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Geography Questions

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between cardinal and intermediate directions?

a)

Cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West, while intermediate directions are Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest.

b)

Cardinal directions are only used in parking lots, while intermediate directions are used in weather forecasting.

c)

Cardinal directions are are for birds and intermediate directions are for whales.

d)

Intermediate directions are used in maps, while cardinal directions are not.

2.

How is scale shown on a map?

a)

By using a scale bar

b)

By using a compass

c)

By using a legend

d)

By using a grid

3.

How do G.P.S. systems work?

a)

By using satellites to determine location

b)

By using cellular towers to triangulate position

c)

By using Wi-Fi signals to calculate distance

d)

By using radio waves to communicate with devices

4.

What are the two different measurements for the line scales (mileage lines)?

a)

Kilometers and Miles

b)

Meters and Yards

c)

Feet and Inches

d)

Centimeters and Millimeters

5.

Which two countries border the United States of America?

a)

Canada and Mexico

b)

Canada and Russia

c)

Mexico and Brazil

d)

Russia and Brazil

6.

What is the name of the famous imaginary line of latitude that goes through Alaska?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Prime Meridian

7.

What is the name of the lake that is east of Chicago?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Ontario

8.

What is the state line that is North of Chicago?

a)

Wisconsin and Illinois State Line

b)

Indiana and Illinois State Line

c)

Michigan and Illinois State Line

d)

Iowa and Illinois State Line

9.

What are the names of the two monasteries on this map?

a)

Holy Transfiguration and St. John Chrysostomos Monasteries

b)

St. George and St. Paul Monasteries

c)

St. Mary and St. Peter Monasteries

d)

St. Andrew and St. Mark Monasteries

10.

What is the country that is North of Montana?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

United States

d)

Greenland

11.

Which of the following states border Montana?

a)

Idaho

b)

Wyoming

c)

North Dakota

d)

South Dakota

12.

If North is towards the top of the map and we live fairly close to Kalispell, what direction would we have to travel to go to Wolf Point, Montana?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

13.

What state (outside of Montana) is the closest to Columbia Falls?

a)

Idaho

b)

Wyoming

c)

North Dakota

d)

South Dakota

14.

What football team will the Columbia Falls WildCats be playing against tonight?

a)

Polson Pirate

b)

Whitefish Bulldogs

c)

Laurel Locomotives

d)

Ronan Chiefs