Geography and Landmarks Quiz

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• NorthEast, NorthWest, SouthEast, SouthWest

What are the intermediate directions?

• Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

• North, South, East, West

What are two ways that the geography of the different regions in the United States are similar and different?

The Earth is divided into two halves called hemispheres. What are the hemispheres that are above and below the equator?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

What is the imaginary line that runs horizontally (left to right) around the center of the Earth called?

The Earth is also divided into two halves that run between the North and South Poles. What are the hemispheres that are to the East and West of the prime meridian and below the equator?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Nothern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What is the imaginary line that runs vertically (up and down) between the North and South Pole called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator

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The United States is located in (a)   continent.

• North America
• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

The ocean located to the east of the United States is (a)   .

• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Indian
• Arctic

Which natural landmark is located in Tennessee and North Carolina in the eastern United States, and are part of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Smokey Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Wyatt Mountains

• Garon Mountains