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Introduction to Geography
Introduction to Geography
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A quiz to introduce geography concepts.
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1
What continent is this?
Alaska
South America
North America
Europe
2
What continent is this?
Asia
South America
North America
Australia
3
What continent is this?
Asia
Europe
Austrialia
Africa
4
Geographers use the five themes of geography to _________.
measure locations
organize history
study world history
organize information
5
The Prime Meridian runs through _______________.
Alaska
North America
Greenwich, England
South America
6
The lines of latitude that divide the globe into units called ______.
Degrees
Oceans
Continents
Poles
7
What is this?
a continent
a compass rose
A map key
A map scale
8
What continent is this?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
9
What continent is shown in red?
North Pole
South America
Africa
Antarctica
10
Geographers study many things, including oceans, plant life, landforms and ___________.
asteriods
people
comets
geography
11
How do geographers use the theme of regions?
to show how people affect their environment
identify trade routes
to make comparisons
locate places
12
What is this?
A map key
Longititude
A map scale
A compass rose
13
What is the study of the earth called?
Social Studies
Earthology
Earth Science
Geography
14
To pinpoint absolute location of a place, geographers use __________________.
nearby location
latitude and longitude
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
the North and South poles
15
What is this?
A map key
A map scale
A map
A compass rose
16
The _____ is the imaginary line that circles the earth at its widest point.
Degrees
Compass Rose
Prime Meridian
Equator
17
What continent is this?
Japan
Africa
Australia
North America
18
Lines of ________ circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.
latitude
longitude
degrees
Prime Meridian
19
What does the theme of movement help geographers to understand?
how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
how far a place is from the Equator
a location's physical and human features
the climate of a place
20
What continent is this?
North America
Antarctica
Africa
South America
