Geography Homework
Name
HR
_______Date___________
Purpose: To increase students’ knowledge and understanding of physical and political aspects of the world as these aspects
relate to geography.
Directions: Use maps, an atlas, your planner, history book or other book to answer geography questions… computers
should only be used to check answers.
Use CBUNZ (worth 8 points) to help you answer all parts of the questions.
Circle (identify) the power verbs and question words. “Power verbs are any action verbs which help you to answer the
question.”
Box # words
Underline important information
Number how many parts are in your answer
Zeros are not accepted
# 27-28
Due: Friday, March 21, 2014
1. One inch (2.54 cm.) on a map represents 200 miles. It is ½ inch from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to
Chicago, Illinois. How far would this be in miles?
A. 50 miles
b. 75 miles
c. 100 miles
d. 200 miles
2. How far would this be in cm?
a. 1.27 cm.
b. 12.7 cm.
c. 5.08 cm. d. 50.8 cm.
3. What is the northernmost state along the Atlantic Ocean coastline?
a. Florida
b. Maine
c. North Carolina
d. Washington
4. The Indonesian Islands lie between what oceans? a. Atlantic b. Arctic
c. Indian
d. Pacific
5. What is another name for a line of longitude?
a. equator
b. hemisphere
c. north and south poles d. meridian
6. What sea touches the shores of China?
a. East China
b. Mediterranean
c. South China
7. What is the capital of China, which holds a city that is FORBIDDEN?
d. West China
a. 北京
b. Beijing
c. Hong Kong
d. 大紫禁城
8. Look at the map of the eastern coastline of China. Approximately how many lines of latitude is Japan from
China? a. 5
b. 15
c. 25
d. 35
9. The Northern part of China borders what countries? A. India
b. Laos
c. Mongolia d. Russia
10. What sea has coastlines on Poland, Latvia, Estonia Lithuania, Finland, and Sweden?
a. Baltic
b. Black
c. Caspian
d. Mediterranean
12. What continent is Guyana located on?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe
d. South America
13. What is the capital of Guyana?
a. Atlanta
b. Cape Town
c. Georgetown
d. Washington
14. Which country would you call a peninsula?
a. Egypt
b. Germany
c. Ireland
d. Italy
15. Beijing is the capital of what country?
a. Argentina
b. China
c. India
d. Japan
16. Which Central American country does not touch the Caribbean Sea?
a. El Salvador
b. Guatemala
c. Honduras
d. Panama
17. What country is on the western border of Spain?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Portugal
18. What two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?
a. Amazon River
b. Atlantic Ocean c. Caribbean Sea
d. Pacific Ocean
I used CBUNZ (worth 8 points) to help you answer all parts of the questions. Student Initials ______
Score _________out of 21 points
Parent Signature: __________________________________________
Geography Homework
Name
HR
_______Date___________
Purpose: To increase students’ knowledge and understanding of physical and political aspects of the world as these aspects
relate to geography.
Directions: Use maps, an atlas, your planner, history book or other book to answer geography questions… computers
should only be used to check answers.
Use CBUNZ (worth 8 points) to help you answer all parts of the questions.
Circle (identify) the power verbs and question words. “Power verbs are any action
verbs which help you to answer the question.”
Box # words
Underline important information
Number how many parts are in your answer
Zeros are not accepted
Week 29
Due: Friday, March 28, 2014
1. The West Indies are located in what sea?
a. Caribbean
b. Mediterranean
c. North
d. Tasman
2. Which of the Hawaiian islands is farthest south:
a. Hawaii
b. Honolulu c. Maui
d. Oahu
3. Which of the following professional teams play home games in cities located on an ocean:
a. New York Yankees
b. Chicago White Sox
c. Los Angeles Dodgers
d. Cleveland Indians
4. What city is the capital of Venezuela? A. Caracas b. Cayenne c. Chile
d. Valencia
5. What sea lies between Australia and New Zealand:
a. Caribbean
b. Caspian
c. Mediterranean
d. Tasman
6. Which ocean is the smallest? a. Arctic
b. Atlantic
c. Indian
d. Pacific
7. Which line is farther north?
a. Equator
b. Tropic of Capricorn
c. Tropic of Cancer
8. On what continent is the Nile River (4,132 miles long) located?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. North America
d. South America
Score _________out of 9 points
Week 30
Due: Friday, April 11, 2014
1. What two continents share the same land mass?
a. Asia & Australia
b. Europe & Asia
c. North America & South America
2. What is the name of the only colony on the South American continent?
a. British Brazil
b. Dutch Argentina
c. French Guiana
d. Spanish Columbia
3. Which three countries does the prime Meridian pass through?
a. England
b. France
c. Portugal
d. Spain
4. What direction is New Orleans, Louisiana from San Antonio, Texas?
a. northeast
b. northwest
c. southeast
d. southwest
5. What large island is located between Florida and Jamaica?
a. Bahamas
b. Cuba
c. Puerto Rico
d. Trinidad
6. Who are closer to the South Pole?
a. people living in South Africa
b. people living in southern South America
7. Find two lakes in Canada that have “Great” in their names.
a. Great Bear Lake b. Great East Fork
c. Great Maracaibo Lake d. Great Slave Lake
8. Could you drive from Wisconsin to Michigan without crossing another state? a. no
b. yes
I used CBUNZ (worth 8 points) to help you answer all parts of the questions. Student Initials ______
Score _________out of 11 points
Parent Signature: __________________________________________