Geography and History Foundations Vocabulary Practice Quiz

large landmasses on a world map such as Asia, Europe and Africa

• Islands

• Continents

• Peninsulas

• Countries

Which word represents the average temperature of a location?

• Country

• Biome

• Climate

• Dry

What are imaginary lines that run East and West around the globe?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Coordinates

• Elevation

What are imaginary lines that run North and South around the globe?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Coordinates

• Elevation

What is a feature on a map that shows direction called?

• Map Key/Legend

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

• Political Map

What are naturally occurring land formations or areas of land called?

• Landforms

• Biome

• Climate

• Desert

Which word describes the 'height' of land

• Arid

• Climate

• Humid

• Elevation

On your landforms paper- which landform is made up of many small islands?

• Peninsula

• Swamp

• Archipelago

• Mesa

What is a large area (landform) with raised flat elevation?

• Biome

• Plateau

• Archipelago

• Peninsula

What is a box on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols and colors called?

• Map Scale

• Compass Rose

• Map Key/Legend

• Political Map