Geography Test Review/Practice

The science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants and occurrences of Earth

     is called ______________.

• Geography

• Geology    

• Biology

• Archaeology

A ___________ is a three-dimensional representation of the Earth.  It

    shows the Earth’s actual shape.  However, it is difficult to carry around.

• Map

• Globe

• Chart

• Graph

The world can be divided into ten __________ regions, each with its own unique plant and animal life and special climate.

• Different    

• Cultural

• Geographic

• Natural

Halfway between the North and South poles, the __________ circles and divides the Earth horizontally.

• Longitude

• Greenwich Meridian

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

The four _____________________ are Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western.

• Hemispheres     

• Directions

• Headings

• Continents

A representation of the Earth’s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a ___________.

• Map

• Globe

• Chart

• Graph

There are five ____________ that make up the study of Geography.  These are the building blocks of understanding our world.

• ideas

• elements

• themes

• aspects

_______________________ is the fourth largest landmass on the Earth.  It

     contains the Amazon, which is the world’s largest river system, and the world’s

     biggest rain forest.

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

• Australia

Geographers divide the Earth’s large bodies of water into areas.  These large areas of water are called __________________.

• Seas

• Lakes

• Straits

• Oceans

Which is the largest continent, covering one-third of the world’s total land area?  It is also the only continent joined to two others – Europe and Africa.

• Australia

• North America   

• Asia

• Antarctica