World Geography Pretest
Objectives
• You will be able to:
• Define key geography terms
• Identify the equator, prime meridian, and lines of
latitude and longitude on a map of the world.
• Label the continents correctly
• Label the oceans also
Geography terms to Know
A. On the back of your map, define the following
terms in your own words:
1. Hemisphere:.
2. Equator:
3. Prime meridian:
4. Longitude lines:
5. Latitude line;
6. Key/legend:
B. Draw a compass rose and label the cardinal and intermediate
directions
Please label the Prime Meridian and equator on your map
Please label (nice and big) a line of
longitude and latitude
On your map so I know you
know the difference.
Now label the seven continents
on your
map in all
Capital letters please!
Please now label the five major oceans on your map
World Geography Pretest
Answer Key
A. Geography terms to Know
1. Hemisphere: Half of the globe created by the prime meridian or
the equator.
2. Equator: An imaginary line around the middle of the earth that
divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres.
3. Prime meridian: An imaginary line that divides the globe into the
eastern and western hemispheres.
4. Longitude: Grid lines on a globe going north and south.
5. Latitude: Grid lines on a globe going east and west.
6. Key/legend: Table that explains the symbols on a map.
+1 point for each correct answer
The intermediate directions are northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southwest (SW),
and southeast (SE).
They are located HALFWAY between the cardinal directions.
8-POINT COMPASS
+1 points for each point correctly labeled (total 8 points)
Lets check and review the continents
and oceans now!
Circle each feature you labeled correctly
South America
• South America is
made up of twelve
countries.
• The Pacific Ocean
borders South
America to the West,
and the Atlantic to the
East.
North America
• North America is made up of
four countries: Canada is the
furthest North, The United
States is in the middle, and
Mexico is the furthest south.
Greenland is an Island of North
America, lying Northeast of
Canada.
• There are three Oceans that
touch North America, The
Arctic to the North, The Pacific
to the West, and the Atlantic to
the East.
Australia
• Australia as a
continent includes the
mainland of Australia
along with Tasmania
and many of the
Islands throughout
the Pacific Ocean.
• The Indian Ocean
borders the west and
south, while the
Pacific is on the east.
Asia
• Asia is made up of
numerous countries,
the largest of which
include Russia,
China, and India.
• The Pacific Ocean
lies to the east, while
the Indian Ocean falls
on the southwest.
Europe
• Europe is made up of
forty-eight countries.
• The Atlantic Ocean is
Europe’s western
border.
• The Arctic Ocean is
north of Europe.
Africa
• Africa is made up of
fifty-three countries.
• Africa is surrounded
by the Atlantic Ocean
to the west and the
Indian Ocean to the
East.
Antarctica
• Antarctica is made of
five regions and one
island Chain.
Oceans
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Salt water that covers more than 70
percent of the earth's surface.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Total your score out of 30 points