Geography Quiz Practice Test | Grade 8 Questions with Answers
Free Grade 8 Geography Quiz Practice Test! 20 NGSS‑aligned questions: Pacific Ocean, Andes Mountains, tectonic plates, Grand Canyon. Map skills, climate zones. 70% PASS score for middle school review!
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Grade 8 geography practice test: largest ocean (Pacific), longest mountains (Andes), tectonic boundaries, map projections. 20 NGSS questions with detailed explanations for middle school social studies!
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20 Grade 8 geography questions aligned with NGSS standards. Physical features, human geography, map skills. 70% (14/20) to PASS!
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#1. What is the flattest U.S. state by elevation change?
Explanation: Florida elevation range = 345 feet (least variation).
#2. Which river forms part of the U.S.-Mexico border?
Explanation: Rio Grande = 1,896 miles along Texas-New Mexico-Mexico.
#3. Which tectonic boundary features sliding plates creating earthquakes?
Explanation: Transform faults like San Andreas cause major earthquakes (California).
#4. Which line of latitude marks the Arctic Circle?
Explanation: 66.5°N; 24‑hour sunlight on summer solstice.
#5. What is the capital of the state known as the “Sunshine State”?
Explanation: Florida’s capital; “Sunshine State” nickname for weather.
#6. The Ring of Fire circles which ocean basin?
Explanation: 75% world’s volcanoes; plate boundary zone.
#7. How many Great Lakes share a border with the United States?
Explanation: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario = 21% world’s fresh water.
#8. Which map projection preserves accurate shapes but distorts area near poles?
Explanation: Polar map preserves shapes from North Pole view.
#9. Which tectonic process creates new oceanic crust?
Explanation: Mid-ocean ridges push plates apart (divergent).
#10. What type of map shows elevation using contour lines?
Explanation: Contour lines connect equal elevation points.
#11. What is the world’s longest mountain range system?
Explanation: Andes extend 4,300 miles along South America’s western coast.
#12. What is the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
Explanation: Challenger Deep = 36,000 ft (~11km) in Pacific.
#13. Which ocean covers approximately 30% of Earth’s surface area?
Explanation: Pacific Ocean is largest and deepest, separating Americas from Asia/Australia.
#14. Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Explanation: Alaska’s 6,640 miles exceed all other states combined.
#15. Which climate zone receives least annual precipitation?
Explanation: Deserts <10 inches/year; adaptations like cacti, camels.
#16. Which U.S. national park contains Old Faithful geyser?
Explanation: World’s first national park (1872); supervolcano caldera.
#17. The Grand Canyon was primarily formed by erosion from which river?
Explanation: Colorado River carved 277‑mile canyon over 6 million years.
#18. What physical feature separates Europe from Asia in Russia?
Explanation: Ural Mountains traditional continental boundary.
#19. What is the largest hot desert in the world?
Explanation: Sahara covers 9.2 million sq km across North Africa.
#20. The equator divides Earth into which hemispheres?
Explanation: Equator (0° latitude) separates Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
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