Understanding the Geography of the World

The ____________________ is an imaginary line that divides the world into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

• equator
• prime meridian

• border

• ocean

The five largest bodies of water on Earth are called ____________________.

• oceans
• lakes

• rivers

• seas

A ____________________ is the city where the government of a country or state meets.

• lower case

• White House

• capitol

• border

The study of Earth's land, water, air, and people is called _____________.

• geography
• geology

• geometry

• chronology

The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into

• continents

• countries

• oceans

• hemispheres

Which of these is completely in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Antarctica and Australia are

• oceans

• continents

• seas

• spheres

The United States is an example of a

• city

• country

• continent

• state

A ______ is the line where one place such as a country or a state ends and another begins.

• border

• continent

• geography

• hemisphere

There are seven continents and five______.

(Hint: largest bodies of water)

• seas

• lakes

• rivers

• oceans