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BOY Geography Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many continents are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

2.

What do we call the 0 degree latitude line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

3.

What types of lines are these?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

4.

What is the orange continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

5.

What is the name of the purple continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

6.

What continent do you currently live on?

a)

United States

b)

Texas

c)

South America

d)

North America

7.

Which of the following is not a continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

China

d)

Africa

8.

What is the United States' capital city?

a)

Dallas

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Washington

d)

New York

9.

What ocean is #4?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

10.

What ocean is #3?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

11.

What do we call the line at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

12.

Lines of Longitude are measured ___________ and ___________ from the Prime Meridian.

a)

North, West

b)

North, South

c)

East, West

d)

East, South

13.

What is the green continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

14.
Pacific Ocean
a)
D
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
15.
North America
a)
A
b)
F
c)
C
d)
B
16.
South America
a)
D
b)
F
c)
E
d)
G
17.
Africa
a)
D
b)
C
c)
E
d)
B
18.
Antarctica
a)
G
b)
F
c)
E
d)
B
19.
Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.      
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian 
d)
Tropic of Cancer
20.
Which continent is labeled in Red 
a)
Africa 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Europe 
21.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
22.

These maps show country and state boundaries, as well as the location of capitals, other major cities, and bodies of water.

a)

Political map

b)

Climate map

c)

Physical map

d)

Historical map

23.

These lines measure distance in degrees north and south of the equator.

a)

Lines of longitude

b)

Scale of miles/kilometers

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Lines of latitude

24.

Hemispheres are half spheres.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

A map that shows the average number of people per square mile in a particular area is called

a)

A climate map

b)

A small scale map

c)

A historical map

d)

A population density map

26.

What kind of map would you look at if you wanted to find different heights above sea level?

a)

Climate map

b)

Elevation map

c)

Population density map

d)

Historical map

27.

What does per capita mean?

a)

Per square mile

b)

Per caption

c)

Per person

d)

Per percentage

28.

What is the imaginary line that runs east and west around the center of the Earth?

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

29.

Which of the following is a climate map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is this called?

a)

directions

b)

north star

c)

compass rose

d)

gps

31.

It's a large body of saltwater that covers the Earth's surface.

a)

Continent

b)

Ocean

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Equator

32.

It's a large landmass that covers the Earth's surface. (there are seven)

a)

Continent

b)

Ocean

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Equator

33.

The 7 continents are:

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

34.

The countries of Canada, the United States and Mexico can be found on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

35.

What country is North of the United States?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

South America

d)

Russia

36.

What country is South of the United States?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

South America

d)

Russia

37.

How many states are there in the United States?

a)

52

b)

100

c)

13

d)

50

38.

What is the name of the yellow continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antartica

39.

Which of the following is the ice-covered continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Oceania

d)

Antartica

40.

True or False: Spain is a country in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False