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GEOGRAPHY

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle the Earth east to west.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

2.

A series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, that run north to south from one pole to the other.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

3.

Weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time

a)

Weather

b)

Precipitation

c)

Climate

d)

Physical Features

4.

Line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Equinox

d)

Hemisphere

5.

Line of longitude that dives the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Number

d)

Solstice

6.

The condition of the bottom layer of the Earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.

a)

Climate

b)

Ozone

c)

Percipitation

d)

Weather

7.

A place's exact location on Earth (coordinates)

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Region

d)

Spot

8.

Finding a place's location by describing places near it. (Roseburg is south of Eugene)

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Relational Location

d)

Definite Location

9.

A place with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history.

a)

Place

b)

Country

c)

Region

d)

Continent

10.

How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

a)

Movement

b)

Internet

c)

Cargo Ships

d)

Walking

11.

The physical and human feature of a location (landforms, population)

a)

Region

b)

Country

c)

Place

d)

Desert

12.

How people affect their environment and how the environment affects them.

a)

Human/Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Climate

d)

Movement

13.

Map that shows the physical features of earth.

a)

Thematic Map

b)

Contour Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

14.

Shows the borders between countries, and includes capitals.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Country Map

d)

Thematic Map

15.

Shows a geographic pattern or a specific theme

a)

Contour Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Thematic Map

16.

How many oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

17.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

18.

How many oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

19.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

20.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

21.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Russia

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

22.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

23.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

24.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

25.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

26.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Northern Ocean

27.

What ocean is this?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Artic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

28.

What ocean is this?

a)

Western Ocean

b)

Eastern Ocean

c)

Northern Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

29.

What ocean is this?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

30.

What ocean is this?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

American Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

31.

What does this line represent?

a)

Latitudinal Line

b)

Longitudinal Line

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

32.

What does this line represent?

a)

Latitudinal Line

b)

Longitudinal Line

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

33.

What do these lines represent?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

34.

What do these lines represent?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

35.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Index

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Compass Star

36.

Which of the following is a cardinal direction?

a)

Straight

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

East

37.

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

Northwest

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

38.

The directions in between the cardinal directions are called:

a)

Mid-Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Intercontinental Directions

d)

Cardinal Mid Directions

39.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

40.

How many oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

41.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

42.

What continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

43.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Russia

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

44.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

45.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

46.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

47.

What continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

48.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Northern Ocean

49.

What ocean is this?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Artic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

50.

What ocean is this?

a)

Western Ocean

b)

Eastern Ocean

c)

Northern Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

51.

What ocean is this?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

52.

What ocean is this?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

American Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

53.

What does this line represent?

a)

Latitudinal Line

b)

Longitudinal Line

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

54.

What does this line represent?

a)

Latitudinal Line

b)

Longitudinal Line

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

55.

What do these lines represent?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

56.

What do these lines represent?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

57.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Index

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Compass Star

58.

Which of the following is a cardinal direction?

a)

Straight

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

East

59.

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

Northwest

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

60.

The directions in between the cardinal directions are called:

a)

Mid-Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Intercontinental Directions

d)

Cardinal Mid Directions

61.

What is a solar eclipse?

a)

When the Moon covers the Sun from Earth's view

b)

When the Moon falls in the Earth's shadow

c)

When the Moon goes behind the Sun

62.

Which of the following best describes solar eclipses?

a)

The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon

b)

The Moon's shadow falls on Earth

c)

The Sun's shadow falls on Earth

63.

True/False. During a solar eclipse, it is safe to look at the Sun.

a)

False

b)

True

64.

You can see the sun's corona during ...

a)

a lunar eclipse

b)

a new moon

c)

a full moon

d)

a solar eclipse

65.

Why do eclipses not occur every month?

a)

They do happen monthly!

b)

moons' tilted orbit (path)

c)

The moon takes 64 days to revolve the Earth.

d)

They actually occur every day.

66.

A solar eclipse can be seen by ...

a)

a small portion of the Earth

b)

everyone on Earth

c)

everyone experiencing night

67.

Which statement is true about a lunar eclipse?

a)

occurs during a new moon

b)

occurs during a full moon

c)

can cause eye damage

d)

only lasts a few minutes

68.

What causes the Moon to look red during a lunar eclipse?

a)

pollution in the air

b)

reflected light from the Sun

c)

sunsets

d)

reflected light from the Earth

69.

During a lunar eclipse ...

a)

the Sun is obscured

b)

the Moon is obscured

c)

you are obscured

d)

the Earth is obscured

70.

Which of the following statements best describes a lunar eclipse?

a)

the moon revolves into Earth's shadow

b)

the Earth moves into the Moon's shadow

c)

the Moon blocks light from the Sun

71.

What TWO things work together to cause Earth's seasons?

a)

Earth's tilt and rotation

b)

Earth's distance from the Sun

c)

Earth's tilt and revolution

d)

Earth's revolution and direction

72.

What season is the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE experiencing at C?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

73.

What season is the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE experiencing at A?

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

spring

74.

Compare the position of the Sun in the summer to the position of the Sun during winter. Hint: Look at the pucture!

a)

Sun is lower in the sky in the winter than in the summer

b)

There is no difference in the Sun's position

c)

Sun is closer to Earth in the summer than in the winter

d)

Earth takes longer to rotate in winter than in the summer

75.

What evidence do we have that Earth's distance from the Sun DOES NOT cause our seasons?

a)

Earth is farther from the Sun in our winter

b)

Earth is always the same distance from the Sun

c)

Earth is closer to the Sun during our winter

d)

Earth is closer to the Sun during our summer

76.

True/False. It takes Earth 1 year, or 365 days, to revolve around the Sun once.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What does the tilt of the Earth do?

a)

creates shallow angles in summer

b)

creates direct rays in winter

c)

it changes the angle the Sun's light hits the surface

d)

changes how much of the Moon we see

78.

What season is the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE experiencing at B?

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

spring

79.

What season is the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE experiencing at D?

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

spring

80.

What is pictured here?

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

c)

New Moon

d)

First Quarter Moon

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