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WorksheetsGeography Test SS1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Geography is best defined as the study of:
The stars and planets
The Earth and its physical and human environments
Only the weather and climate
Plants and animals
The two main branches of geography are:
Human and Physical Geography
Political and Cultural Geography
Historical and Social Geography
Economic and Agricultural Geography
Which of the following best describes the scope of geography?
It deals only with mountains and rivers
It studies the relationship between people and their environment
It focuses only on the population of a country
It is limited to the study of maps
One of the importance of geography is that it:
Encourages ignorance of the environment
Helps people understand and manage natural resources wisely
Promotes environmental destruction
Discourages exploration of the Earth
Which of the following is a career opportunity in geography?
Doctor
Surveyor
Chef
Musician
The Solar System consists of the Sun and:
Only the Earth
The Moon and stars only
The planets and other smaller bodies that revolve around the Sun
Clouds and gases alone
The Sun is at the:
Centre of the Solar System
Edge of the Solar System
Centre of the Earth
Middle of the Moon
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in:
24 hours
7 days
30 days
365 days
Which of the following is not a planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
The rotation of the Earth refers to:
The movement of the Earth around the Sun
The spinning of the Earth on its axis
The movement of the Moon around the Earth
The tilting of the Earth’s axis
The revolution of the Earth causes:
Day and night
The four seasons of the year
Ocean tides
The Earth’s magnetic field
Twilight is the period:
When the Sun is directly overhead
Just before sunrise and just after sunset when the Sun is below the horizon
Between noon and evening
At midnight when the Moon is visible
Dawn is the time of day when:
The Sun sets in the west
The Sun begins to rise and light first appears in the sky
The Moon appears
The stars become visible
Latitude is defined as:
The angular distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian
The angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator
The distance between two longitudes
The height of a place above sea level
Longitude is measured from:
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian (0°)
The Arctic Circle
Lines of latitude run:
From the North Pole to the South Pole
From east to west
From west to east and meet at the poles
Diagonally across the Earth
The Prime Meridian passes through which of the following places?
London
New York
Tokyo
Cairo
Two towns, A and B, are on the same latitude but differ by 30° longitude. If the local time at A is 2:00 p.m., what is the time at B (east of A)?
12:00 noon
4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
If the time at 75°W is 9:00 a.m., what will be the time at 15°E?
2:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
12:00 noon
6:00 a.m.
