b)

rainfall

c)

north/south

d)

distance

88.

How many total directions (cardinal and intermediate) are shown on a compass rose?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

89.

What time zone do we live in?

a)

Eastern Time Zone

b)

Grid Lines

c)

Central Time Zone

d)

Intermediate Directions

90.

Which part of a map will help you locate a particular city (L42), town (G50), or place (M10) on a map?

a)

alphabetical order

b)

Grid Lines

c)

Climate Map

d)

Intermediate Directions

91.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
92.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
93.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
94.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
95.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
96.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
97.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
98.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
99.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
100.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines