Vocabulary
Fun with Maps
How Many?
The Biggest and Best
Fun Facts of the World
100
Barren lands that are generally covered with sand.
What are deserts?
100
What continent is highlighted above?
What is Europe?
100
This is the number of countries recognized by the U.S. government.
What is 195?
100
This continent is where the wettest place on Earth is located.
What is Asia? (India)
100
The percentage of the Earth that is water. (You must be exact to get the points)
What is 71%?
200
The study of the Earth's features and the relationships between people and their environments.
What is Geography?
200
What ocean is highlighted on the map?
What is the Arctic Ocean?
200
The number of countries in North America.
What is 23?
200
This is the largest country in the world by area.
What is Russia? (6,592,846 sq mi)
200
This was where the highest temperature was ever recorded on Earth (134.1° F).
Where is Death Valley, California?
300
The Earth's natural features and physical environment - includes landforms, climate and ecosystems.
What is Physical Geography?
300
What country is highlighted on the map?
What is Chile?
300
The number of people in the world that speak English.
What is 512 million?
300
This is the smallest country (by land mass).
What is Vatican City?
300
The percentage of the world's population that lives in the northern hemisphere.
What is 90%?
400
Naturally occuring water which slows between two water sources.
What is a river?
400
What country is highlighted on the map?
What is Ethiopia?
400
The number of countries in South America.
What is 12?
400
This is the longest river on Earth.
What is the Amazon?
400
70% of the world's population live in these two continents.
What are Europe and Asia?
500
Focuses on the study of people, how and where they live, what they do for a living and how they shape the places they live in.
What is Human Geography?
500
What country is labeled on the map?
What is Nepal?
500
The population of Antarctica.
What is 4,490?
500
Name two of the world's poorest countries.
What are Mozambique ($80), Somalia ($100), Eritrea ($100), Ethiopia $100, Dem Rep of Congo ($100)?
500
1/3 of the Earth is made up of this physical feature.
What is the Pacific Ocean?