Geography Quiz

What is the study of the earth and the way people use it called?

• Geography

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Cartography

Which of the following is a flat representation of the Earth?

• Atlas

• Map

• Satellite

• Globe

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

Which term describes a large solid area of land, such as Asia or Africa (there are 7)?

• Region

• Country

• Continent

• Island

What is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river flowing through it?

• Valley

• Plateau

• Plain

• Gorge

What is a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines used to identify locations on a map?

• Compass Rose

• Scale

• Legend

• Grid

Which of the following is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land, often in peaks?

• Hill

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Valley

What is a stream or river that flows into a larger river called?

• Canal

• Delta

• Tributary

• Estuary

What is an object in three-dimensional space that is the surface of a ball; the shape of the globe.

• Pyramid
• Sphere
• Cylinder
• Cube

Which of the following means "half the Earth"?

• equator
• continent
• latitude
• hemisphere