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Geography Challenge

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
4.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
5.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
6.
Which runs vertically around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
7.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
8.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
9.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
10.
What is the name of a 3D sphere of the Earth.
a)
Map
b)
Globe
c)
Earth
d)
Ball
11.
What  is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees south?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn 
d)
Antarctic Circle
12.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
13.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
14.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
15.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
16.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
17.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
18.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
19.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
20.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
21.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
22.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
23.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

24.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

25.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

26.

Which choice is the legend or key of a map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What does the "N" on the compass rose stand for?

a)

North

b)

Napa

c)

Norway

d)

Nevada

28.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
29.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
30.
What direction would you travel in to get from Perth to Sydney
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
31.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
32.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
33.
Catherine's house is in the __ corner of the map.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
northwestern
d)
northeastern
34.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

35.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

36.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

37.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

38.

What is a compass?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

39.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

USA

40.

What do they show in the key?

a)

Map Skills

b)

N, S, E, W

c)

rivers, mountains, roads

41.

Look at the key: which symbols stands for the capital?

a)
b)
c)
42.

Look at the key: which symbol means bridge?

a)
b)
c)
43.

What do they show in the compass?

a)

Map Skills

b)

N, S, E, W

c)

rivers, mountains, roads

44.

Read the map: Which direction are the houses?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

45.

Where is Australia?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

46.

Where is the Arctic Ocean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

47.

Where is the fuel?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

48.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
49.
Which continent is located at #7?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
50.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
51.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
52.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
53.
Which continent is located at #4?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
54.
Which continent is located at #1?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Asia
55.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
56.
Which continent is located at #2?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
57.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
58.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
59.
Which continent is located at #7?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
60.
Which continent is located at #4?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
61.
Which continent is located at #1?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Asia
62.
Which continent is home of the Sahara Desert and is considered the hottest?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
63.
On this continent, you can find animal species such as penguins, seals and some birds. This is the coldest continent.
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Europe
64.
This continent is covered by large rainforests and is the wettest.
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Africa
65.

North, East, South, West are what kind of directions?

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

66.

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest are what kind of directions

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

67.

Use the map. If you fly from Australia to South America what direction did you fly?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

68.

Use the map. If you fly to Africa from Europe what direction did you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

69.

One half of the earth is called a...

a)

Quartersphere

b)

Sphere

c)

Half

d)

Hemisphere

70.

How many hemispheres does earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

71.

Use the map. What two hemispheres is Australia in?

a)

Southern & Eastern

b)

Southern & Western

c)

Northern & Southern

d)

Eastern & Western

72.

Use the map. What hemispheres is North America in?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Northern & Western

c)

Southern

d)

Eastern & Western

73.

Use the Map. What hemispheres is the Pacific Ocean in?

a)

Northern

b)

Northern & Eastern

c)

Northern & Eastern & Southern

d)

All 4 Hemispheres

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