World Geography Basics Quiz

Atmospheric conditions over a long period of time (seasonal) is called....

• climate

• weather

• stratospheric

• hemisphere

A people's "way of life" is called....

• culture

• character

• human-environment interaction

• communism

Place, location, region, movement, and human-environment interaction is known as the....

• "Baker's Dozen"

• Five Themes of Geography

• 12 Days of Christmas

• Hawaii Five O

An area's natural surroundings is called....

• environment

• hemisphere

• tundra

• highlands

The imaginary line of measurement that runs parallel with the equator is called....

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

The imaginary line of measurement that runs parallel with the prime meridian is called....

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

What are the five (5) oceans of Earth?

• Amazon, Big Black, Mississippi, Pearl, and Yazoo

• Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, and Indian

• Persian, Hudson, Red Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian

• Eagle, Dead Sea, Great Lakes, Baltic Sea, and North Sea

What are the seven (7) continents?

• Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe

• Arizona, Augusta, Atlanta, Annapolis, East Germany, West Virginia, and New England

• France, Germany, England, Itlay, Sweden, Poland, Spain, and Ireland

Any form of water, like rain, snow, or fog is called....

• precipitation

• thunderstorm

• sea

• weather

What is geography?

• the study of earth and it's natural surroundings

• study of rocks

• study of the oceans

• study of volcanos