Daily Geo Quiz Review #3 (Fall Semester 2024)

What does the star icon represent in geography?

• A) State

• B) Capital

• C) Land Feature

• D) Maps

What does the flag icon represent in geography?

• A) Country

• B) Continent

• C) Body of Water

• D) Maps

Latitude is measured North and South of what imaginary line?

• Equator: which is 0 degrees north/south

• Prime Meridian: which is 0 degrees east/west

• Tropic of Cancer: which is 23.5 degrees north

• Tropic of Capricorn: which is 23.5 degrees south

Which is NOT a city?

• Bangladesh

• Tokyo (Japan)

• Amsterdam (Netherlands)

• New Delhi (India)

What is the name given to a point of land extending into a body of water?

• Cape

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Delta

Is the Antarctic circle North or South of the Equator?

• North (it circles 66.5 degrees to the north)

• South (it circles 66.5 degrees to the south)

• At the Equator

• East of the Equator

What are the names of the four hemispheres of the Earth?

• Northern hemisphere/ Southern Hemisphere/ Western Hemisphere/ Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere/ Southern Hemisphere/ Arctic Hemisphere/ Antarctic Hemisphere

• Equatorial Hemisphere/ Polar Hemisphere/ Western Hemisphere/ Eastern Hemisphere

• Tropical Hemisphere/ Temperate Hemisphere/ Western Hemisphere/ Eastern Hemisphere

Which of the following is not a state?

• Arkansas (state)

• Dallas (city in Texas)

• Delaware (state)

• Kansas (state)

What does a star or a dot in a circle usually mean on a map?

• A major city or capital

• A mountain peak

• A river source

• A national park

All lines of longitude are measured East and West of what imaginary line?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line