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Geography Quiz - English

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the degree of the North Pole?

4 lines
2.

What degree is the South Pole?

4 lines
3.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

4.

Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

L

d)

H

5.

Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

K

d)

E

6.

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Greenwich Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

7.

What is the approximate position of the letter B?

a)

80oN, 0o

b)

0o, 80oW

c)

80oS, 0o

d)

0o, 80oE

8.

A two-dimensional representation of the earth

a)

Map

b)

Globe

c)

Projection

9.

The science of making maps

a)

cartography

b)

cartographer

c)

distortion

10.

Creator of maps

a)

Optometrist

b)

Cartographer

c)

Geographer

d)

Paleontologist

11.

Which of the following terms describes the art, science, and practice of making maps?

a)

Projection

b)

Cartography

c)

Demography

d)

Topography

12.

What is the central line of longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

13.

The main directions on a compass rose are ....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

general directions

d)

directions

14.

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are examples of ....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

15.

North, south, east, and west are examples of...

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

16.

What is the main purpose of a map legend?

a)

Display the map scale

b)

Explain the symbols used on the map

c)

Indicate the orientation of the map

d)

Provide the title of the map

17.

What is the main purpose of a compass rose on a map?

a)

To show the scale of the map

b)

To indicate directions

c)

To provide the title of the map

d)

To explain the symbols on the map

18.

What is the main purpose of a map legend?

a)

Display the map scale

b)

Explain the symbols used on the map

c)

Indicate the orientation of the map

d)

Provide the title of the map

19.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

20.

What imaginary line is this? (a)  

Choose from the below words

Equator

Greenwich Meridian

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

21.

describe the location of a place on earth using latitude and longitude (x,y) or the address

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

absolute location

22.

This master reference for all points on earth at zero degrees is called

(a)  

23.

Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Greenwich Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

24.

What is the term for the study of the Earth's physical characteristics and the processes that shape them?

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Cartography

d)

Topography

25.

Which of the following options is a tool used to measure distances on a map?

a)

Legend

b)

Scale

c)

Grid

d)

Compass

26.

What is the term for the imaginary line that runs parallel to the equator?

a)

Longitude

b)

Axis

c)

Latitude

d)

Meridian

27.

Which of the following is not a type of map projection?

a)

Equatorial

b)

Mercator

c)

Conic

d)

Polar

28.

What is the main purpose of a map's scale?

a)

To show the orientation of the map

b)

To indicate the title of the map

c)

To represent the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground

d)

To explain the symbols on the map