Geography Terms
Imaginary line drawn horizontally across the centre of the world.
Equator
On what continent would you find Kenya?
Africa
This country is shaped like a boot.
Italy
The largest of the five oceans.
The Pacific Ocean
What type of leaf appears on the flag of Canada?
Maple leaf
First among Meridians!
Prime Meridian
It's a country and a continent.
Australia
Which of these countries is NOT an island nation - Japan, Turkey or New Zealand?
Turkey
The warmest of the five oceans.
Indian Ocean
What direction lies directly opposite southeast on a compass?
Northwest
What is magma called when it erupts?
Lava
Home of the Alps.
Europe
The smallest country in the world - San Marino, Vatican City or Monaco?
Vatican City
A body of water surrounded by land.
Lake
Name the world's highest mountain,
Mount Everest
Florida is an example of this type of land form.
Peninsula
On which continent is the Cape of Good Hope?
Africa - it is in South Africa
In which ocean is the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on the Earth's surface - the Atlantic, Pacific or Indian Ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What is the world's longest river?
The currency of Japan.
Yen
Where are you likely to see entities known as cumulus, cirrus and stratus?
In the sky - they are all types of clouds
On what continent did the potato plant originate?
South America
What European county ceded ownership of Florida to the US in the 1819 Transcontinental Treaty?
Spain
The Red Sea is connected to the Mediterranean via which canal - Manchester Ship Canal, Suez Canal or Panama Canal?
Suez Canal
Christopher Columbus named the first island he found San Salvador. True or False?
True