You may use any resources
available to you to find the answers to these questions. An atlas may
be beneficial.
On the attached map label the seven
continents and four oceans.
True or false: The tilt of the earth
is partially responsible for the season of the year.
What is a Great Circle? (hint) Why
does an airplane traveling from Montreal to London, England fly over
Iceland?
The world's longest mountain range lies under water.
What is its name?
What is the difference between an island, a peninsula
and an isthmus?
Island
Peninsula
Isthmus
What province in Canada is completely surrounded
by water? What state in the United Sates is completely surrounded
by water?
What is the highest point on earth?
How long does it take the earth to travel once around
the sun?
What is the earth's one natural satellite?
What kind of geographical feature does a volcano
form when it rises through the
surface of a sea or lake?
What is the longest group of coral reefs in the world?
How much of the earth's rain forests are destroyed every
minute?
A. Enough
to fill 2 football fields
B. Enough
to fill 27 football fields
C. Enough
to fill 50 football fields
What are the names of the seven continents in order
from the smallest to the largest?
What is the name of the inmaginary line dividing
the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Name the earth's tallest mountain, measured from
its base to its peak. (hint: See questions 10 and 6)