WorksheetsUnit 1 Geography
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the study of the world around us called?
geography
climate
socialography
government
A sphere that is a model of Earth is called a
globe
landform
map
government
Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?
southwest
northeast
pole
west
Most of Earth's water is
a landform
salt water
fresh water
in rivers and lakes
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
The Prime Meridian
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
Lines of ________ are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
globe
latitude
longitude
government
What are the directions NE, SE, NW, and SW called?
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
middle directions
scale directions
Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by
forests
plains
mountains
water
What are lines of latitude?
Lines that run East to West around the Earth
Lines that run North to South around the Earth
How warm or cold a place is
How close to a continent a place is
In which two hemispheres are the United States located?
Northern and Eastern
Northern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Western
A mountain is one type of _________.
vegetation
globe
longitude
landform
What is located at 0 degrees longitude?
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
What is the imaginary lined called that cuts the Earth in half so that the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere is clearly shown?
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The South Pole
The North Pole
Lines of ______ are imaginary lines that run from the East to the West.
latitude
longitude
landform
government
Weather that can be measured over a long period of time is called
geography
vegetation
longitude
climate
What is the name of the ocean that is on the eastern coast of the United States?
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
Indian
What is the ocean that is on the western coast of the United States?
Pacific
Eastern
Southern
Indian
What is the country that borders the United States to the north?
Mexico
Alaska
Russia
Canada
What is the country that borders the United States to the south?
Hawaii
Mexico
Canada
Antarctica
Use the map on page 22 to find the line of latitude that runs through the state of New Jersey.
70 degrees W
75 degrees W
35 degrees N
40 degrees N
Use the map on page 22 to find the mountain range that runs up and down the Eastern part of the United States.
Mount Everest
Rockies
Appalachian
Alps
