Geographical Vocabulary for Beginners: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

What do we call the place where we live with our family?

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House

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School

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Park

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Shop

Question 2

Which of these is a type of weather we feel when it's hot?

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Sunny

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Happy

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Cold

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Hungry

Question 3

Which of these is a way to travel?

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Car

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Book

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Tree

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Animal

Question 4

What can we use a map for?

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Finding places

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Drawing pictures

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Playing games

Question 5

What is the word for the land that is higher than the area around it?

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Mountain

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River

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Forest

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Sea

Question 6

What is the flowing water on land called?

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River

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Lake

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Pond

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Sea

Question 7

Which of these is something that is found naturally on Earth?

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Tree

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Building

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Park

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Road

Question 8

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves?

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Equator

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Prime Meridian

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Tropic of Cancer

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Arctic Circle

Question 9

Which of these is a very large piece of land?

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Asia

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London

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Amazon River

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Atlantic Ocean

Question 10

What is the name for land that is surrounded by water on all sides?

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Island

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Peninsula

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Cape

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Isthmus

Question 11

What is the word for moving from one place to another?

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Transport

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Exploration

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Migration

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Tourism

Question 12

What is the name for the path you usually walk on?

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A street

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Grass

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A playground

Question 13

Which of these is NOT part of a house?

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A tree

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A door

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A window

Question 14

Which of these is a natural feature?

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A mountain

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A building

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A car

Question 15

What is the name for the land by the side of a river?

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A bank

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A field

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A hill

Question 16

What is the highest point on a hill called?

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The top

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The bottom

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The slope

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a direction you can find on a compass?

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Up

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North

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East

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South

Question 18

Where do birds sleep?

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Nest

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Den

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Hole

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Hive

Question 19

What do we call the place where cars go?

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Road

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Path

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Track

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Bridge

Question 20

Maps show us where places are. What do we use maps for?

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To find our way

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To read stories

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To draw pictures

Question 21

Where can you go swimming?

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Beach

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Park

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Forest

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Shop

Question 22

Who draws maps?

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Cartographer

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Doctor

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Carpenter

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Chef

Question 23

What can you use to help you find your way?

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Map

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Book

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Toy

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Pencil

Question 24

What is the name for the line that divides the Earth in half?

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Equator

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Horizon

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Prime Meridian

Question 25

What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?

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London

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Paris

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Rome

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Madrid

Question 26

What is the name of the planet we live on?

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Earth

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Mars

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 27

Which of these is the weather?

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Cold

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Happy

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Sad

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Tired

Question 28

What do you call a big area of water surrounded by land?

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Ocean

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Lake

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River

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Pond

Question 29

Why do we need to use the correct scale on a map?

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A. To show how far places are from each other

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B. To make the map smaller

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C. To make the map look nice

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D. To show where the North Pole is

Question 30

Why do different parts of the world have different times?

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Because the Earth is round like a ball.

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Because the sun shines everywhere at the same time.

Question 31

What is a place that people have built?

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A school

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A mountain

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A tree

Question 32

How do we use lines to find places on a world map?

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By finding the top and bottom lines and the left and right lines

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By looking at the pictures on the map

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By asking our teacher

Question 33

What do we call a large, salty body of water?

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Ocean

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River

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Lake

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Sea

Question 34

What is a human-made structure that helps people cross rivers or canals?

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Bridge

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Aqueduct

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Dam

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Tunnel

Question 35

Which type of plants can grow in very cold places?

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Tundra

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Forest

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Desert

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Grassland

Question 36

What word tells us about something that is higher than the ground?

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Mountain

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Forest

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Ocean

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River

Question 37

Which word describes a place with many trees planted close to each other?

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Forest

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Beach

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City

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Farm

Question 38

Can you tell me what we call land covered in sand and gets very little rain?

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Desert

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Ocean

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Forest

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Mountain

Question 39

What is a low place that has hills or mountains around it called?

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Valley

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Plains

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Canyon

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Plateau

Question 40

When we talk about a wide, open place of land, what should we call it?

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Plains

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Mountain

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Valley

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Desert

Question 41

What word describes a large, raised area of land that is flat?

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Plateau

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Canyon

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Valley

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Hill

Question 42

When you see a place with steep sides and a narrow shape in between hills, what is it called?

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Canyon

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Plains

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Plateau

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Valley

Question 43

What do we call a thin piece of land that is connected to land on one side and surrounded by water on the other three sides?

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Peninsula

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Isthmus

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Cape

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Island

Question 44

What is the name of a piece of land that is surrounded by water?

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Island

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Cape

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Isthmus

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Peninsula

Question 45

What is the word for a large hill?

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Mountain

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River

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Sea

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Valley

Question 46

What is the word for very heavy rain?

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Storm

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Sun

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Cloud

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Wind

Question 47

What do we walk on?

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Road

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Wall

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Tree

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Grass

Question 48

What is a place with lots of trees called?

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Forest

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Park

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Garden

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Field

Question 49

What is the big ball in the sky?

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Sun

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Cloud

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Star

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Moon

Question 50

What is the name of a small area of water?

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Pond

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Sea

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River

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Lake