World Geography
What is the largest continent on Earth?
Asia
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What part of a map explains symbols and colors?
The map key or legend
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
The First Amendment
What is the most common way citizens participate in democracy?
Voting
What African river is one of the longest in the world?
The Nile River
What is the largest U.S. state by land area?
Alaska
What tool on a map shows north, south, east, and west?
The compass rose
At what age can U.S. citizens vote?
18
Citizens can contact these elected officials to share opinions.
Representatives
What imaginary line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What river forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
What shows how map distance compares to real distance?
The map scale
What right allows citizens to gather peacefully?
The right to assembly
Serving on one of these helps ensure fair trials.
A jury
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What region includes Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi?
The Southeast
What do you call a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas?
An isthmus
What document lists basic American rights?
The Bill of Rights
Citizens stay informed by reading these.
Newspapers or news sources
What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What mountain range stretches from Georgia to Maine?
The Appalachian Mountains
What is a group or chain of islands called?
An archipelago
What right allows citizens to ask the government to change something?
The right to petition
What is it called when citizens work together to solve community problems?
Civic engagement