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Continents and Oceans

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large body of water is called an ________ .

a)

continent

b)

ocean

c)

Pacific

d)

North America

2.

A large area of land is called a _____

a)

continent

b)

ocean

c)

globe

d)

country

3.

The ______ ocean is the largest ocean on Earth

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

4.

Cananda, USA, and Mexico are on the continent

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

New Jersey

d)

North America

5.

What continent do we live on?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

New Jersey

d)

USA

6.

What is the GREEN continent?

a)

North America

b)

Antartica

c)

Africa

d)

Southern Ocean

7.

What is the LIGHT BLUE Continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Atlantic

d)

Antartica

8.

What is the PINK continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Indian Ocean

9.

What is the RED continent?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Antartica

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

10.

What is the ORANGE continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Antartica

c)

Greenland

d)

Asia

11.

What is the YELLOW continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

12.

What is the DARK BLUE continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Antartica

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

India

13.

On a Compass, what does N stand for?

a)

North

b)

Nasal

c)

Not

d)

Nine

14.

On a compass, what does S stand for?

a)

South

b)

Salsa

c)

Salute

d)

Savage

15.

On a compass, what does E stand for?

a)

Eggs

b)

Emily

c)

East

d)

Energetic

16.

On a compass, what does W stand for?

a)

Waffles

b)

Way

c)

Wow

d)

West

17.

Which ocean is identified by the red dots on this map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

18.

Which ocean is identified by the red dots on this map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

19.

Which ocean is identified by the red dots on this map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

20.

Which ocean is identified by the red dots on this map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

21.

Which compass direction is highlighted in the picture?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

22.

Which compass direction is highlighted in the picture?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

23.

Which compass direction is highlighted in the picture?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

Which compass direction is highlighted in the picture?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

25.

The _______ is the line that runs east to west in the middle of the earth.

a)

globe

b)

parallel

c)

equator

d)

straight line

26.

Lines of Longitude go from...

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

all around Earth

27.

Lines of Latitude go from...

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

all around Earth

28.
All maps contain a _____________________. 
a)
legend
b)
scale
c)
compass rose
d)
all of the above
29.
The Prime Meridian runs _____________________.
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
c)
horizontal
d)
through Georgia
30.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
31.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
32.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
33.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
34.

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

a)

globe

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

ball

35.

What is this called?

a)

Map

b)

Map Key

c)

Globe

36.

What does a map key show?

a)

directions.

b)

things are located on a map by symbols.

c)

how far places are from one another.

37.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Church

b)

Restaurant

c)

School

d)

Park

38.
a)

Resturant

b)

Police

c)

Parking

d)

Mall

39.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Airport

b)

Restaurant

c)

Hospital

40.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Airport

b)

Gas station

c)

Hospital

41.
The Prime Meridian runs _____________________.
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
c)
horizontal
d)
through Georgia
42.
What does an X represent in the map key?
a)
river
b)
mountains
c)
airport
d)
railroad
43.

What is half of a sphere?

a)

part sphere

b)

half sphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Sphere and half

44.

The true model of the earth.

a)

Map

b)

Atlas

c)

Globe

45.

On a compass rose, N, S, E, W are called the _____________

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

latitude

d)

longitude