Geography Quiz

What is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments?

• Physics

• Biology

• Geography

• History

What do geographers use to show lots of different information, including locations of places in the world?

• Globes

• Compass

• Atlases

• Maps

What are landforms typically categorized by?

• Population and climate

• Physical attributes

• Age and history

• Color, size, and shape

What is a natural stream of fresh water or a natural flow of water?

• Pond

• Lake

• Ocean

• River

What is the area of land where a river splits into several rivers before entering the sea called?

• Bay

• Cape

• Delta

• Estuary

What is the number of plants in a place or area of land called?

• Greenery

• Flora

• Vegetation

• Foliage

Which vegetation zone is characterized by many and tall trees because it rains throughout the year?

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Savannah

• Swamp

What is an advantage of using a globe?

What is a globe?

• A flat representation of the Earth

• A round model of the Earth

• A tool used for drawing maps

• A type of mountain

What is a natural raised piece of land on the earth’s surface, often rounded at the top and smaller than a mountain?

• Plateau

• Island

• Hill

• Mountain