Geography Quiz Prep

A __________ relates relative distance on a map to true distance on the Earth.

What are the imaginary lines that run from the poles, north to south, across the Earth?

What are the names of the imaginary lines that run east to west across the globe?

Fill the blanks: Earth's 5 oceans include Arctic, _________, Atlantic, ________, and Southern.

The sun strikes this imaginary line on 1st day of winter (Dec 21) in the Northern Hemisphere.

These two lines form the grid system so that we can find our position on the Earth.

There is just one country on the continent pictured here.

What is the name of this continent? (Hint: We live here)

This type of map typically shows countries, state, and other important man-made boundaries.

The South Pole is near one of Earth's seven continents and one of its five oceans. Name them.

What continent is this?

This type of map typically shows land and water features.

This line, at zero degrees latitude, divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

What is this continent?

Which continent is this?

This line, at zero degrees longitude, divides the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

Which is the closest ocean to us in Florida?

The North Pole is located near the Arctic Circle and which of the Earth's five oceans?

What continent is this?

The sun strikes this imaginary line on 1st day of summer (June 21) in the Northern Hemisphere.