Maps
Landforms
Places
Rivers
Weather
100

Where do you find what a map is about?

Title

100

A series of mountains usually in line.

Range

100

What country are the Great Pyramids in?

Egypt

100

Name of the river that enters the ocean near Maryborough.

Mary

100

What comes first, thunder or lightning?

Lightning

200

Word (starts with 'O') that describes north, south, east and west.

Orientation

200

A man made body of water where water is stored.

Dam

200

The Amazon Rainforest is predominantly in which country?

Brazil

200

The name of the river that the city of Melbourne is situated on.

Yarra

200

If I face north and there is a northerly wind, is the wind to my back or blowing in my face?

Face

300

1:50 is an example of what on a map?

Scale

300

A thin body of water (sometimes man made) that separates two larger bodies of water.

Canal

300

What two countries does Niagra Falls straddle?

USA and Canada

300

Longest river in the world.

Nile

300

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus

Cirrus

Stratus


Cumulonimbus

400

Latitude are lines going which way?

Across (indicates north/south position)

400

Uluru is an example of this type of landform.

Monolith

400

If I went to Bolivia, in which continent would I be in?

South America

400
'Mother River of China', commonly know as?

Yellow River

400

Cyclone Tracey destroyed which Australian town in 1974?

Darwin

500

What is the name of the profession that makes maps?

Cartographer

500

What is the name of the world's deepest trench?

Mariana

500

In what country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Italy

500

What famous river drains the southern half of the USA?

Mississippi

500

Why do we get a 'sea breeze'?

Land heats up more than water, so the hot air above land rises, letting the cooler air from the sea move in underneath, creating a breeze.