Geography/Map Skills

What is the study of the Earth?

• biology

• geography

• agriculture

• zoology

The area at the top or bottom of a globe is called a ....

• point

• tip

• spot

• pole

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

• mountain

• plain

• continent

• country

What are pictures on a map called?

• symbols

• photos

• pixels

• signs

Which word means a change in the shape and size of an object?

• stretch

• distortion

• blur

• shrink

What is half of the Earth?

• piece

• half circle

• slice

• hemisphere

What is the largest continent on Earth?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

What is the smallest continent?

• Europe

• South America

• North America

• Australia

What does a map scale do?

• shows how big the map is

• shows how much a map weighs

• shows how tall a building is in real life

• shows how far away a place is in real life

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation