Basic Geography Quiz

Where do you find the meaning of symbols on a map?

• Title
• Inset Map
• Compass Rose
• Legend

What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0° latitude?

• prime meridian
• axis
• hemisphere
• equator

What are lines of latitude also called?

• parallels
• meridians
• poles
• axis

what are lines of longitude also called?

• parallels
• meridians
• axis
• hemispheres

What are the seven large landmasses on earth called?

• continents
• oceans
• hemispheres
• countries

What do we call half of the earth?

• a hemisphere
• the prime meridian
• a continent
• the equator

Where is North America located? 

• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere

Main directions: North, South, East, West

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Points

• Scales

• Intermediate Points

The in-between directions: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Cardinal Points

• Intermediate Points

• Compass Rose

• Legend/Key

A type of map that shows land and bodies of water.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Legend

• Scales