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Geography of The World 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT true about Earth?

a)

The Earth is wider at the equator than at the poles.

b)

The Earth includes large land masses and large bodies of water.

c)

The Equator and The Prime Meridian cross each other.

d)

The North Pole is on the top of The Earth and the South Pole is on the bottom.

2.

The ______________ is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Primary Latitude

3.

Which is NOT true about the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

It is called the Prime Meridian

b)

It is a line of latitude like the Equator

c)

It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

It can only be seen on maps of the Earth

4.

A line where a state or country ends and another begins is called a...

a)

border.

b)

equator

c)

government

d)

river

5.

The city where a government for a state or country meets is called a ...

a)

capital

b)

mayor

c)

town

d)

governor

6.

The largest bodies of water on earth are called...

a)

big lakes

b)

rivers

c)

oceans

d)

continents

7.

What is an area of land with its own government called?

a)

a country

b)

a capital city

c)

united

d)

a community

8.

The study of Earths land, water, air, and people is called...

a)

social studies

b)

geography

c)

geometry

d)

earthography

9.

The Equator and Prime Meridian divide the earth into...

a)

equal groups

b)

continents

c)

oceans

d)

hemispheres

10.

What is a group that helps run a community, state, or country called?

a)

capital

b)

Government

c)

Governor

d)

Community

11.

The large body of water East of North America is...

a)

The Hudson River

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Gulf of Mexico

12.

What is a peninsula?

a)

a state

b)

water surrounded by land

c)

land surrounded by water on 3 sides

d)

land surrounded by water

13.

What is a large body of water surrounded by land called?

a)

trapped water

b)

a gulf

c)

a peninsula

d)

a lake

14.

Cities and towns are all...

a)

communities

b)

states

c)

peninsulas

d)

capitals

15.

What does hemisphere mean?

a)

Like a sphere

b)

half a sphere

c)

He misspelled here

d)

divided into 4

16.

The Prime Meridian passes through which city?

a)

New York City, NY, USA

b)

Greenwich, England

c)

Beijing, China

d)

London, England

17.

True or False: The Prime Meridian runs through Europe, Africa, and Australia.

a)

True

b)

False, it doesn't touch Australia, only the other two.

c)

False, it runs through Antarctica also but not Australia

d)

False, it runs through South America, Africa, and Asia

18.

The leader of a city's government is called the...

a)

King

b)

Governor

c)

Administrator

d)

Mayor

19.

Which of the following is NOT a natural border?

a)

river

b)

coast

c)

mountains

d)

wall

20.

Which continent is East of Europe?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Greenland

21.

Which continent can be found in all 4 hemispheres?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

22.

Which is NOT an ocean on Earth?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

e)

Metropolitan

23.

What is TRUE about the pictured continent?

a)

It is NOT Australia

b)

It is an island and a continent

c)

It does not have any coasts

d)

The water close to the land is deeper

24.

Which image shows the North West Hemisphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

This symbol is found on maps. What is it called and what is it used for?

a)

A compass rose used to show cardinal directions like N,S,E,W and intermediate directions like NE, SE, NW, SW.

b)

A compass rose is used to show points that are pointy so you don't have to be rude because pointing is rude.

c)

A flower direction thingy with letters on the pointy parts that tell the directions on the map like N, NE, NW, E, W, S, SE, SW.

d)

The symbol is used to show directions on a map like N,S,E,W, and intermediate directions in between, also, It is called Sproing!