Countries
What country lies to the east of Victoria in Australia?
New Zealand
What city is the capital of England?
London
What are the two main hemispheres?
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
True or False: Iceland is covered in Ice
False
What statue stands as a welcoming beacon outside of New York City?
The Statue of Liberty
What country is home to Queen Elizabeth II?
England
In which country is Los Angeles found?
United States
Which imaginary lines run North to South on a globe?
Longitude
The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii are near which volcano?
Mount Vesuvius
Which is the larger country (population)
Germany or France ?
Germany
What is the largest country in the world? (Area)
Russia
In which country is Berlin found?
Germany
List the intermediate cardinal points.
NW, NE, SW, SE
In which mountain range is Mount Everest?
The Himalayas
In what country is the Tower of Pisa located?
Italy
Which two countries have a land border with the US?
Canada and Mexico
What city is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
Which of the following shows height of land on maps? Contour lines, grid lines or scale lines?
Contour Lines
What is the largest desert in the world?
How many pyramids are there in the pyramid complex in Egypt?
Three (Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest)
In which country does the Nile River meet the sea?
Egypt
What city is the capital of China?
Beijing
If a scale on a map is 1:25,000, what is 1cm equivalent to?
25,000cm
What is the imaginary line called that connects both the North and South Poles?
Prime Meridian
South Dakota