World/U.S. Geography

What is geography?

• the study of living things
• the study of Earth’s processes and changes
• the study of Earth’s features
• the study of plants

What is a large land mass called?

• state
• continent
• equator
• ocean

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• Oklahoma

Which ocean is missing from this list: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic?

• Northern
• Southern
• Australia
• Western

Physical and political maps both have titles and show major cities. What is the main difference between them?

• A political map shows the boundaries between political units while a physical map shows the features of an area.
• A political map shows the number of electoral votes while a physical map shows physical features.
• A physical map shows countries, states or territories while a political map does not.
• A political map is used by politicians while a physical map is used by physicians.

You are on a camping trip with your family and you’re trying to find the nearest campsite. You notice many different symbols on the map and you want to find out which one represents campsite locations. Which part of the map would you use?

• legend
• compass rose
• map scale
• latitude and longitude

If you were traveling with your parents and they asked you to figure out the direction in which you were traveling, which part of the map would you use?

• legend 
• map scale
• latitude and longitude
• compass rose

You’re traveling on the highway with your family on the way to Washington, D.C. Your parents ask you to figure out how many more miles there are until you arrive. Which part of the map would you use?

• map scale
• compass rose
• latitude and longitude
• legend

The grid-like part of the map used to pinpoint locations is made up of ________.

• legend
• latitude and longitude
• map scale
• compass rose

What is the third largest continent?

• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• South America