Geography Quiz

Are the following statements true or false?

1  Latitude is measured east and west of the prime meridian.       

2  A cape is a point of land extending into a body of water.

3  The Antarctic Circle is located south of the equator.

4  A star on a map usually denotes a national capital.

5  Lines of longitude are measured north and south of the equator.

6  When you cross the prime meridian, the date becomes either one day earlier or one day later.

7  Earth's oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic.

8  There are 50 states in the contiguous United States.

9  An area of land extending into a body of water and almost surrounded by water is a peninsula.

10  The Tropic of Cancer is located in the northern hemisphere.

11  Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America form Earth's continental land masses

12  A body of land completely surrounded by water is an island.

13  The part of the map that contains information about what the symbols mean is the key.

14  Longitude lines, or meridians, measure distances north and south.

15  The North Pole is not located on a continent.