6th Grade Geography Quiz

What does Geography mean?

• studying fossils

• studying places and their impact on the environment

• only where places are located on the globe

• traveling all of the world to different places

Name the four cardinal directions on a compass?

Which list of geographic features is in the correct order from biggest to smallest?

• continent, town, state, region

• region, neighborhood, city, town

• continent, state, city, town

• state, city, continent, neighborhood

What is the capital of Maryland?

• Baltimore

• Annapolis

• Frederick

• Washington D.C.

What is the capital of the U.S.

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Washington

• Washington D.C.

What part of a map will tell you what symbols mean?

• The Equator

• The Scale

• The Legend/Key

• The Title

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's oceans?

• Southern

• Australian

• Atlantic

• Indian

Which is NOT one of the 7 continents?

• China

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

Which of the following is NOT a Physical feature of Geography?

• Lake

• Mountain

• Buildings

• River

Which of the following is NOT a Human feature of Geography?

• Agriculture

• Ocean

• Irrigation system