WorksheetsGeography Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is the study of the earth and the way people use it called?
Geography
Astronomy
Geology
Cartography
Which of the following is a flat representation of the Earth?
Atlas
Map
Satellite
Globe
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Which term describes a large solid area of land, such as Asia or Africa (there are 7)?
Region
Country
Continent
Island
What is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river flowing through it?
Valley
Plateau
Plain
Gorge
What is a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines used to identify locations on a map?
Compass Rose
Scale
Legend
Grid
Which of the following is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land, often in peaks?
Hill
Plateau
Mountain
Valley
What is a stream or river that flows into a larger river called?
Canal
Delta
Tributary
Estuary
What is an object in three-dimensional space that is the surface of a ball; the shape of the globe.
Which of the following means "half the Earth"?
Draw lines of latitude on this map of the globe.
Draw lines of longitude on this map of a globe
Which of the following is an imaginary line that divides the Earth between northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere?
Which shows a representation of distances on a map?
Which is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area?
Which is a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it?
What is an area with features that make it different from other areas?
What is an arm of the sea called?
Estuary
Ocean
Scale
Tributary
Which of the following means "something built by humans"?
region
estuary
human features
Which is a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. It is divided by borders (imaginary lines to separate sections of land on Earth)
Which of the following is a map designed to show the natural landscape features of Earth (using color to show features)
Road map
Weather map
Which of the following is a three dimensional map that shows varying elevations?
Relief map
Which is a large area of flat land with few trees?
Which is a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain?
Which is a circle showing the main directions printed on a map or chart?
What can be found on a map that uses symbols or colors to represent things on a map?
Map key or legend
Compass Rose
N, S, E, W
Longitude and Latitude lines
Which was a long period of time with very cold temperatures on the Earth's surface, resulting in large ice sheets and glaciers?
What hemispheres is New York located?
Which continent is New York located on?
Which region is New York located in?
Northeastern
Southeastern
Midwestern
Southwestern
Which of the following are New York nicknames? Hint: there are 2!! (a) (b)
Which of the following means a group of people's way of life (customs, government, clothing, language, religion, and traditions)?
True or False; a group in a farming community has a different culture than those living in a city.
True
False
Match the following word with its definition.
lines of latitude
from 0 to 90 degrees at the poles E-W
lines of longitude
imaginary lines that run vertically N-S
Equator
divides Earth between N and S Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
divides Earth between E and W Hemisphere
