Continents & Oceans
Map Basics
Hemispheres
5 Themes of Geography
Geographic Features
100

 This is the largest ocean on Earth

What is the Pacific Ocean?

100

These are lines that run horizontally and measure distance north and south

What are lines of latitude (or parallels)?

100

Which hemisphere is North America located in?

What is the Northern Hemisphere/western Hemisphere? (Also accept: Western Hemisphere)

100

Which theme describes the unique characteristics of a place?

What is Place?

100

On which continent is the Sahara Desert located?

What is Africa?

200

How many continents are there?

7

200

What is the Prime Meridian used to measure?

What is distance east and west?

200

Name two hemispheres that Australia is in

What are the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres?

200

A car made in Japan is sold to North Carolina. Which theme does this represent?

What is Movement?

200

What do the Great Lakes serve as?

What is a natural border between the United States and Canada?

300

Which continent is also a country?

What is Australia?

300

How do latitude and longitude lines differ?

What is: latitude runs east-west and measures north-south, while longitude runs north-south and measures east-west?

300

What divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

What is the Prime Meridian?

300

Laws protecting animal habitats from logging represent which theme?

What is Human-Environment Interaction?

300

Why is Australia unique among all countries?

What is because it is the only country that is also a continent?

400

Name the continents from north to south

What are North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and Antarctica?

400

If a location is at 40°N, 75°W, which hemispheres is it in?

What are the Northern and Western Hemispheres?

400

A location is in the Southern and Western Hemispheres. What can you conclude?

What is the location is south of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?

400

Which theme is represented by: "Michigan is north of Ohio"?

What is Location?

400

Which ocean is west of North and South America?

What is the Pacific Ocean?

500

True or False There are 6 oceans on Earth

What is false? (There are 5 oceans)

500

Name the line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

What is the Equator?

500

How many hemispheres is Europe located in?

What is two? (Northern and Eastern)

500

The states in the Southwest United States share similar history and culture. Which theme does this represent?

What is Regions?

500

Name the ocean that surrounds Antarctica and the ocean north of North America, Europe, and Asia

What is the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean?