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Unit 1-World Geography

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Letter A represents which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

2.

Letter B represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

3.

Letter C represents which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

4.

Letter E represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

ASia

5.

Letter G represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

6.

Letter G represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

7.

Letter D represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

8.

Letter D represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

9.

Letter F represents which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

10.

The latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves is called the...

a)

Hemisphere

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

11.

The longitude line that divides the Earth into eastern and western halves is called the ...

a)

hemisphere

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

12.

Which continent is at 30 S. , 60 W?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

13.

Letter K represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

14.

Letter K represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

15.

Letter H represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

16.

Letter I represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

17.

Letter J represents which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

18.

Letter L represents which ocean?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

19.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
20.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
21.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
22.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
23.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
24.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
25.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
26.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
27.
Which ocean is the LARGEST in the world?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
28.
Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
29.
Which continent would be located at 30⁰N and -90⁰W?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
30.
Which continent would be located at -90⁰S and 0⁰?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
31.

What might cause climates to differ from Alaska down to Florida?

a)

Distance from the Equator

b)

Global Warming

c)

Migration of Seagulls

d)

Weathermen on News Channels

32.
What are the 2 coldest points on Earth?
a)
Equator & Prime Meridian
b)
Latitude & Longitude
c)
North & South Pole
d)
Africa & Antarctica
33.
Each half of the globe is  known as a ____________. 
a)
bravura
b)
hemisphere
c)
diagonal
d)
unilateral section
34.

Huge land mass

a)

Country

b)

County

c)

City

d)

Continent

35.

The United States of America is a country located on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

36.
What continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Virginia
c)
United States
d)
North America
37.
B.C.E. stands for
a)
Before Christ
b)
Best Common Era
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Common Era
38.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
39.
Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?
a)
100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
b)
1000 BC, 450 BC, 2013 CE, 2014 CE
c)
450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
d)
1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD
40.

AD means

a)

Anno Domini

b)

After Death

c)

After Christ

d)

Before Christ

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