Basic Geography/World Map Test

What is the weather like at 0 degrees latitude?

What is 0 degrees latitude called?

According to scientists, where did the first human beings appear?

Which of these countries is located in North America?

How does the Pacific Ocean compare to the world's other oceans?

When would a mental map be most helpful?

What is the biggest challenge of drawing maps of the Earth?

How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?

What can you infer about Australian wildlife from the information in the movie?

The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary ___ over the planet.

What is the weather like at 90 degrees north latitude?

What can you conclude from the fact that political maps often change, but physical maps do not?

In what way is Australia unique?

What might you find on a historical map?

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What is the significance of Greenwich, England?

Which is the smallest continent?

How is Antarctica different from the other continents?

Which phrase best describes Europe?

If you are looking for the world's largest tropical rainforest, where would you travel?

Which is the largest continent?

What can you infer about the Northern and Southern Oceans?

What might happen if warm and cool currents did not move through the ocean's waters?

What can you find on almost every map?

On which continent does the majority of the world's population live?

Which of the following is most likely to mark the boundary between two continents?