Continents & Oceans
Map Features
Lines, Lines, Lines
Population Density
Could be anything
100
What continent is found at the most southern part of the globe? (hint: it is very cold here)
Antarctica
100
What is the symbol called that shows the 4 cardinal directions? (N, S, E, W)
Compass Rose
100
What are the invisible lines called that travel the Earth horizontally? (side to side)
Latitude Lines
100
Would a country have HIGH or LOW population density if it were right near the ocean?
High
100
What is the landform that is higher than the surrounding land and has a peak on top? (hint: often times the peak is covered in snow)
Mountains
200
What continent do we live on?
North America
200
What is the map feature that has symbols and tells what they represent?
Map Key or Legend
200
What is the invisble line called that splits the Earth in half horizontally? (side to side)
Equator
200
Does this picture show HIGH or LOW population density?
low
200
How many states in the USA are NOT in the Arctic Circle?
49
300
Name a continent that is TOTALLY in the Eastern hemisphere.
Acceptable answers:
Australia
Asia
300
What is MISSING from this map that would make it useful?
A key or legend
300
How many hemispheres are there?
Four
300
What is the biggest continent that has the most people living there?
Asia
300
What is an area of low-lying land that is mostly flat?
Plain
400
Name all 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, North American, South America, Antartica, Europe, Austrailia
400
Which TWO world countries are we learning about that are totally in the tropics?
Brazil and Kenya
400
What are the lines on the top and bottom of the tropics called?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
400
Does Antarctica have high or low population density?
Low
400
What STATE in the USA is a giant peninsula? (hint: palm trees)
Florida
500
Name a continent that does NOT touch the Pacific Ocean.
Europe or Africa
500
Which is the one state in the USA that is TOTALLY in the tropics?
Hawaii
500
What imaginary line splits the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
500
Why does the northern part of Africa have very low population density?
It is the desert.
500
Name the two hemispheres that North America is part of.
Northern and Western