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Geography Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

globe

d)

physical features

2.

The ocean that lies off the West Coast of the United States

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Red sea

d)

Pacific

3.

Which fo these is a cardinal direction on a compass rose?

a)

down

b)

pole

c)

west

d)

equator

4.

A sphere that is a model of Earth and most accurately represents is

a)

geography

b)

globe

c)

climate

d)

latitude

5.

A tool located on a map that shows cardinal and intermediate (ordinal) directions

a)

grid

b)

compass rose

c)

key

d)

compass

6.

An exact point on Earth is called

a)

absolute location

b)

intermediate location

c)

cardinal location

d)

ideal location

7.

The location of a place in relation to another

a)

absolute location

b)

intermediate location

c)

cardinal location

d)

relative location

8.

The North American continent is located in ____________ and __________ hemispheres.

a)

northern and western

b)

southern and western

c)

northern and southern

d)

southern and eastern

9.

What physical feature is located at letter A?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ohio River

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Rocky Mountains

10.

What physical feature is located at letter B?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Lakes

11.

What physical feature is located at letter C?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Lakes

12.

What physical feature is located at letter D

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

What physical feature is located at letter E?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

14.

What physical feature is located at letter F?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Atlantic Ocean

15.

Which body of water does the Mississippi River empty into?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

The imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole is called the...

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

axis

d)

hula hoop

17.
area of water surrounded by land
a)
desert
b)
canyon
c)
lake
d)
hill
18.
low land between mountains
a)
bay
b)
ocean
c)
valley
d)
island
19.

a piece of land surrounded by water

a)

climate

b)

valley

c)

river

d)

island

20.

a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

a)

island

b)

basin

c)

gulf

d)

canyon

21.

an area of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

island

d)

lake

22.
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf.
a)
basin
b)
delta
c)
bay
d)
cape
23.
Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
a)
downstream
b)
delta
c)
cape
d)
upstream
24.
Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth.
a)
source
b)
delta
c)
downstream
d)
bay
25.

a large area of flat or gently rolling land

a)

plain

b)

hill

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

26.

A landform that is a row of connected mountains

a)

mountain

b)

island

c)

mountain range

d)

peninsula

27.

A body of water that is a smaller stream that runs into a river

a)

river

b)

tributary

c)

river mouth

d)

sea

28.

Australia is the continent that is the color ______.

a)

gray

b)

orange

c)

pink

d)

green

29.

Antarctica is the continent that is the color _______.

a)

white

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

blue

30.

Europe is the continent that is the color ____.

a)

gray

b)

green

c)

orange

d)

pink

31.

Africa is the continent that is the color ____.

a)

gray

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

green

32.

South America is the continent that is the color ____.

a)

white

b)

green

c)

gray

d)

blue

33.

Asia is the continent that is the color _____.

a)

blue

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

pink

34.

A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

population map

35.

A type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

weather map

d)

political map

36.

The red triangle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

80° N, 120° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

30° N, 100° E

37.

The orange circle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

20° N, 0° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

10° N, 180° E

38.

The yellow star seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

30° N, 120° W

b)

0° N, 160° W

c)

40° N, 60° W

39.

The green diamond seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

180° S, 100° W

b)

20° S, 160° W

c)

0° S, 0° W

40.

The blue square seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

100° S, 10° W

b)

120° S, 80° E

c)

60° S, 140° E