World Geography Post Test

Which of the following helps you find direction on a map?

• a scale

• a ruler

• a compass rose

• a piece of string

What is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• the prime meridian

• the degree

• the longitude

• the equator

What is the definition of a coast?

• the land closest to a body of water

• a large mass of land

• a large body of water

• a group of people living in one place

What is the definition of a strait?

• a narrow channel of water tha connects two larger bodies of water

• a body of land completelysurrounded by water

• a large area of the sea partly enclosed by land

• a peice of land that sticks out into the water

Which of the following is a waterway in North America?

• the Sierra Nevada Range

• the Appalachian Range

• the St. Lawrence Seaway

• the Rockies

What kind of weather can you expect in a humid tropical climate?

• long winters

• little or no rainfall

• warm and wet weather all year long

• short summers

What group of countries is in South America?

• Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti

• the United States, Canada, Mexico

• Columbia, Venezuela, Uruguay

• El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama

Where are the West Indies?

• Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Which of the following is a river in Latin America?

• the Amazon

• the Mississippi

• the Hudson

• the Rockies

What is the main part of Europe called?

• continental Europe

• Iberia

• the English Channel

• Russia