Map Skills- Globe and World Map/Continents and Oceans

Question 1

Earth is divided into 2 halves… what are those halves called and what divides them?

Answer 1

Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

The Equator divides them.

Question 2

A map of the world is a flattened view of….

Answer 2

The Earth or globe

Question 3

List the 7 continents on our earth

Answer 3

North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australasia/Australia
Antarctica

Question 4

Which continent is furthest south?

Answer 4

Antarctica

Question 5

A world map shows you continents. What else does it show you?

Answer 5

Oceans

Question 6

What ocean is between Africa and South America?

Answer 6

Atlantic Ocean

Question 7

True or False?

There are 2 Pacific Oceans on planet earth.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True of False?

Antartica is the most northern continent

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True of False?

Europe is West of Asia

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False?

Australia is a continent and an island.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What lines divide the world map?

Answer 11

Latitude and longitude

Question 12

My lines run north and south on a globe… what am I?

Answer 12

Lines of longitude

Question 13

What is the difference between a country and a continent?

Answer 13

Country is land belonging to a nation with its own government
Continent is the large piece of land on the world map.
A country is on a Continent.

Eg. Germany is the country that is on the continent of Europe

Question 14

If the Equator divides the north from the south, what line divides the east from the west?

Answer 14

The line of longitude known as the Greenwich Meridian.

Question 15

True or False?

The Greenwich Meridian runs through the continents of North America and South America.

Answer 15

False

It runs through the continents of Europe and Africa