Continents & Oceans

Geography 1 Quiz on 9/30/2020

Continents, oceans, and geography vocabulary quiz.

Continent

• A large solid area of land.

• Earth has seven continents, they are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia (Oceania), Europe, North America, and South America.

• Identify the earth's continents.

Multiple Choice

Which answer is not a continent?

• Africa

• Arctic

• Asia

• Australia/Oceania

• Europe

Multiple Choice

How many continents are on earth?

• 5

• 9

• 6

• 7

Open Ended

List the continents in alphabetical order.

Ocean

• A huge body of salt water.

• Oceans cover nearly 71 percent of Earth's surface.

• Earth has 5 oceans, they are Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans.

• Identify the earth's oceans.

Multiple Choice

Which answer is an ocean?

• Africa

• Atlantic

• Australia

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

How many oceans are on earth?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

Multiple Choice

Which answer is not an ocean?

• Indian

• Arctic

• Pacific

• South America

• Southern

Open Ended

List the oceans in alphabetical order.

Cardinal Directions:

North, East, South, and West.

Multiple Choice

Why do we use a compass in Social Studies?

• To do draw circles.

• To locate the cardinal directions.

• To find a GPS.

• To locate the nearest bathroom.

Multiple Select

Check the answer that is not a cardinal direction.

• South

• East

• Up

• West

• North

Latitude and Longitude

• A system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth.

• Lines of latitude run in an east-west direction across Earth.

• Lines of longitude run in a north-south direction.

• These are only imaginary lines, they appear on maps and globes as if they actually existed.

• Identify the longitude line on this map.

• Identify the latitude line on this map.

Multiple Choice

Do longitude and latitude lines really exist on the earth?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Which direction do longitude line run?

• east to west

• north to south

Open Ended

Why do we use latitude and longitude lines?

Prime Meridian

An imaginary line that goes north and south on the globe, that means it divides the earth into east and west.  It is 0º longitude.

Multiple Choice

What is this line called?

• longitude

• prime meridian

• latitude

• equator

Equator

An imaginary line that goes east and west on the globe, that means it divides the earth into north and south. It is 0º latitude.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this line?

• prime meridian

• compass

• equator

• longitude

Multiple Choice

What is a another name for 0º latitude?

• Equator

• Ocean

• Prime meridian

• Longitude

• Continent