FAPS Grade Six Week 2 SS Review

What are the lines that go from North to South on a map called?

• longitude

• latitude

• north lines

• long lines

What is the name of the line at zero degrees latitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian 
• center of the earth
• 0

What are the lines called that go from east to west on a map?

• Latitude 
• Longitude 
• Short lines
• horizontal 

What is the name of the line of latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• Equator 
• Prime Mandarin 
• Center 
• Tropic of Cancer 

The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?

• Latitude lines
• International Date lines
• Longitude lines
• Meridian lines

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

How many continents are there in the world?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

Which continent is located at #5?

• South America
• Asia
• Australia
• Antarctica

Which is the largest continent in the world?

• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• Antarctica

This is the smallest continent, farthest away from the others where you may find koalas and kangaroos.

• Europe
• Africa
• South America
• Australia