Geography Quiz

Which of the following places is an Island?

• Russia

• Mexico

• Africa

• Greenland

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• Equator,

• Tropic of Cancer,

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Which way do lines of latitude run?

• North to south

• East to West

• West to North

• East to South

Which way do lines of longitude run?

• North to South

• East to West

• West to North

• East to South

The Atlantic Ocean touches both ____________ and _____________.

• North and South America

• Asia and Australia

• China and India

• Equator and Saudi Arabia

Because the equator runs through South America, the weather would most likely be

• Windy and cloudy

• cold

• very warm

• dry

Which of the following is most likely to mark the boundary between continents?

• a river

• an ocean

• a peninsula

• a lake

What kind of map shows the borders of countries?

• Political

• Physical Map

• Special Purpose Maps

• Mercator Projector

What kind of map shows mountains, rivers, oceans etc.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Special Purpose Maps

• Mercator Projection

What is the largest country (by land mass) in the world?

• USA

• Brazil

• Russia

• Asia