Geography Terms Quizs

continent

• Africa

• Asia

• Mars

• Jupiter

country

• A specific area of land that has its own people and government.

• A large body of water surrounded by land.

• A type of animal that lives in the wild.

• A form of government where power is held by a single ruler.

border

• A line on a map showing the edge of a city, state, or country.

• A type of geographical feature that separates two regions.

• A decorative element used in graphic design.

• A term used to describe the boundary of a property.

map

• A drawing showing features of an area.

• A tool for measuring distances.

• A representation of a three-dimensional object.

• A guide for navigating through a city.

equator

• An imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• A line that marks the boundary between two countries

• The longest line of longitude on the earth

• A circle that represents the Earth's rotation axis

globe

• A globe is a round, ball-shaped model of the earth.

• A globe is a flat representation of the earth's surface.

• A globe is a type of map used for navigation.

• A globe is a device used to measure time.

What is the Prime Meridian?

• A line of longitude at 0 degrees

• A line of latitude at 0 degrees

• The equator

• The International Date Line

Prime Meridian

• An imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• An imaginary line of longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• A physical boundary that separates countries in the eastern hemisphere

• A historical reference point for measuring time zones

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• equator

• prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

longitude

• An imaginary line called a meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• A measurement of distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• A type of latitude that measures the distance from the equator

• A geographical term for the height above sea level