Geography

Map Skills

100

An imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude.

What is the equator?

200

Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles.

What are lines of longitude?

300

The measure of degrees for both the Prime Meridian and the Equator.

What is 0 degrees?

400

What type of map shows physical features such as mountains, rivers, and elevation?

What is a physical map?

500

The list of symbols and colors used on a map to show what they represent is called a...?

What is a legend?

Earth

100

What is the smallest continent?

What is Australia (or Oceana)

200

What is the largest continent?

What is Asia?

300

How long does one revolution of the Earth take?

365 days.

400

How long is one full rotation of the Earth?

About 24 hours.

500

What kind of temperatures does the tropical zone have?

Hot year round.

Oceans

100

Which Ocean is North America and Africa?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

200

Which ocean is closest to HRV?

What is the Pacific Ocean?

300

Which ocean is above Europe?

What is the Arctic Ocean?

400

Which ocean is below Asia?

What is the Indian Ocean?

500

What is the world's largest ocean?

What is the Pacific Ocean?

City, What Country?

100

What country is Parkdale in?

What is The United States?

200

What country in London in?

What is England, or Great Britain?

300

What country is Hokkaido in?

What is Japan?

400

What country is Marseille in?

What is France?

500

What country is Moscow in?

What country is Russia?

Other

100

How many continents are there?

What is 7?

200

A spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet.

What is a globe?

300

How many oceans are there?

What is 5?

400

What direction is Mexico from here?

What is south?

500

What is the opposite season of spring?

What is fall (autumn).