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Unit 1 Geography

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of the world around us called?

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

socialography

d)

government

2.

A sphere that is a model of Earth is called a

a)

globe

b)

landform

c)

map

d)

government

3.

Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?

a)

southwest

b)

northeast

c)

pole

d)

west

4.

Most of Earth's water is

a)

a landform

b)

salt water

c)

fresh water

d)

in rivers and lakes

5.

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The North Pole

c)

The South Pole

d)

The Equator

6.

Lines of ________ are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

globe

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

government

7.

What are the directions NE, SE, NW, and SW called?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

middle directions

d)

scale directions

8.

Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by

a)

forests

b)

plains

c)

mountains

d)

water

9.

What are lines of latitude?

a)

Lines that run East to West around the Earth

b)

Lines that run North to South around the Earth

c)

How warm or cold a place is

d)

How close to a continent a place is

10.

In which two hemispheres are the United States located?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

11.

A mountain is one type of _________.

a)

vegetation

b)

globe

c)

longitude

d)

landform

12.

What is located at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

The North Pole

b)

The South Pole

c)

The Equator

d)

The Prime Meridian

13.

What is the imaginary lined called that cuts the Earth in half so that the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere is clearly shown?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The South Pole

d)

The North Pole

14.

Lines of ______ are imaginary lines that run from the East to the West.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

landform

d)

government

15.

Weather that can be measured over a long period of time is called

a)

geography

b)

vegetation

c)

longitude

d)

climate

16.

What is the name of the ocean that is on the eastern coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

17.

What is the ocean that is on the western coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

18.

What is the country that borders the United States to the north?

a)

Mexico

b)

Alaska

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

19.

What is the country that borders the United States to the south?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Antarctica

20.

Use the map on page 22 to find the line of latitude that runs through the state of New Jersey.

a)

70 degrees W

b)

75 degrees W

c)

35 degrees N

d)

40 degrees N

21.

Use the map on page 22 to find the mountain range that runs up and down the Eastern part of the United States.

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Rockies

c)

Appalachian

d)

Alps