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WorksheetsGeo Review 1-3
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Locating Key Places 1. America is north of Australia.
True
False
The Arctic Ocean is south of Pacific Ocean.
True
False
The Atlantic Ocean lies between Africa and the Americas.
True
False
The Pacific Ocean lies between Africa and Australia.
True
False
Locating Key Places 5. Europe and Asia are not separated by water.
True
False
Parallels only circle the globe north and south and are called grids.
True
False
The word 'Geography' means 'earth to uphold.'
True
False
The Prime Meridian is the measurement between east and west.
True
False
Contiguous means the same as:
Bordering
Distant
Vertical
Parallel
Topography means:
Study of weather and social history
Study of peoples and social history
Study of plants and plant life
Study of land and water
A legend identifies:
Symbols and what they represent
Sentences and how they are structured
Pictures and how they are created
Dangers and why they should be avoided
Matching – Types of Maps
Climate Map
Climate Map
Population Map
Population Map
Land Use Map
Land Use Map
Precipitation Map
Precipitation Map
The types of weather a region receives
The types of weather a region receives
Annual rainfall
The density of persons per square mile
The resources a region possesses
True or False – The Solar System 1. Most stars are grouped together in large clusters called universes.
True
False
The solar system consists of the sun, moon, and stars, but no other planets.
True
False
Planets are metallic objects that orbit the moon; they encircle the sun through gravitational pull.
True
False
The sun is 108 times larger than the moon.
True
False
True or False – The Solar System 5. Earth rotates in a north-to-south direction.
True
False
True or False – The Solar System 6. Earth revolves around the sun.
True
False
True or False – The Solar System 7. Earth is tilted 23 degrees.
True
False
True or False – The Solar System 8. Earth rotates 365 days per year.
True
False
Match the Following:
Equal Night
Shortest Day
Northern Twist
Northern Twist
Shortest Day
Equal Night
Crazy Horse
Equal Night
Hydrosphere means:
All of Earth’s water
Solid features of the planet
Gases that surround Earth
Study of plants and planets
Solstice means the same as:
Equal Night
Shortest Day
Longest Day
Crazy Horse
Lithosphere means:
All of Earth’s water
Solid features of the planet
Gases that surround Earth
Study of plants and planets
Biosphere identifies:
All of Earth's water
All of Earth's forms of life
Solid surface of the planet
Gas that surrounds Earth
Matching - The Earth System
Help for production of electricity
b
Conditions that interact and affect life
d
70% of the earth's surface
c
78% nitrogen & 21% oxygen
a
Using the Time Zone - The following cities are located in which time zone?
Eastern
Central
Central
Pacific
Mountain
Mountain
Pacific
Eastern
The Greenhouse Effect traps heat energy at the surface and causes the ice caps to melt.
True
False
Earth's atmosphere is weightless.
True
False
At the Poles, thin warm air sinks to the surface.
True
False
Winds move heat and air across the earth's surface.
True
False
Most severe storms in the US are caused by massive drops in temperature levels.
True
False
True or False: Lightning kills more Americans than tornadoes or hurricanes each year.
True
False
When moist air pushes against a mountain, what is the effect called?
Springs
Northern Twist
Rain Shadow
Greenhouse Effect
How many times per year does lightning hit the ground in the U.S.?
30,000
300,000
1,000,000
30,000,000
300,000,000
Which of these reverses direction twice a year?
The monsoon
The ecosystem
CO2
Deciduous forests
Christmas music
Low clouds, foggy, cloudy, and rainy winters are typical of what type of climate?
Marine West Coast Climate
Ice cap climates
Mediterranean
Highland
Most of Australia is what type of climate?
Humid Subtropical
Tropical
Mediterranean
Arid
Ice cap climates:
Experiences all four seasons
Have few plants and animals
Are very humid
Have wet, rainy winters
What allows the most ocean air to spread far inland and prevents wettest climates from bringing in rainfall all year long?
Low elevation
High elevation
All four seasons
Wetter
The Rain Forest is X than the Desert. The Savanna is X than the Rain Forest. The Temperate Forest is X than the Desert. The Tundra is X than the Temperate Grassland. The Boreal Forest is X than the Temperate Grassland.
Wetter
a
Drier
b
Wetter
c
Colder
d
Lower
e
