Geography/History Quizzes

1. What is a mountain?

• A large elevation of the earth's surface
• A lowland
• A land surrounded by water

2. A continent is a large ______________ made up of many countries.

• river
• body of water
• area of land
• island
• mountain range

3. An example of a country is ______________.

• a) Pacific
• b) Africa
• c) Nigeria
• d) Atlantic
• e) Europe

4. What is an island?

• A body of water surrounded by land
• A piece of land surrounded by water

5. There are ______________ continents in the world.

• 4
• b) 5
• c) 6
• d) 7
• e) 8

6. An ocean is a ______________ body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.

• a) small
• b) huge
• c) shallow
• d) narrow
• e) deep

7. An example of a river is _____________

• a) Sahara
• b) Nile
• c) Everest
• d) Pacific
• e) Atlantic

8. A tall natural landform that rises high above the land around it is called a ______________.

• a) river
• b) continent
• c) island
• d) mountain
• e) ocean

9. A tool that helps people know directions like North, South, East, and West is called a ______________.

• a) map
• b) seismometer
• c) compass
• d) volcano
• e) thermometer

10. The direction shown at the top of most maps is ______________.

• a) South
• b) East
• c) West
• d) North
• e) Southeast