| earthcare balloon preparation |


| grades 7 to 8

You may use any resources available to you to find the answers to these questions. An atlas may be beneficial.

  1. On the attached map label the seven continents and four oceans.

  2. True or false: The tilt of the earth is partially responsible for the season of the year.

  3. What is a Great Circle? (hint) Why does an airplane traveling from Montreal to London, England fly over Iceland?

  4. The world's longest mountain range lies under water. What is its name?

  5. What is the difference between an island, a peninsula and an isthmus?

              
    Island



    Peninsula




    Isthmus




  6. What province in Canada is completely surrounded by water? What state in the United Sates is completely surrounded by water?

  7. What is the highest point on earth?

  8. How long does it take the earth to travel once around the sun?

  9. What is the earth's one natural satellite?

  10. What kind of geographical feature does a volcano form when it rises through the
    surface of a sea or lake?

  11. What is the longest group of coral reefs in the world?

  12. 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

  13. What are the names of the seven continents in order from the smallest to the largest?

  14. What is the name of the inmaginary line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

  15. Name the earth's tallest mountain, measured from its base to its peak. (hint: See questions 10 and 6)