Chapter 1 Test: Understanding the Geography of the World

The five largest bodies of water on Earth are called

• capital

• oceans

• states

• ponds

Each of the seven large bodies of land on Earth is called a

• continent

• oceans

• ponds

• states

A ______________ is the city where the government of a country or state meet.

• state

• oceans

• capital

• border

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

• geography

• country

• equator

• seas

The United States is an example of a _____________________.

• equator

• prime meridian

• country

• city

The line where one place, such as a state or country, ends and another begins is called a _____________________.

• border

• pond

• equator

• road

Antartica and Australia are

• oceans

• continents

• seas

• spheres

The United States is made up of many different

• continents

• countries

• hemispheres

• states

What is the name of the horizontal line around the middle of Earth?

• equator

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

• continent

What is geography?

• the imaginary line that divides Earth

• the study of Earth's land, water, and air

• the seven large bodies of land on Earth

• the area of land that has its own government