WorksheetsGeography Quiz 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following explains what the symbols on a map represent?
Bar Scale
Map Key/Legend
Compass Rose
Parallels
Which of the following tells the subject of the map?
map key
map scale
map title
The location of a place relative to other places (eg., northwest or downstream) is known as the ___________ .
Relative Location
Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Political Map
Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
Location
Language
Movement
Region
Absolute and relative are words that describe...
Place
Movement
Region
Location
1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?
Absolute
Relative
Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.
Regional
Human
Logistical
Weather
Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.
Regions
Places
Locations
States
People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.
Place
Region
Interaction
Movement
Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.
people, the world
people, other people
people, the government
God, man
The 5 Themes of Geography are:
Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers
Location, place, human environment, movement, region
Location, region, absolute, relative, equator
Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High
Which is an example of Relative location?
Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's
Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W
The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W
4055 Mockingbird Court
What is PLACE?
Place describes a location by physical and human features.
Place is where something is located.
Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.
What is REGION?
Region describes a location by physical and human features.
Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.
Region is where something is located.
Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.
Human Environment Interaction is:
HEI is where a place is.
HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.
HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.
HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.
Movement is:
Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.
Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.
Movement is where something is.
Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.
Which of the following are examples of movement:
People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.
Galveston builds houses on stilts.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Rio Grande River
Human characteristics of place
Rocky Mountains
Imports and Exports
People fleeing from a life threatening event to a place of safety
people build houses on stilts
Physical characteristics of place
people build houses on stilts
Rocky Mountains
Imports and Exports
Soil gets enough precipitation during the rainy season
Refugees
Imports and Exports
Soil gets enough precipitation during the rainy season
people fleeing from a life threatening event to a place of safety
people build houses on stilts
Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?
Mount Everest
The Eiffel Tower
The Amazon Rainforest
The Sahara Desert
What is the main purpose of a map scale?
To measure distance
To indicate elevation
To show the direction
To display population
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
East
Up
South
North
Which ocean is located to the east of Africa?
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
