Name: ____________________________________________ Period: _____________
You will need a map of the world with the continents and oceans labeled to
answer the following questions.
1. Which continent is the largest in the world? ___________________________
2. This is a compass rose:
It helps us tell directions on a map (North, South, West,
and East). Use the compass rose to help you answer this
question. Is Africa to the north or south of Europe?
________________________________
3. Which ocean is located to the east of Africa? __________________________
4. Which continent is the farthest south? ________________________________
5. Which ocean is the farthest north? ___________________________________
6. Which ocean lies in between North America and Europe? ______________
7. We use imaginary lines on the Earth to make it easier to find specific
locations. The line that runs across the middle of the earth is called the
Equator. It splits the Earth into a top half and a bottom half.
The Equator passes through parts of which 3 continents?
a.______________________________
c.______________________________
b._____________________________
8. These top and bottom halves of the Earth are called the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres. “Hemi” means half. Is Asia in the northern or
southern hemisphere? ___________________________
9. There is also a line that splits the Earth into Western and Eastern
Hemispheres. This line is called the Prime Meridian.
Is South American in the western or eastern hemisphere?________________
10. The Prime Meridian runs through which 3 continents:
a.______________________________
c.______________________________
b._____________________________
You will need a POLITICAL map of the world to answer the next questions.
A political map shows the borders of countries or states.
11. Brazil is the largest country on which continent? ______________________
12. What country is the largest in Asia? _________________________________
13. The island of Cuba, off the southern coast of North America, is located in
which sea? _______________________________________________________
14. The country of France on the continent of Europe is bordered by which
two large countries?
a.______________________________
b._____________________________
15. The country at the southern tip of Africa is
______________________________.
You will need a PHYSICAL map of the world to answer the next questions. A
physical map shows bodies of water and other landforms (like deserts,
mountains, and plains),
16. What is the name of the large desert that runs across North Africa?
a.________________________________
17. What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the west coast of
South America? ___________________________________________________
18. What is the largest desert in Australia called?
a.________________________________________________________
19. What mountain range runs through the eastern United States?
a.________________________________________________________
20. Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain is located just south of the
Plateau of Tibet. It is part of what mountain range?
a.________________________________________________________