6th Grade Geography Diagnostic Assessment

A map that shows the features of an area, like mountains, rivers, and lakes, is called a:

• Political map

• Road map

• Physical map

• Weather map

A map that shows borders of countries, states, and cities is called a:

• Topographic map

• Political map

• Climate map

• Resource map

The four main directions on a compass rose are North, South, East, and:

• Up

• Down

• West

• Center

Lines of ______ run east and west around the globe, measuring distance north or south of the Equator.

• longitude

• latitude

• prime meridians

• poles

Lines of ______ run north and south, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

• latitude

• parallels

• longitude

• equators

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the:

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

The largest continent in the world is:

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

The continent that is also a country is:

• South America

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Asia

The continent where the Amazon Rainforest is primarily located is:

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

The continent with the largest desert, the Sahara, is:

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe