TCI: Understanding the Geography of the World

The ____________________ is an imaginary line that divides the world into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

The five largest bodies of water on Earth are called ____________________.

A ____________________ is the city where the government of a country or state meets.

The study of Earth's land, water, air, and people is called _____________.

The United States is an example of a ____________________.

The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into

• continents

• countries

• oceans

• hemispheres

Which of these is completely in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Antarctica and Australia are

• oceans

• continents

• seas

• spheres

The United States is made up of many different

• continents

• countries

• hemispheres

• states

10. What happened when Christopher Columbus first came to North America?

• He said he knew it was there all along.

• He was sad because it wasn't what he was expecting.

• He was excited because he thought he was in Asia.

• He kept going to China.