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Foundation in Geographical Studies (FIGS)
Basic Facts about World Geography
Name:____________________________________________________ Period: ______
Name the seven continents in alphabetical order
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The largest country in the world is __________________________
The smallest country in the world is _________________________
The current population of the world is _________________________
The most commonly spoken language in the world is _____________________
The religion with the most followers in the world is _____________________
The largest continent is ________________________
The smallest continent is ________________________
The two countries that have the largest populations are ___________________________________
Two factors that affect population growth are
________________________ and ________________________
The term used by demographers meaning per person is ________________________
The five major oceans alphabetically are
________________________ ________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
The largest ocean is ________________________
The percentage of the earth that is covered with water _______%
The percentage of water on the earth that is fresh water _______%
The percentage of water is that is too salty for fresh water consumption _______%
The percentage of the earth’s surface that is arable ______%
The percentage of the earth’s surface that is non-arable ______%
The largest lake is ________________________
The largest freshwater lake by surface area is ________________________
The deepest lake is ______________________________
The tallest waterfall is ______________________ located in ______________________
The longest river is ________________________ and is found on the continent
of________________________
The longest river in China is the ________________________
The longest river in South America is the ________________________
The longest river in North America is the ________________________
The earth’s longest mountain range above sea level is the ________________________
The earth’s highest mountain range is the __________________________
The most prominent mountain range in North America is the ________________________
The most prominent mountain range in South America is the ________________________
The most prominent mountain range in Asia is the ________________________
The most prominent mountain range in Western Europe is the ________________________
The most prominent mountain range in Australia is the ____________________________________
The highest point on the earth’s surface is ________________________
The lowest oceanic point on the earth’s surface is the______________________________________
The lowest continental point on the earth’s surface is the shore of the ________________________
The earth’s largest desert is located in _______________________
The earth’s largest hot desert is the _____________________ located in ______________________
The imaginary line that runs through the North & South poles is the ________________________
The imaginary lines that indicate the distance East or West of the Prime Meridian are lines of
________________________
The imaginary lines that indicate distance North or South of the Equator are
lines of ________________________
What two directions do the lines of latitude run? _________________ and _________________
What two directions do the lines of longitude run? _________________ and _________________
The four hemispheres of the earth are the ______________________ ______________________
_________________________ and _________________________ hemispheres.
The tropic circle located in the Northern Hemisphere is called the
______________________________________ and is located at _______ degrees North latitude
The tropic circle located in the Southern Hemisphere is called the
______________________________________ and is located at _______ degrees South latitude
What three lines of latitude encompass the tropical region? ___________________________
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The Antarctic Circle is located at _______ degrees South latitude
The Arctic Circle is located at _______ degrees North latitude
The Arctic and Antarctic circles make up regions known as the ________________________
regions
The North Pole is located at ______________________
The South Pole is located at ______________________
The Earth has ________________________ standard time zones
The 48 contiguous states have _______ time zones: ___________________ __________________
_______________________ and _______________________
The earth’s axis tilts at a _______ degree angle from its orbit
One rotation of the earth around its axis takes _______ hours
One orbit of the earth around the sun takes _______ days
Two seasons when the sun is directly over the Equator are the Vernal and Autumnal
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The day when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer is called the _______________________
and occurs around _______________________
The day when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn is called the
_______________________ and occurs around ________________________
The major line of demarcation that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres is the
____________________________________ and is at _______ degrees latitude
The major line of demarcation that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres is the
____________________________________ and is at _______ degrees longitude
The ________________________________ is opposite the Prime Meridian and is located at 180°
The crisscrossing of major lines of demarcation on a globe creates a ________________________
The synonymous word for lines of latitude is ________________________
The synonymous word for lines of longitude is ________________________
The gigantic ancient ocean that once covered most of earth is _____________________________
The supercontinent that once existed is ___________________________________
The supercontinent broke apart into two continents named ________________________________
and _________________________________