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Geography Quiz 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
2.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
3.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
4.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
5.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
6.

Which of the following explains what the symbols on a map represent?

a)

Bar Scale

b)

Map Key/Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Parallels

7.
What IS NOT a part of most maps?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Title
c)
Symbols/Key
d)
People
8.

Which of the following tells the subject of the map?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

map title

9.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
10.
North, South, East and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
11.

The location of a place relative to other places (eg., northwest or downstream) is known as the ___________ .

a)

Relative Location

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

12.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
13.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
14.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
North America
d)
Europe
15.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
16.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
17.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
18.
A scale model of the earth
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
Political map
Political Map
d)
Bar Scale
19.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
20.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
21.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

22.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

23.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

24.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

25.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

26.

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Interaction

d)

Movement

27.

 

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people, the world

b)

people, other people

c)

people, the government

d)

God, man

28.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

29.

Which is an example of Relative location?

a)

Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

b)

Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

c)

The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

d)

4055 Mockingbird Court

30.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

31.

What is REGION?

a)

Region describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

c)

Region is where something is located.

d)

Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

32.

Human Environment Interaction is:

a)

HEI is where a place is.

b)

HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

c)

HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

d)

HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

33.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

34.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

35.

Human characteristics of place

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Imports and Exports

c)

People fleeing from a life threatening event to a place of safety

d)

people build houses on stilts

36.

Physical characteristics of place

a)

people build houses on stilts

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Imports and Exports

d)

Soil gets enough precipitation during the rainy season

37.

Refugees

a)

Imports and Exports

b)

Soil gets enough precipitation during the rainy season

c)

people fleeing from a life threatening event to a place of safety

d)

people build houses on stilts

38.
The winters are cold and long in Russia.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Movement
39.
How are areas similar or united (physically, politically, or culturally) to other areas around them?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
40.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
41.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
42.
Many species of birds travel south in the winter to be near warmer temperatures and then return north in the spring and summer.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Region
d)
Place
43.
Eskimos and other Inuit people tend to eat foods that are very high in fat content in order to help their bodies stay worm for the harsh winter environments in which they live.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
44.
The Hoover Dam was built to control flooding in the Southwest United States, however it also provides people in that area with a source of fresh water and electricity.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
45.
Popular music usually starts in one place (country or local area) and then spreads around the world through sources like the internet or radio stations.
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Location
d)
Region
46.

Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

The Eiffel Tower

c)

The Amazon Rainforest

d)

The Sahara Desert

47.

What is the main purpose of a map scale?

a)

To measure distance

b)

To indicate elevation

c)

To show the direction

d)

To display population

48.

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

East

b)

Up

c)

South

d)

North

49.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

50.

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Cancer