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Location

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the location where the yellow star is?

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

2.

What is the name of the location of the yellow star?

a)

Pearl Harbor, HI

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

3.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Pittsburgh, PA

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

4.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Pearl Harbor, HI

b)

Kitty Hawk, NC

c)

Pittsburgh, PA

d)

Chicago, IL

5.

The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called: 

a)

  referenced location 

b)

  central location

c)

  relative location

d)

  absolute location 

6.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia

b)

West of Lake Michigan

c)

Next to the statue of George Washington

d)

Huntington

7.

Absolute Location

a)

describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

b)

describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

c)

describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

d)

describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

8.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Pearl Harbor, HI

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Pittsburgh, PA

9.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

10.

Andrew Carnegie put his Carnegie Steel Co. here because of waterways, population, and transportation

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

11.

Japan surprised attacked the naval base and killed about 2,000 people on December 7, 1941. U.S. enters WWII

a)

Chisholm Trail

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Pearl Harbor, HI

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

12.

Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white man and went to jail. This started the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Movement

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Kitty Hawk, NC

d)

Chisholm Trail

13.

A trail from Texas to Kansas where cattle were herded to railheads to ship North and East for more money

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pearl Harbor, HI

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Pittsburgh, PA

14.

Which physical feature influenced where early humans settled the most?

a)

river

b)

rainforest

c)

mountains

d)

desert

15.

Using the map, which physical feature had the most influence on the development of settlements in India?

a)

Most civilizations developed along the mountain range.

b)

Most settlements developed along the country border.

c)

Most settlements developed by the river.

d)

Most settlements developed along the coast.

16.

How did geography influence China's relationship with the rest of the world?

a)

The geography of China made the people vulnerable for enemy attack.

b)

The geography of China allowed partnership with the society of India.

c)

The geography of China allowed easy access to trade routes.

d)

The geography of China isolated them from the rest of the world.

17.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

distance

c)

cardinal and ordinal directions

d)

sundials

18.

What is the starting point for measuring latitude?

a)

the Equator

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the International Date Line

d)

the North and South Pole

19.

What is 0° longitude?

a)

the Equator

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the International Date Line

d)

the North and South Pole

20.

What is 0° latitude?

a)

the Equator

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the International Date Line

d)

the North and South Pole

21.

True or False: An address is an example of absolute location

(a)  

22.

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

a)

A) 123 Main St, Springfield

b)

B) North of the Golden Gate Bridge

c)

C) 40° N, 74° W

d)

D) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

23.

What is the significance of the Prime Meridian in geography?

a)

A) It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

b)

B) It is the starting point for measuring latitude

c)

C) It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

D) It is the longest line of latitude

24.

Which geographic feature is most likely to influence the climate of a location?

a)

A) Proximity to the equator

b)

B) Distance from the ocean

c)

C) Elevation above sea level

d)

D) All of the above

25.

What is the term for the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England?

a)

A) Equator

b)

B) Tropic of Cancer

c)

C) Prime Meridian

d)

D) International Date Line