World Geography Review

Continents

1. 100 The largest continent by land area Response: Asia Asia is the largest continent on Earth by area and number of people. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Asia”
2. 200 The continent that contains the Sahara Desert Response: Africa The Sahara is a desert spanning North Africa. Source: Wikipedia, “Sahara”
3. 300 The continent that contains the Amazon rainforest Response: South America The geography of western South America is dominated by the Andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná flow. Source: Wikipedia, “South America”
4. 400 The only continent without a native human population Response: Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. Source: Wikipedia, “Antarctic Treaty System”
5. 500 The continent containing Finland Response: Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Source: Wikipedia, “Finland”

Oceans

1. 100 The largest ocean Response: The Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean and covers one third of the surface of the entire world. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Pacific Ocean”
2. 200 The ocean between Africa and Australia Response: The Indian Ocean Meridionally, the Indian Ocean is delimited from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian, running south from Cape Agulhas, South Africa, and from the Pacific Ocean by the meridian of 146°49'E, running south from South East Cape on the island of Tasmania in Australia. Source: Wikipedia, “Indian Ocean”
3. 300 The ocean east of North America Response: The Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. Source: Wikipedia, “Atlantic Ocean”
4. 400 The ocean surrounding the North Pole Response: The Arctic Ocean The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N. Source: Wikipedia, “Arctic Ocean”
5. 500 The ocean surrounding Antarctica Response: The Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. Source: Wikipedia, “Southern Ocean”

Landforms

1. 100 A low area of land between hills or mountains Response: A valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Source: Wikipedia, “Valley”
2. 200 Land surrounded by water on three sides Response: A peninsula A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. Source: Wikipedia, “Peninsula”
3. 300 A chain or group of islands Response: An archipelago For example, Scotland has more than 700 islands surrounding its mainland, which form an archipelago. Source: Wikipedia, “Archipelago”
4. 400 A large natural stream of flowing water Response: A river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. Source: Wikipedia, “River”
5. 500 A flat area of land raised high above nearby land Response: A plateau A plateau is an area of raised land that is flat on top. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Plateau”

Map Skills

1. 100 The direction opposite east Response: West The west is the opposite direction of the east. Source: Wikibooks, “English-Hanzi/West”
2. 200 The line at zero degrees latitude Response: The Equator In spatial (3D) geometry, as applied in astronomy, the equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°. Source: Wikipedia, “Equator”
3. 300 The line at zero degrees longitude Response: The Prime Meridian A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Source: Wikipedia, “Prime meridian”
4. 400 The part of a map that explains its symbols Response: The key or legend Examples of this include designing a map title so that it clearly conveys the map purpose and is noticed at the beginning of the process, and designing legends so that the symbols explained therein can be quickly and easily compared to the corresponding symbols in the map. Source: Wikipedia, “Map layout”
5. 500 A map's relationship between map distance and real distance Response: Scale The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. Source: Wikipedia, “Scale (map)”

World Places

1. 100 The country shaped like a boot on maps of Europe Response: Italy Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region, is located in southern Europe and comprises the long, boot-shaped Italian Peninsula crossed by the Apennines, the southern side of Alps, the large plain of the Po Valley and some islands including Sicily and Sardinia. Source: Wikipedia, “Geography of Italy”
2. 200 The country containing the Great Pyramids of Giza Response: Egypt The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. Source: Wikipedia, “Giza pyramid complex”
3. 300 The country containing the city of Tokyo Response: Japan Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Japan”
4. 400 The mountain range commonly used as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia Response: The Ural Mountains A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains and Ural River, and to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe. Source: Wikipedia, “Asia”
5. 500 The river that flows through London Response: The River Thames London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Source: Wikipedia, “London”

Final round: Coordinates

This circle of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Response: The Equator The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Source: Wikipedia, “Equator”