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L1 Know Your Planet

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our earth is a unique planet because

a)

it has water and air.

b)

it is the only planet in the solar system.

c)

it has salt water .

d)

it looks mostly blue when seen from space.

2.

A globe is a ____________________ of the earth. It shows the continents and oceans.

a)

map

b)

model

c)

scale

d)

ratio

3.

A map represents the Earth on a ____________ surface.

a)

thick

b)

rocky

c)

hilly

d)

flat

4.

The needle of a compass always points towards the _________________________

a)

east direction

b)

west direction

c)

north direction

d)

south direction

5.

There are four major directions and four _______________ directions on a map.

a)

intermediate

b)

cardinal

c)

important

d)

safe

6.

Eradapfel, the earliest surviving globe, was made in 1942 by

a)

Georg Glockendon

b)

Martin Behaim

c)

Gerardus Mercator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

7.

On a map I am shown by thick dashes and dots.

a)

land boundary of a city

b)

land boundary of an island

c)

a temple

d)

land boundary of a country.

8.

A continent is one of Earth's seven main divisions of land. The continents are, from largest to smallest-

a)

Australia, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica and Europe

b)

Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, Europe ,South America and Antarctica

c)

Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Europe, Antarctica and Australia.

d)

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.

9.

This ocean encircles Antarctica. It is sometimes considered an extension of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

A ___________ is given on a map to help us understand the colour scheme and symbols used.

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

directions