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Geography Basics!
Geography Basics!
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A Quiz! to #review the basics of #geography, #map skills, #topography and #climate of the #Earth.
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1
What is this a picture of?
mountain range
mesa
cave
plateau
2
The Equator line is surrounded by which type of climate?
temperate
polar
tropical
arid
3
What topographical land feature is this a picture of?
farm
plain
prairie
field
4
What did Pangea break apart and become?
The 7 continents
Planet Earth
the 5 oceans
United States of America
5
What is this part of a map?
direction
compass rose
scale
North Star
6
What is the entire body of salt water that covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface?
ocean
river
Lake
swamp
7
What is the Climate of Connecticut?
temperate
polar
tropical
semi-tropic
8
Which climate is shown?
temperate
arid
tropical
polar
9
What is the condition of the air outside in a particular place for a short amount of time?
hurricane
weather
precipitation
climate
10
What is the red line called?
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
11
What is this an image of?
lake
ocean
mouth of river
river
12
What is this a picture of?
desert
dessert
13
What is the weather of an area over a long period of time?
weather forecast
climb 8
climate
meteorologist
14
Which lines on a map go top to bottom?
plateau
longometer
longitude
latitude
15
Which hemisphere is shown here?
northern
southern
eastern
western
16
Which of the following is NOT a name of an ocean area?
Southern
Indian
Mediterranean
Pacific
17
What is the part of the map that explains the symbols and shading?
scale
compass rose
title
key
18
What is this an outline of?
Connecticut
Earth
North America
The United States of America
19
What is an area lacking during a drought?
sun
pollution
water
vegetation
20
What type of topographical land feature is this?
delta
garbanzo bean
peninsula
island
21
What type of directions are northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest?
cardinal
intermediate
22
What is land completely surrounded by water known as?
isthmus
straight
island
peninsula
23
Which topographical landform is shown here?
mesa
mountain range
crest
valley
24
Which word means “the study of Earth?
climatology
anthropology
sociology
geography
25
What is topography?
The rate of vegetation growth.
The landforms and water features of an area.
The study of the Earth.
The elevation of trees.
26
Which one is NOT an example of precipitation?
hail
wind
snow
sleet
27
Which lines on a map go left to right?
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Equator
28
How tall are mountains?
= 2,000 feet
>2,000 feet
<2,000 feet
*2,000 feet
29
If you measure
elevation
, what are you measuring?
weight
width
length
height
30
What topographical land feature is shown?
lake
stream
river
flood
31
What does this picture show?
jungle climate
tropical rainforest
deciduous forest
temperate rainforest
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What type of directions are shown?
intermediate
cardinal
longitude
general
