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6th Grade Geography and Maps

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

2.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
3.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
5.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
6.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
7.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

8.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

9.
What is the name of the object by number 5?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
10.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
11.

Which of the following are good reasons why humans settle near a river? (Choose 3)

a)

For transportation

b)

For fresh drinking water

c)

To swim in

d)

For growing crops

12.

What continent is located at number 7?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

North America

13.

30* 20" North Latitude and 81* 40' West Longitude is an expression of

a)

absolute location

b)

compass rose

c)

elevation

d)

relative location

14.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
15.

What continent is number 1?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

16.

Which ocean is letter A?

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

17.

Which continent is number 2 ?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

18.

The equator separates which hemispheres?

a)

East and West

b)

Cancer and Capricorn

c)

North and South

d)

Prime meridian and International Date Line

19.

Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography

a)

The World in Spatial Terms

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Place

20.

What is the northern most ocean

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Arctic

21.

Which continent is yellow

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

South America

22.

Which continent is dark blue

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

South America

23.

Which type of map shows features that humans have created, such as countries, states, cities, etc. These features are labeled and lines show boundaries

a)

Physical Map

b)

Dot Density map

c)

Political Map

d)

Point Symbol Map

24.

If I start at Florida and go to Australia, which direction would I travel

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

East

25.

The arrow is pointing toward which map feature

a)

Title

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale Bar

d)

Legend

26.

The Indian Ocean lies completely in the __________________ hemisphere.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Northern

d)

Southern

27.

This is an example of a _______________ map.

a)

Political

b)

Thematic

c)

Physical

d)

Regional

28.

This is an example of a _______________ map.

a)

Political

b)

Thematic

c)

Physical

d)

Regional

29.

"Geographers study how Humans live and what systems they create, such as economic systems" is the definition of which element

a)

The Uses of Geography

b)

Environment and Society

c)

Physical Systems

d)

Human Systems

30.

A region involves a group of places that have common characteristics

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Belgium

32.

Which country is this?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Uruguay

33.

Which country is this?

a)

Canada

b)

USA

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

34.

What is the name of the highlighted country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Botswana

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo

d)

Egypt

35.

What continent can India be found in?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America