Introduction to Geography

which continent has the highest population in the world?

• Europe

• Australia

• Africa

• Asia

What word means half of the Earth?

• latitude

• prime meridian

• axis

• hemisphere

This imaginary line runs parallel to the equator and are called parallels.

• equator

• lines of latitude

• prime meridian

• lines of longitude

The most southern point on the globe is the ___________.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• equator

• prime meridian

______________ lines are the same distance apart and never meet.

• Prime meridian

• Equator

• Meridian

• Parallel

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

This map is an example of a . . . 

• Topographic Map
• Political Map
• Thematic Map
• Land Use Map

Name the two hemispheres in which Australasia is found.

• Northern and Western
• Southern and Eastern
• Northern and Eastern
• Southern and Western

Which entire continent is found in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres?

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• Australasia