World Geography Review

What is the term for the seven large landmasses on Earth?

• oceans

• continents
• hemispheres

• lakes

What is the term for the five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents?

• continents
• hemispheres

• lakes

• oceans

What is the term for one half of the earth?

• hemisphere
• prime meridian

• continent

• equator

What is the term for the tool on a map that shows cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions?

• compass rose
• latitude

• longitude

• prime meridian

What is the term for the imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°?

• equator
• Southern Ocean
• Africa
• Northern Hemisphere

Which continent is shaded BROWN and labeled with the letter E?

• North America
• Asia

• Antarctica

• Europe

Which continent is shaded GREEN and labeled with the letter D?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• South America

Which continent is shaded PURPLE and labeled with the letter B?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe
• Asia

Which continent is shaded RED and labeled with the letter A?

• Asia
• Africa

• North America

• Europe

Which continent is shaded YELLOW and labeled with the letter F?

• Africa
• Asia

• Antarctica

• Europe