World Geography Review
A classroom-ready board about continents, oceans, landforms, maps, and world places.
The board
Swipe the board sideways · 5 categories
| Continents | Oceans | Landforms | Map Skills | World Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100The largest continent by land area | 100The largest ocean | 100A low area of land between hills or mountains | 100The direction opposite east | 100The country shaped like a boot on maps of Europe |
| 200The continent that contains the Sahara Desert | 200The ocean between Africa and Australia | 200Land surrounded by water on three sides | 200The line at zero degrees latitude | 200The country containing the Great Pyramids of Giza |
| 300The continent that contains the Amazon rainforest | 300The ocean east of North America | 300A chain or group of islands | 300The line at zero degrees longitude | 300The country containing the city of Tokyo |
| 400The only continent without a native human population | 400The ocean surrounding the North Pole | 400A large natural stream of flowing water | 400The part of a map that explains its symbols | 400The mountain range commonly used as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia |
| 500The continent containing Finland | 500The ocean surrounding Antarctica | 500A flat area of land raised high above nearby land | 500A map's relationship between map distance and real distance | 500The river that flows through London |
Ages 9 to 12 · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes
26 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against
Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.
Player sheet
World Geography Review · Ages 9 to 12 · answers are on the host key
Continents
- 100 The largest continent by land area
- 200 The continent that contains the Sahara Desert
- 300 The continent that contains the Amazon rainforest
- 400 The only continent without a native human population
- 500 The continent containing Finland
Oceans
- 100 The largest ocean
- 200 The ocean between Africa and Australia
- 300 The ocean east of North America
- 400 The ocean surrounding the North Pole
- 500 The ocean surrounding Antarctica
Landforms
- 100 A low area of land between hills or mountains
- 200 Land surrounded by water on three sides
- 300 A chain or group of islands
- 400 A large natural stream of flowing water
- 500 A flat area of land raised high above nearby land
Map Skills
- 100 The direction opposite east
- 200 The line at zero degrees latitude
- 300 The line at zero degrees longitude
- 400 The part of a map that explains its symbols
- 500 A map's relationship between map distance and real distance
World Places
- 100 The country shaped like a boot on maps of Europe
- 200 The country containing the Great Pyramids of Giza
- 300 The country containing the city of Tokyo
- 400 The mountain range commonly used as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia
- 500 The river that flows through London
Final round: Coordinates
This circle of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Host key
World Geography Review · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Continents
- 100 The largest continent by land area Response: AsiaChecked against:
Asia is the largest continent on Earth by area and number of people.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asia&oldid=10915457 - 200 The continent that contains the Sahara Desert Response: AfricaChecked against:
The Sahara is a desert spanning North Africa.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sahara&oldid=1362700122 - 300 The continent that contains the Amazon rainforest Response: South AmericaChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_America&oldid=1365757837 - 400 The only continent without a native human population Response: AntarcticaChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antarctic_Treaty_System&oldid=1363833411 - 500 The continent containing Finland Response: EuropeChecked against:
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finland&oldid=1365403800
Oceans
- 100 The largest ocean Response: The Pacific OceanChecked against:
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean and covers one third of the surface of the entire world.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Ocean&oldid=10787431 - 200 The ocean between Africa and Australia Response: The Indian OceanChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Ocean&oldid=1366030736 - 300 The ocean east of North America Response: The Atlantic OceanChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Ocean&oldid=1365861768 - 400 The ocean surrounding the North Pole Response: The Arctic OceanChecked against:
The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arctic_Ocean&oldid=1366015993 - 500 The ocean surrounding Antarctica Response: The Southern OceanChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_Ocean&oldid=1364862490
Landforms
- 100 A low area of land between hills or mountains Response: A valleyChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley&oldid=1348602991 - 200 Land surrounded by water on three sides Response: A peninsulaChecked against:
A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peninsula&oldid=1363384285 - 300 A chain or group of islands Response: An archipelagoChecked against:
For example, Scotland has more than 700 islands surrounding its mainland, which form an archipelago.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archipelago&oldid=1364076549 - 400 A large natural stream of flowing water Response: A riverChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River&oldid=1362697647 - 500 A flat area of land raised high above nearby land Response: A plateauChecked against:
A plateau is an area of raised land that is flat on top.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plateau&oldid=9668338
Map Skills
- 100 The direction opposite east Response: WestChecked against:
The west is the opposite direction of the east.
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=English-Hanzi%2FWest&oldid=3375902 - 200 The line at zero degrees latitude Response: The EquatorChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equator&oldid=1364542125 - 300 The line at zero degrees longitude Response: The Prime MeridianChecked against:
A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prime_meridian&oldid=1361215580 - 400 The part of a map that explains its symbols Response: The key or legendChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Map_layout&oldid=1315237545 - 500 A map's relationship between map distance and real distance Response: ScaleChecked against:
The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scale_(map)&oldid=1364316802
World Places
- 100 The country shaped like a boot on maps of Europe Response: ItalyChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_Italy&oldid=1357102732 - 200 The country containing the Great Pyramids of Giza Response: EgyptChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giza_pyramid_complex&oldid=1365733545 - 300 The country containing the city of Tokyo Response: JapanChecked against:
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japan&oldid=10899959 - 400 The mountain range commonly used as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia Response: The Ural MountainsChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asia&oldid=1364453913 - 500 The river that flows through London Response: The River ThamesChecked against:
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London&oldid=1365646215
Final round: Coordinates
This circle of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Response: The EquatorChecked against: The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equator&oldid=1364542125
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Continents
The largest continent by land area 100
AsiaChecked against:
Asia is the largest continent on Earth by area and number of people.
Source, pinned revisionThe continent that contains the Sahara Desert 200
AfricaChecked against:
The Sahara is a desert spanning North Africa.
Source, pinned revisionThe continent that contains the Amazon rainforest 300
South AmericaChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe only continent without a native human population 400
AntarcticaChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe continent containing Finland 500
EuropeChecked against:
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Source, pinned revision
Oceans
The largest ocean 100
The Pacific OceanChecked against:
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean and covers one third of the surface of the entire world.
Source, pinned revisionThe ocean between Africa and Australia 200
The Indian OceanChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe ocean east of North America 300
The Atlantic OceanChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe ocean surrounding the North Pole 400
The Arctic OceanChecked against:
The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N.
Source, pinned revisionThe ocean surrounding Antarctica 500
The Southern OceanChecked against:
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, pinned revision
Landforms
A low area of land between hills or mountains 100
A valleyChecked against:
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, pinned revisionLand surrounded by water on three sides 200
A peninsulaChecked against:
A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water.
Source, pinned revisionA chain or group of islands 300
An archipelagoChecked against:
For example, Scotland has more than 700 islands surrounding its mainland, which form an archipelago.
Source, pinned revisionA large natural stream of flowing water 400
A riverChecked against:
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, pinned revisionA flat area of land raised high above nearby land 500
A plateauChecked against:
A plateau is an area of raised land that is flat on top.
Source, pinned revision
Map Skills
The direction opposite east 100
WestChecked against:
The west is the opposite direction of the east.
Source, pinned revisionThe line at zero degrees latitude 200
The EquatorChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe line at zero degrees longitude 300
The Prime MeridianChecked against:
A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.
Source, pinned revisionThe part of a map that explains its symbols 400
The key or legendChecked against:
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, pinned revisionA map's relationship between map distance and real distance 500
ScaleChecked against:
The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
Source, pinned revision
World Places
The country shaped like a boot on maps of Europe 100
ItalyChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe country containing the Great Pyramids of Giza 200
EgyptChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe country containing the city of Tokyo 300
JapanChecked against:
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city.
Source, pinned revisionThe mountain range commonly used as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia 400
The Ural MountainsChecked against:
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, pinned revisionThe river that flows through London 500
The River ThamesChecked against:
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, pinned revision
Final round
This circle of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The EquatorChecked against:
The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Source, pinned revision
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