Geography Review

What kind of plants can you find in the desert?

• A cactus

• Oak trees

• Flower bushes

• A fern

What is the following definition a description of?

It is shaped like a large ball with a map of the earth on it.

• A compass rose

• A globe

• A map

• The Earth

What does the scale on a map tell you?

• Will help you find how far you will need to travel.

• It gives you the cardinal directions.

• It tells you what the map is about.

• It tells you what the symbols on the map mean.

An Island and a peninsula are different because an island is

• is surrounded by water on three sides.

• is completely surrounded by water.

• is covered with snow, rocks and trees.

• is completely surrounded by land.

What is the Prime Meridian?

• Divides the Earth into east and west halves.

• Divides the Earth into north and south halves.

• The northern most part of the Earth.

• The southern most part of the Earth.

Fill in the blank: Antarctica is completely ________ of the equator.

• South

• North

• East

• West

Which ocean is the farthest North?

• Southern

• Arctic

• Indian

• Pacific

What does a compass rose do?

• Tells you the cardinal directions.

• Tells you the distance on a map.

• Tells you what the map is about.

• Shows weather patterns on a map.

Fill in the blank: North America, and South America are located completely in the __________ Hemisphere.

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

If you are in South America, and want to travel to Australia, you must travel in what direction?

• North

• South

• East

• West