World Geography 2nd Semester Exam

The U. S. is the largest country in the world in population.

• True

• False

What is another name for the lines of latitude?

• Parallels

• Hemispheres

• Meridians

The least populated continent...

• Australia

• South America

• Europe

• Antarctica

The largest continent...

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• Antarctica

What is another name for the lines of longitude?

• Parallels

• Hemispheres

• Meridians

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all a round the world, dividing it in north and south?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Parallels

0* degrees longitude, dividing eastern and western hemispheres

• atlas

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

• longitude

Lines of latitude measure distance ___ and ___ of the Equator.

• north / south

• east / west

• north / east

• south / west

What is another way to call the east and west of our planet?

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• East and west hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• North and South Poles

What is another way to call the north and south of our planet?

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• East and west hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• North and South Poles