The Ultimate Easy Geography Quiz

1. With which of these places is Mickey Mouse most often connected?

Disneyland

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Black Sea

Arlington National Cemetery

2. "Roof shaped like sails of a boat" best describes which landmark?

Sydney Opera House

Colosseum

Astrodome

Berlin Wall

3. The description "the magic kingdom" relates best to which of these landmarks?

Chartres Cathedral

Gettysburg

Golden Gate Bridge

Disney World

4. The geography term "hythergraph" is best defined as?

Represents Land Masses In Their Correct Shapes But Distorts Their Areas

Graph Which Has Monthly Temperatures Plotted Against Monthly Precipitation

Physical Features Of A Place

Process In Which Geographic Information Is Collected

5. The geography term "altimeter" is best defined as?

Instrument For Measuring Altitudes Or Elevations

Covers The Polar Regions Of A Selected Hemisphere

Outline Of The Landscape Which Is Seen From The Side

Maximum Height Reached By A Rising Tide

6. The geography term "grid" is best defined as?

Series Of Lines Which Are Drawn On A Map

Reference Number &/Or Letter Which Is Assigned To A Grid On A Map

Types Of Technologies Which Are Used To Carry Out Geographic Studies

Line Which Joins Points Of Equal Value

7. The geography term "cardinal points" is best defined as?

Process In Which Geographic Information Is Collected

Low Flat Ground Bordering A Stream Channel That Is Flooded When Runoff Exceeds The Capacity

Four Main Directions - North, South, East, West

Arrows Which Are Drawn On A Map To Show The Movement

8. The geography term "great circle route" is best defined as?

Key To What The Symbols Or Pictures In A Map Mean

Line Indicating The Limit Of A Country, State, Or Other Political Jurisdiction

Line Drawn On The Surface Of A Globe Which Shows The Shortest Distance Between Two Places

Center Point Of A Country

9. The description "the mountain carving will be 641 feet long by 563 feet high" best describes?

The Red Sea

The Crazy Horse Memorial

The Astrodome

The Houses Of Parliament

10. The geography term "flow lines" is best defined as?

Arrows Which Are Drawn On A Map To Show The Movement

Runs From Pole To Pole

Four Main Directions - North, South, East, West

Represents Land Masses In Their Correct Shapes But Distorts Their Areas

11. The geography term "geographic center" is best defined as?

Center Point Of A Country

Graph Which Relates Two Variables By Means Of Plotted Points

Line Symbol Which Joins Points Of Equal Elevation Above Sea Level

Reference Number &/Or Letter Which Is Assigned To A Grid On A Map

12. The geography term "bearing" is best defined as?

Science Concerned With The Size And Shape Of The Earth And Its Gravitational Fields

Reference Number &/Or Letter Which Is Assigned To A Grid On A Map

Angular Compass Direction Expressed In Degrees

Line Which Joins Points Of Equal Value

13. In geography, what is a "grid reference"?

0 Degree Line Of Longitude

Line Symbol Which Joins Points Of Equal Elevation Above Sea Level

Shows The Distribution Of A Population According To Age And Sex

System Of Grid Lines In Which Are Numbered To Create References For Location Purposes

14. The geography term "gazetteer" is best defined as?

Center Point Of A Country

Large, Continuous Areas Of The Earth Into Which The Land Surface Is Divided

Key To What The Symbols Or Pictures In A Map Mean

Index Which Shows The Location Of Places And Physical Features In An Atlas

15. The geography term "geographic information system" is best defined as?

Software Management Of Spatial Information

Low Flat Ground Bordering A Stream Channel That Is Flooded When Runoff Exceeds The Capacity

Science And Art Of Making Maps And Charts

Science Concerned With The Size And Shape Of The Earth And Its Gravitational Fields