Geography Quiz

Which word means a change in the shape and size of an object?

• Geography

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Distortion

• Symbol

Which word means half of the globe?

• Geography

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Poles

• Distortion

Which word means the study of the Earth?

• Geography

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Poles

• Symbols

Which word means the area at the top or bottom of the globe?

• Hemisphere

• Distortion

• Symbols

• Poles

• Continent

Which word means the largest areas of land?

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Distortion

• Geography

• Poles

Which word means the pictures on a map?

• Symbols

• Geography

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Distortion

Why have geographers named five oceans on Earth?

• Because there are five separate sections of water

• Because there were five geographers who discovered the oceans

• Because five was the favorite number of the geographer who named the oceans.

• Because geographers gave different names to sections of water separated by land

What is the largest continent on Earth?

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

What continent is the United States a part of?

• Europe

• Australia

• South America

• North America

Why do maps need a map scale?

• to show how big the map is

• to show how much the map weighs

• to show how tall a building is in real life

• to show how far away a place is in real life