Grade 8 Jeopardy

Time Zones

100

How many time zones are in Australia?

3

200

True or False:

Latitude runs West to East

False: Latitude runs North to South

300

The International Date Line is at what degree?

180 degrees

400

What is known as zero Latitude?

The Equator 

500

Where do the time zones start?

Greenwich, England

World

100

Name 7 continents 

-North America

-South America

-Africa 

-Europe 

-Asia

-Australia

-Antarctica 

200

Name 5 oceans

-Atlantic 

-Pacific 

-Southern 

-Indian

-Arctic 

300

Name 3 Territories 

-Northwest 

-Nunavut 

-Yukon

400

How many provinces are in Canada?

10 provinces + 3 territories 

500

How many states are in the USA?

52 States

Time Zones

100

Name 5 places in the Eastern Time Zone?

Answers may vary

200

Name 5 time zones?

-New Found Land

-Atlantic 

-Eastern

-Central

-Mountain 

-Pacific 

300

If it is 5pm in Quebec, What time is it in Alberta 

3PM

400

How many time zones are in the world?

24 time zones

500

Name 2 Physical Geography Terms

-Mountain range

-Peninsula 

-Platea

World

100

Name 3 countries that the Equator passes through

Answers may vary 

200

What is the biggest Country in America? 

Brazil 

300

True or False: The Tropic of Capricorn is the Southernmost latitude where the sun can be overhead

TRUE

400

True or False: The USA is the 2nd most populous country

False: 3rd most populous country

500

What degree is the North Pole located?

90 degrees north latitude & 90 degrees south latitude