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Tools of Geography Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

2.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

3.

What is a map scale?

a)

a tool to measure distance

b)

a tool to tell direction

c)

a tool to start a fire

d)

a tool to build a house

4.

What are the two main branches of geography?

a)

Physical and Human

b)

Physical and Biological

c)

Human and Biological

d)

Chemical and Biological

5.

Identify which one falls under the category of physical geography.

a)

Economic Geography

b)

Political Geography

c)

Mountain Ranges

d)

Cultural Geography

6.

Which of the following options does not fall under the category of human geography?

a)

Population distribution

b)

Cultural Geography

c)

Biomes

d)

Urban development

7.

the main directions ( N,S,W,E)

a)

intermediate

b)

compass rose

c)

cardinal

d)

ratio

8.

the middle directions ( NE,SE,SW,SE)

a)

intermediate

b)

compass rose

c)

cardinal

d)

ratio

9.

calculates distance

a)

scale model

b)

scale

c)

ratio

d)

map key

10.

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

a)

latitudinal lines

b)

geometric lines

c)

barometric lines

d)

longitudinal lines

11.

What is the relative location of New Zealand?

a)

south of the Tasman Sea

b)

northwest of Australia

c)

southeast of Australia

d)

north of the Philippines

12.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

a)

inches

b)

feet

c)

degrees

d)

grams

13.

What shape is located at 120 degrees West, 45 degrees North?

a)

Triangle

b)

Star

c)

Circle

d)

Rectangle

14.

Which of the following is a continent?

a)

United States

b)

Europe

c)

Brazil

d)

Japan

15.

On which continent is Brazil located?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

16.

A map grid

a)

indicates cardinal and intermediate directions on a map

b)

helps you find specific locations on a map by means of intersecting lines

c)

explains the symbols that are used on a map

d)

describes the area shown on a map and identifies the map's topic

17.

The precise place on Earth where a particular place can be found is

a)

relative location

b)

distortion

c)

absolute location

d)

map projection

18.

The line that marks 0 degrees longitude is

(a)  

19.

Europe is in what three hemispheres?

(a)  

20.

Which of the following is a temperate zone

a)

the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole

b)

the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

c)

the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle

d)

the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the e>quator

21.

What is relative location?

a)

Where a place is compared to another place.

b)

Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

c)

The location of a star on a map.

d)

The location of oceans and continents.

22.

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

(a)  

23.

Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points beyond which the sun’s rays never beat straight down?

a)

The Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle

b)

The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

c)

The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line

d)

The Prime Meridian and the Equator

24.

What is the absolute location of St. Petersburg, Russia

(a)  

25.

How would you describe the location of the Holocaust Museum in relation to the White House?

a)

The Holocaust Museum is Northeast of the White House

b)

The Holocaust Museum is Southwest of the White House

c)

The Holocaust Museum has the same absolute location of the White House

d)

The Holocaust Museum is Southeast of the White House