World Geography Vocab Practice

What is a compass rose?

• A type of flower that always points north

• A decorative design on maps

• An instrument used to show direction

• A historical symbol of exploration

What is a continent?

• A large landmass completely surrounded by water

• A small island in the ocean

• A body of water surrounded by land

• A mountain range

What is the Equator?

• A) A continent that divides the earth

• B) An imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• C) The largest ocean on earth

• D) A mountain range that separates two landmasses

What does the term "Eurasia" refer to?

• A country in Asia

• A mountain range in Europe

• A large landmass that contains the continents Europe and Asia

• An ocean between Europe and Asia

What is a hemisphere as defined in geography?

• A type of map projection

• A mountain range

• Half of the Earth, divided by the Equator or the Prime Meridian

• A circle of latitude

What do lines of latitude measure?

• The distance between the North and South Poles

• How far North or South a location is from the Equator

• The distance between the East and West Poles

• How far East or West a location is from the Prime Meridian

Which direction do lines of latitude run?

• Parallel to the Prime Meridian

• Perpendicular to the Equator

• Parallel to the Equator

• Perpendicular to the Prime Meridian

What do lines of longitude measure?

• The distance between the North and South Poles

• The distance a location is from the Equator

• The distance a location is from the Prime Meridian

• The size of an area on a map

What is the North Pole?

• The southernmost point on Earth

• The point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface

• The point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface

• The easternmost point on Earth

What is the Prime Meridian?

• The line of 180 degrees longitude

• The planet's line of zero degrees latitude

• The planet's line of zero degrees longitude

• The equator