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Grade 5 Australian Geography
Which nearby island is considered part of Australia?
  1. New Zealand
  2. Papua New Guinea
  3. Tasmania
  4. Tonga
Grade 5 Map Components
What type of map would you use to see an area's average temperatures?
  1. physical map
  2. political map
  3. climate map
  4. topographical map
Grade 5 Canadian Geography
The vast frozen plains located near the Arctic Circle are called                .
  1. tundra
  2. prairie
  3. fjords
  4. boreal forest
Grade 5 US Geography
Lake Erie is named after the Erie tribe.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Geography
Lake Erie is the deepest of the Great Lakes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Geography
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are connected by the Straits of Mackinac.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Asian Geography
Answer the following questions about the main islands of Japan.
__ Which island, Japan's largest, has the capital Tokyo? A. Kyushu
__ The largest population of Ainu live on which island? B. Okinawa
__ Which island is the closest to mainland Asia? C. Honshu
__ Which island, with the second smallest population, is the second smallest? D. Hokkaido
__ Which island, the southernmost, is the smallest? E. Shikoku
Grade 5 Canadian Geography
Canada is bordered by three oceans.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Map Components
What type of map shows landscape features such as mountains and lakes?
  1. road map
  2. physical map
  3. resource map
  4. political map
Grade 5 Themes of Geography
A movement of people from one place to another.
  1. motivate
  2. migration
  3. artifact
  4. evidence
Grade 5 US Geography
Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by volume.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Australian Geography
What name is used for the dry interior of Australia?
  1. The Outback
  2. The Bilabong
  3. The Great Divide
  4. The Nullarbor Plain
Grade 5 US Geography
Florida is located in what region of the United States?
  1. Northeast
  2. Southeast
  3. Northwest
  4. Southwest
Grade 5 US Geography
Answer the following questions about the main islands of Hawai'i.
__ Which island, because it is the largest, is called the Big Island? A. Lāna'i
__ Which is the western most island? B. Kaho'olawe
__ Which island is called the "Garden Isle"? C. Kaua'i
__ Which island has Hawaii's capital city and was the first Hawaiian island visited by Europeans? D. Maui
__ Which island was home to a leper colony from 1866 through 1969? E. Hawai'i
__ Which island once had the world's largest pineapple plantation? F. Ni'ihau
__ Which is the smallest of the main Hawaiian islands? G. Moloka'i
__ The name of which island is named after a demigod of Polynesian folklore? H. O'ahu
Grade 5 Map Components
What are the imaginary lines called that run east to west across the Earth?
  1. Latitude
  2. Longitude
  3. Degrees
  4. Equator
Grade 5 Australian Geography
Australia's most populated state is Queensland.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Canadian Geography
What is the most northerly point in Canada?
  1. Baffin Island
  2. Hudson Bay
  3. Ellesmere Island
  4. Prince Edward Island
Grade 5 Australian Geography
The                      Great Barrier Reef                     , the world's largest coral reef, lies off the coast of Australia.
Grade 5 Geography
An opening in the earth's surface through which steam and ashes and lava are forced out is called a
  1. volcano
  2. mountain
  3. cape
  4. glacier
Grade 5 Geography
A dry barren region that may be sandy and without trees or water is a                .
  1. island
  2. harbor
  3. delta
  4. desert
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