GEOGRAPHY Questions Based on: "What Your 4th Grader Needs to Know" by E.D. Hirsch These questions are copyright 1997 Karen Crowther and are not endorsed nor sponsored by the Core Curriculum Foundation nor E.D. Hirsch. They are brought to you as a public service by Redwood Games (http://www.maui.net/~redwood/hs.html) You may use them for personal use provided you do not remove this notice and provided you do not distribute them. ASSIGNMENT #1 ============= __Read Geography coordinates 86-top 89 What line divides the middle of the earth?__________________________ What are the lines that run north and south called _______________________________ What are the lines parallel to the equator called? _____________________________ What is the longitude line that runs through Greenwich England called?__________________ Locate the following and show mom: 20N 40E 30S 80E 10W 20S ASSIGNMENT #2 ============= __Read Geography coordinates 89-93 What is a peninsula?_________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What continents are in the Eastern Hemisphere?_______________ ___________________ _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Where was one of the earliest kingdoms?_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the mountains between India and China called?_____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is a strait?_________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is a map that shows mountain with bumps called?___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #3 ============= __Read Geography coordinates 91-93 What is a strait?_________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is a map that shows mountain with bumps called?___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What continent is has the longest river and what is it called?__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the huge desert north of China?_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ How do ships sail from the Mediterranean sea out to the Atlantic Ocean?________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ __Trace a map showing the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Red Sea. Show where the Greeks, Romans Arabs sailed. ASSIGNMENT #4 ============= __Read Geography coordinates 93-top 1/2 of 96 Name some good natural borders: ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What were Italy's borders and why didn't they protect them? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the three biggest rivers than come down from the Alps? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What mountains separate Spain and France? ________________________________________________________________________________________ What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula? ________________________________________________________________________________________ What was the Germanic tribe that invaded Spain called? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Who else invaded Spain and where did they come from? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What Germanic tribe settled in France? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Who attacked Britain after the Roman army left? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is another name for Norse or Northmen and where did they come from? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What countries are in Scandinavia? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #5 ============= __Read Geography 96-top of 99 Name some Middle East countries. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What 3 religions started in the Middle East? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What makes the Middle East important today? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What country is in Asia Minor? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Where are the Atlas Mountains? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Where are the Taurus Mountains? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is a wadi? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the biggest shortage in the Middle East? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Name 8 important Middle East cities and tell where each is? 1. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. ________________________________________________________________________________________ What was the Silk Road? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #6 ============= Study for Geography Test TEST #1 ======= Geography Test #1 What latitude line divides the middle of the earth?_____________________________ What are the lines that run north and sound called?___________________________ What longitude line goes through Greenwich England?________________________ What is a penninsula?_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Circle the continents that are in the Eastern Hemisphere: North America South America Asia Africa Antarctica Europe Match these mountains with their descriptions: ___ The Alps A. Separate China from India ___ The Pyrenees B. Separate France from Spain ___ The Himalayas C. Separate Italy from the rest of Europe The _________________________ river runs through Egypt in North Africa and is the longest river. The __________________ desert is north of China Circle the countries on the Iberian Penninsula France Italy Spain England Portugal Turkey Circle the names of the 3 rivers that come down out of the Alps: Danube Euphrates Rhine Nile Rhone Amazon Circle the two groups who invaded the Spain: Mongols Muslims Franks Goths Vandals Who settled in France? Mongols Muslims Franks Goths ASSIGNMENT #7 ============= __Geography map p 99 Fill in the names of the states on your U.S. map. ASSIGNMENT #8 ============= __Geography 99-101 Florida separates ____________________________ from ____________________________ The Gulf Stream takes (circle one) warm cold water from __________________________ to ___________________________________ Why is Britian warmer than Maine even though they are at the same latitude? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The ____________________ Canal connects the _________________ River to Lake Erie. ASSIGNMENTS #9-#20 ================== _______ Memorize locations of California, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Nevada and Utah _______ Memorize locations of Arizona Montana, Idaho, Wyomingg, Colorado and New Mexico _______ Memorize North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas _______ Memorize Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana _______ Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio Kentycky _______ Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama Georgia, Florida _______ South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Verginia, Maryland, Washington DC _______ Delaware, New Hersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont _______ Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine _______ Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrance River _______ Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Cascade Range _______Colorado River, Rio Grande, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Erie Canal, Hudson, James, Columbia ASSIGNMENT #21 ============== __read p 101-104 The mountains in the eastern U.S. are called ______________________________. The huge plateau west of the Mississippi is called the ________________________ and extends from ___________________ to ____________________________. The mountain range west of the plains is called the __________________________ and extends from ___________________________ down to ____________________________. West of these mountains is ______________________________ and west of this is another mountain range called the __________________________________. A large collection of mountain ranges is called a _________________ which is Spanish for ____________________________. The longest mountain chain in the world is the _________________________. They run from ____________________ to _______________________________. The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is called _______________________ and is found in ___________________. Young mountains are _______________ and old mountains are ____________. The Andes mountains contain what valuable metals? 1.____________________ 2.____________________ 3.____________________ 4.____________________ 5.____________________ 6.____________________ ASSIGNMENT #22 ============== __read p 104-106 The highest mountain in North America is __________________ and is found in the state of ____________________ in the _______________________ mountain range. The Rockies are [older,younger] than the Andes. The Rockies have what metals? 1.__________________________ 2.__________________________ 3.__________________________ 4._________________________ The Appalachian Mountains extend from ________________ to ________________________ The Appalachian Mountains are [older,younger] than the Rockies. The Appalachians have what resources? 1.__________________________ 2.__________________________ 3.__________________________ 4._________________________ ASSIGNMENT #23 ============== __read p 106-108 What mountains are called "the house of snow"? ___________________________ What country is called "the rooftop of the world"? ______________________ Why? ___________________________________________________________________ The highest mountain on earth is ___________________________ and it is on the border between ____________ and _______________. The Himalayas are made of three ridges called: 1.__________________________________- 2.__________________________________ 3.__________________________________ The _____________ Mountains mark the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. The Urals have the following important resources: 1.__________________________ 2.__________________________ 3.__________________________ 4._________________________ 5.__________________________ 6.__________________________ The mountains north of Italy are called the ______________. They extend from _____________ to __________________ The highest peak in Europe is _______________________. ASSIGNMENT #24 ============== __read p 109-113 The mountains that run along the north African coast are called ____________________________. They run from _______________ to _____________________. These mountains block the rain and make the ______________ desert. The highest mountain in Africa is _______________________________. The Atlas Mountains are [young,old] mountains. The Atlas Mountains have these resources: 1.__________________________ 2.__________________________ 3.__________________________ 4._________________________ When they asked one of the people who climbed Mount Everest why he did it, he replied: _____________________________________________________ Mount Blanc is in ______________________ and is ___________ feet tall. It was first climed in the year, __________________ Mount Kilimanjaro is _______________ feet tall and was first climbed in _________________. Mount McKineley is ________________ feet tall and was first climbed in __________. Aconcagua is ______________ feet tall and was first climbed in _____________. Mount Everest is ______________ feet tall and was first climed in the year, _______________ by ________________________ and _______________________.