Geography Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following landforms with their descriptions.

• A narrow passage of water connecting two seas

• Strait

• A piece of land almost surrounded by water

• Continent

• A large continuous area of land

• Isthmus

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• Peninsula

Match the following landforms with their descriptions.

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• Isthmus

• A large continuous area of land

• Continent

• A narrow passage of water connecting two seas

• Peninsula

• A land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• Strait

(a)   suggests that a supercontinent called Pangaea once existed.

• Continental drift theory
• Landlocked theory
• Oceanic theory
• Cartographer theory

What do you call a country that does not touch any oceans or major bodies of water?

• Peninsula

• Landlocked

• Strait

• Isthmus

Which is the largest and deepest ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

A narrow strip of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water is called a (a)  

• Peninsula
• Continent
• Strait
• Isthmus

What is a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger bodies of land called?

• Peninsula

• Continent

• Strait

• Isthmus

What is a map maker called?

• Atlas

• Cartographer

• Geographer

• Navigator

What is a book of maps called?

• Atlas

• Cartographer

• Geographer

• Navigator

What are lines that go across the map east and west called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Meridian