World Geography Standard 1.2 Quiz

What is a continent?

• a large body of water surrounded by land

• A large body of land mostly surrounded by water

• A small area of land surrounded by water

• A land area with mountains

Which continent has the fewest people living on it?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

What continent is directly south of Europe?

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

Which country is on the continent of Europe?

• Canada

• France

• China

• Egypt

Which ocean does not border North America?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Arctic

Which river begins in Minnesota, flows through Baton Rouge and ends in the Gulf of Mexico?

• Colorado

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Ohio

Which U.S. state does not border the Gulf of Mexico?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• New York

The five Great Lakes are

• Superior, Meade, Erie, Huron, Columbia

• Superior, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario

• Ontario, Superior, Erie, Michigan, St. Clair

• Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Columbia

If you wanted to travel from California to Japan, what body of water would you have to cross?

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Which country is shaped like a boot?

• Germany

• Greece

• Poland

• Italy