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Open Journal 11/15

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The latitude and longitude coordinates of New York City, the United States is 41° North, 74° West.

a)

Human/Env. Interaction

b)

Relative Location

c)

Absolute Location

2.

What is the name of this state that borders the Mississippi River?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

Mississippi

e)

Louisiana

3.

Which mountain range is located in the western half of the United States?

a)

The Sierra Nevada Mountain range is located in the western half of the United States.

b)

The Appalachian Mountain range is located in the western half of the United States.

c)

The Rocky Mountain range is located in the western half of the United States.

d)

The Himalayan Mountain range is located in the western half of the United States.

4.

The tool used by the Incas as their written language

a)

glyphs

b)

alphabet

c)

heiroglyohics

d)

quipu

5.

These bodies of water are connected to each other and contain fresh water

a)

Great Lakes

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Atlantic Ocean

6.
In which city is the USA federal government located?
a)
Philadelphia, PA
b)
Harrisburg, PA
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
New York City, NY
7.

What region is highlighted in RED?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

8.

set of strings with knots, called a _____, was a system of record keeping used by the ____

a)

Quipu, Inca

b)

Aqueducts, Mayans

c)

Hieroglyphics, Egyptians

d)

Ropes, Sami

9.

What is the highlighted country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Germany

10.

Letter B on the Map is which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

11.

Letter C on the Map is which ocean?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

12.

Which continent is this?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

13.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

e)

Asia

14.

In what continent does 'Day of the Dead' primarily take place in?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Europe

15.

Pick the country where Salsa music originated from

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Pink

16.

First Black Republic lead by revolutionary Toussaint Louverture. Kreole language spoken.


What location is number 9?

a)

Cuba

b)

Jamaica

c)

Haiti

d)

Puerto Rico

17.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
18.

If you were in the middle of Africa and you traveled north, what continent would you land on?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

19.
What island chain is circled? This country is a major tourist destination for Americans, and it is vulnerable to hurricanes.
a)
Haiti
b)
Barbados
c)
Costa Rica
d)
The Bahamas
20.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Belize
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
21.

Which two Central American countries border Mexico?

a)

Honduras

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Guatemala

22.
a)

Cimetière Père Lachaise

b)

Les Catacombs

c)

Disneyland Paris

d)

La Sainte Chapelle

23.

Which of the following is a European river?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Rhine

c)

Yukon

d)

Nile

24.

Which mountain range separates France and Spain

a)

Ural

b)

Rockies

c)

Alps

d)

Pyrenees

25.

A peninsula is totally surrounded by water

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Continent to the EAST of Europe:

a)

Russia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

27.

This peninsula contains the nations of Spain and Portugal:

a)

Iberian

b)

Italian

c)

Scandinavian

d)

Balkan

28.

range in south-central Europe that stretches through France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.

a)

The Alps Mountains

b)

Carpathian Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

29.

Which country is marked by the star?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

30.

Which country is located at the star?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

31.

Which country is located at the star?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

32.

What country is located at the star?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

33.

What country is located at the star?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

34.

The Ural mountains separate the area where 2 continents meet in Eastern Europe and is called __________.

a)

Eurasia

b)

Asia Minor

c)

Malaysia

d)

Asia Major

e)

Europa

35.

Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it

a)

Rhine River

b)

Westerlies

c)

Alpine Mountains

d)

English Channel

36.

A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia

a)

Danube River

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

European Plain

d)

Ukraine

37.

On a map, the purpose of the compass rose is to show _______

a)

relationship of actual size to map size

b)

what symbols on a map mean or represent

c)

cardinal and intermediate directions

d)

what the map is about or the topic

38.
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
a)
Map Legend/Map Key
b)
Latitude
c)
Political Map
d)
Peninsula
39.
Half of the earth; either the northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, eastern hemisphere, or western hemisphere.
a)

Hemisphere

b)

Longitude

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Archipelago

40.

Which letter is at Cusco, Peru?

a)

F

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E