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Continents, Oceans, and Maps

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
7
d)
8
2.
What imaginary line separates the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?
a)
the prime meridian
b)
the fall line
c)
the equator
d)
none of the above
3.
What continent is the United States of America on?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
North America
4.

How many oceans are there in the world?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

5.

This is the coldest continent and also home of many penguins.

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

South America

d)

Europe

6.
On which two hemispheres do we live?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Eastern and Southern
c)
Western and Southern
d)
Northern and Western
7.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
8.
Which part of the map shows the symbols located on the map and what they stand for?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Grid lines
c)
Map title
d)
Map key or legend
9.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
10.

Shows distances on a map

a)

map key

b)

ruler

c)

map scale

d)

latitude

11.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Topographic Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Survey Map

d)

Climate Map

12.
What type of map would be most helpful if you were looking for a tall mountain range to go skiing?
a)
Population Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
Physical Map
13.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

14.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

15.

What type of map is this?

a)

political

b)

road

c)

topographic

d)

climate

16.

Which of the type of map is this?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Road map

d)

Useless map

17.

Why do political maps change and physical maps don't?

a)

Physical maps are updated more frequently than political maps.

b)

Everytime there is an election, the physical map has to change.

c)

Because if a country invades another country, the borders change.

d)

Everytime there is an election, the political map changes.

18.

What might you find on a historical map?

a)

Mountains, lakes, and rivers

b)

Height of elevation

c)

A compass rose

d)

Information about a battle between armies

19.

An imaginary line or meridian measuring east or west of the prime meridian.

a)

longitude

b)

langoustine

c)

latitude

d)

geography

20.

What is a person who makes maps is called?

a)

A geologist

b)

Christopher Columbus's brother

c)

A college graduate

d)

A cartographer