1. Oceans and Continents Test
Social Studies Review
Oceans and Continents
Test

2. Card 1
Name the 7 continents. You only need to number 1-7 on your paper and match the continent to the right number on the map.
WORD BANK: Europe, North America, Africa, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia

3. Card 2
Name the hemispheres. Make sure you match the hemispheres to the right number.
Word Bank: Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere 8 9 10 11

4. Card 3
Define the following words. You just need to write the correct word that goes with the definition on your paper.
WORD BANK: globe, geography, geographic terms, longitude, latitude
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.
How far a place on Earth is from the equator. The lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west.
A sphere that shows a map of the Earth’s features.
How far a place on Earth is from the prime meridian. The lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Words that name different landforms and bodies of water.

5. Card 4
Define the following words. You just need to write the correct word that goes with the definition on your paper.
WORD BANK: landforms, physical features, cardinal points, compass rose, compass
17. Masses of land, such as continents, islands, and peninsulas.
An instrument used for finding directions.
The symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.
Important parts of the Earth’s surface, such as mountains, rivers, plans and oceans.
The four main points on a compass (North, south, east, and west).

6. Card 5
Name the equator and the prime meridian. Write the correct letter that the equator and the prime meridian go with.
22. Equator = Point ______
23. Prime Meridian = Point ______ A B

7. Card 6 Use the points given to you to find the location on the map.
Write the city you
find using the points
on your paper.
Be sure to write the
correct answer for
each question.
120oW
110oW
100oW
90oW
80oW
70oW
50oN
40oN
30oN
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8. Card 7 30. How are a globe and a map different? Explain.
Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
30. How are a globe and a map different? Explain.
31. Name the hemispheres that is North America in. How do you know?
32. What is the difference between latitude and longitude? Explain.