Geography Quiz

Which of the following is a continent?

• Pacific

• North America

• Indian

• Arctic

What does the Equator divide?

• Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Continents and Oceans

• Prime Meridian and Longitude

What does latitude measure?

• Degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

• Degrees north or south of the Equator

• Depth of the ocean

• Height of mountains

What is the Prime Meridian associated with?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Ocean

What is an ocean?

• A small pond

• A large body of salt water contained in a basin

• A river

• A mountain range

What is a high, rocky land with steep sides called?

• Plain

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Coast

What is an area of flat, grassy land known as?

• River

• Plain

• Canyon

• Scale

What term describes a flat highland?

• Plateau

• Coast

• Mountain

• River

What is a large stream of water that runs through the land to another body of water?

• Canyon

• Coast

• River

• Scale

What is a tool on a map that measures the distance between two points?

• Scale

• Canyon

• Plateau

• River