World Geography Vocabulary Quiz

What is a compass rose?

• A. A type of flower that always points north

• B. A decorative design on a map that shows direction

• C. An instrument used to measure wind speed

• D. A tool used for drawing perfect circles

What is a continent?

• A large landmass completely surrounded by water

• A small island in the ocean

• A body of water completely surrounded by land

• A mountain range extending across a country

What is the Equator?

• The largest continent on Earth

• The imaginary line dividing the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• The imaginary line dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• The point on Earth farthest from the sun

What does the term "Eurasia" refer to?

• A country located in Eastern Europe

• A large landmass that contains the continents Europe and Asia

• A mountain range between Europe and Asia

• An ocean bordering the European continent

What is a hemisphere in the context of the Earth?

• A model of the Earth showing the continents and oceans

• A circle that divides the Earth into two equal halves

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

• The layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle

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

How do lines of latitude run relative to the Equator?

• Perpendicular

• Diagonally

• Parallel

• Randomly

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 the Earth's surface

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 zero degrees latitude

• The line of zero degrees longitude

• The line dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• The line marking the change of the calendar day