1) North, East, South, West are called: a) Cardinal directions b) geography directions c) physical directions 2) The largest body of water on Earth is called: a) lake b) pond c) ocean 3) There are ___ continents on Earth. a) 5 b) 7 c) 6 4) The 5 oceans are Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic, and _________. a) Indian b) Chinese c) Russian 5) The biggest continent is ______. a) Africa b) Australia c) Asia 6) The smallest continent is: a) Australia b) Africa c) Antarctica 7) An ______ is a body of land completely surrounded by water. a) beach b) island c) bay 8) A _____________ is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. a) peninsula b) island c) lake 9) A __________ is a large, steep area of land which usually rises more than 1,000 feet. a) hill b) mountain c) mesa 10) A _________ is a dry area of land having very little rainfall or plant life. a) desert b) rainforest c) canyon 11) An imaginary line around the Earth that goes exactly midway between the North Pole and the South Pole and divides it into two equal halves is called the _________. a) equator b) axis c) longitude 12) A map usually used by motorists, which shows highways and roads for driving is called a _____________. a) Road Map b) Physical Map c) Weather Map 13) A map showing weather conditions: a) weather map b) road map c) political map 14) A map that shows boundaries of countries, states, counties, or cities. a) political map b) physical map c) weather map 15) A raised area of land, not as high as a mountain: a) hill b) mesa c) lowlands 16) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea. a) cape b) beach c) peninsula 17) A large body of year-round ice and snow that slowly moves. a) river b) lake c) glacier 18) Swamps, marshes, and mud flats. a) waterfall b) wetlands c) lakes 19) A narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water. a) valley b) isthmus c) waterfall 20) A mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock, or gas erupts. a) plateau b) canyon c) volcano

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