1. What are the names of the four
hemispheres of the Earth? In which two do
you live?
• North, South, East, and West Hemispheres
• We live in the North and West Hemispheres
2. What does a star or dot in a circle mean on a
map?
That location is a capital
3. Which of the following is not a
city: Columbus, Missouri,
Atlanta, Charleston?
Missouri is a state not a city.
4.What is the name given to a point
of land extending into a body of
water?
A peninsula
5. What is the name of the imaginary
line that divides the Earth into the
N and S Hemispheres?
The Equator
6. Is the Tropic of Capricorn N or
S of the equator?
S of the equator
7. What is the Southernmost
point in the world called?
The South Pole
8. Name the five oceans of the
Earth.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
9.Which of the following is not a
state: Kansas, Iowa,
Washington, D.C., Oregon?
Washington, D.C.
10. Is the Antarctic Circle N or S
of the equator?
S of the equator
11. What part of a map contains
information on what the map’s symbols
mean?
The map key
12. What is a continent? What are the
names of the continents?
A large landmass that rises above an ocean.
• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• South America
• Antarctica
• Europe
• Australia
13.Which is the second largest
continent in the world?
Africa
14. Which hemisphere is south of
where you live?
The Southern Hemisphere
15. Write or draw a definition of a gulf.
What is the most known gulf in the
U.S.?
-A body of water connected to a sea or ocean
that is mostly surrounded by land.
-The Gulf of Mexico
16. What term is used to describe an
area of land that is completely
surrounded by water?
Island
17.How many states are there in
the U.S.?
50
18. What body of water connects
Lake Ontario to the Atlantic
Ocean?
The St. Lawrence River
19. What is a coast?
The land along a big body of water.
20. Including Louisiana and Minnesota
there are 24 states west of the
Mississippi River. How many states
then are east of the Mississippi?
26