Geographical Facts Flashcards
What is the circumference of the earth?
The circumference of the earth is the greatest distance around the earth: approximately 25,000 miles or 40,000 kilometres.
What is the diameter of the earth?
The diameter of the earth is the distance from side to side through the middle: nearly 8,000 miles or 13,000 kilometres.
Which is the largest continent?
Asia
Which is the smallest continent?
Australia
Which is the largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
Which is the warmest ocean?
The Indian Ocean
Which is the smallest and coldest ocean?
The Arctic Ocean
Which is the largest inland body of water?
The Caspian Sea
List the oceans in order of size.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic.
List the continents in order of size.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania.
Which hemisphere has the most land, the Eastern Hemisphere or the Western Hemisphere?
The Eastern Hemisphere
Which hemisphere has the most water, the Eastern Hemisphere or the Western Hemisphere?
The Western Hemisphere
Which hemisphere has the most people, the Eastern Hemisphere or the Western Hemisphere?
The Eastern Hemisphere (approx. six-sevenths of the world’s people)
