Geography Quiz

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole through the earth’s center to the South Pole is called the:

• Prime meridian

• Satellite

• Axis

• Equator

One complete spin on its axis by the earth is called a

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Spin

What is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees south of the equator?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

• Peninsula

• Plain

• Subduction Zone

• Isthmus

What are Earth's largest land masses?

• Solar system

• Continents

• Plateaus

• Atmosphere

Another name for the moon is:

• Satellite

• Asteroid

• Pluto

• Pangaea

What is the hot liquid layer surrounding the core of the Earth?

• Crust

• Tectonic Plates

• Magma

• Mantle

Process of breaking down primary landforms into secondary landforms

• Weathering

• Continental Drift

• Erosion

• Fault

Land bordered by water on three sides

• isthmus

• plateau

• Peninsula

• convection

What was Earth's original connected landmass called?

• Continents

• Pangaea

• Antarctica

• Eurasia