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Geography Skills Review!
Geography Skills Review!
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A review of geography skills and concepts.
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1
True or False: There is no year zero on a timeline.
true
false
2
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
West
North
Southeast
East
3
What divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
the equator
the Tropic of Capricorn
the Tropic of Cancer
the prime meridian
4
How many continents are there?
seven
four
one
six
5
When plotting the coordinates on a world map ____ is always written first.
meridians
longitude
latitude
Tropic of Cancer
6
Lines of latitude are also called _____.
equators
ladder lines
meridians
parallels
7
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
Africa
Asia
Artic
Europe
8
What is the International Dateline?
the line that separates the different hemispheres
the place of earth where the prime meridian runs through
the place on earth where a new day/date begins
the line that determines climate zones
9
Where do lines of longitude start from?
the Tropic of Capricorn
the equator
the prime meridian
the Tropic of Cancer
10
What is being shown in the picture?
climate zones
lines of latitude
time zones
lines of longitude
11
A type of map that shows earth's physical features is a
historical map
distribution map
physical map
political map
12
What does the abbreviation "A.D." stand for on a timeline?
after dinosaurs
anno Domini
anno Domino's
after death
13
Which continent is located in all four hemispheres?
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
14
What is an elevation map?
A map that shows where historical events took place
A map that shows religion, population, and language
A map that shows a zoomed in/out area
A map that shows the height of land
15
What is a distribution map?
map that shows boundaries of places
map that shows the height of the land
map that shows how language, religion, etc. are distributed
16
Northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest are called _____.
compass rose directions
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
17
What is the red line being shown in the picture?
equator
Tropic of Cancer
prime meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
18
What is geography?
the study of oceans
the study of earth
the study of continents
the study of lines of latitude and longitude
19
Which of the following is an incorrect way to write an absolute location?
90 degrees E, 100 degrees W
90 degrees N, 100 degrees E
90 degrees N, 100 degrees W
90 degrees S, 100 degrees W
20
Which hemisphere(s) is the United States located in?
Eastern
Northern
Western
Northern
21
What is the red line being shown in the picture?
the prime meridian
the equator
the Tropic of Capricorn
the Tropic of Cancer
22
The years B.C.E. and B.C. count from
count down
all of the above
represent the number of years before the birth of Christ
bigger to smaller
23
What divides the northern and southern hemispheres?
equator
the prime meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
24
The earth is divided into _____ time zones.
24
12
180
360
25
Which of the following is NOT an ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
26
Climate can best be described as being
a formal word for weather
the daily weather of a place
the weather pattern over a long period of time
a meteorologists prediction
27
How are latitude and longitude measured?
none of the above
acres
pounds
degrees
28
A.D. and C.E. count from
bigger to smaller
countdown
smaller to bigger
depends on the number
29
The following picture is an example of
a locator
map key
a compass rose
intermediate directions
30
A drawing on a map that shows direction is a ____.
compass rose
intermediate directions
map key
cardinal directions
