Mapping Vocabulary Quiz

What is a Continent?

• One of the large landmasses of the earth.
• A place that has borders and a government with laws.
• A type of hotel breakfast.
• A feeling of peace or general happiness.

Define Hemisphere

• A half of the Globe.
• A type of car engine.
• A ball or round object.
• The area below the equator and East of the prime meridian.

What are "degrees" on a map?

• The unit of measure for measuring distance from the equator and prime meridian.
• The unit of measure for temperature.
• A unit of measure for spinning.
• An award you get for completing college.

What are Latitudes?

• The lines running East to West on the Globe.
• The lines running North to South on the Globe.
• The boxes of the global grid.
• The lines dividing the globe in half.

What are Longitudes?

• The lines running East to West on the Globe.
• The lines running North to South on the Globe.
• The boxes of the global grid.
• The lines dividing the globe in half.

Which side of the Prime Meridian is "Eastern"?

• The whole area to the top.
• The whole area to the right.
• The whole area to the left.
• The whole area to the bottom.

Which side of the Prime Meridian is "Western"?

• The whole area to the top.
• The whole area to the right.
• The whole area to the left.
• The whole area to the bottom.

Which side of the Equator is "Northern"?

• The whole area to the top.
• The whole area to the right.
• The whole area to the left.
• The whole area to the bottom.

Which side of the Equator is "Southern"?

• The whole area to the top.
• The whole area to the right.
• The whole area to the left.
• The whole area to the bottom.

What is the Equator?

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