Geography Quiz

Define Strait:

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

• a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; usually in the shape of a triangle

• a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

• a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Define peninsula

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
• a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; usually in the shape of a triangle
• a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
• a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
• a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Define archipelago:

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
• a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; usually in the shape of a triangle
• a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
• a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
• a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Define isthmus:

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
• a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; usually in the shape of a triangle
• a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
• a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
• a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Define delta

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
• a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; usually in the shape of a triangle
• a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
• a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
• a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

What the largest continent?

• North America
• South America
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

What continent is also considered an island?

• North America
• South America
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

Which continents are in the eastern hemisphere (totally or partially)?

• North America
• South America
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

What continent is directly south of North America?

• North America
• South America
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

Which two continents are entirely in the southern hemisphere? (Pick 2 answers.)

• Antarctica

• South America

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe