Our World: Geography for Year 5 Primary School UK

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Africa

Answer

Antarctica

Answer

North America

Question 2

Which of these is not an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 3

Which of these is the largest ocean on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 4

Which of these is a desert?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 5

Which of these covers most of the Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Oceans

Answer

Continents

Answer

Mountains

Answer

Rivers

Question 6

Which of these is NOT an ocean on planet Earth?

Accepted Answer

Amazon Rainforest

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 7

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 8

Which continent is the biggest in the world?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Answer

Europe

Answer

Africa

Answer

Antarctica

Question 9

Which geographical line runs parallel to the Equator and helps us measure latitude?

Accepted Answer

Parallel

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Meridian

Question 10

Imagine a special line that circles the Earth. Where can you find this imaginary line?

Accepted Answer

Halfway between the North and South Poles

Answer

Where the North and South Poles meet

Answer

Running east to west through the Earth's center

Answer

Separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Question 11

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Lake Michigan

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 12

Which of the following is not an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 13

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an ocean on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Gobi Desert

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 15

Which imaginary line runs around the middle of the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 16

Which line of latitude circles the middle of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 17

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 18

Which of these is NOT an ocean? An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a lot of the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Caspian Sea

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 19

Which imaginary line goes around the middle of the Earth, separating the top half from the bottom half?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 20

Which imaginary line runs parallel to the Equator and measures distances north or south of it?

Accepted Answer

Line of Latitude

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

International Date Line

Question 21

Which line of latitude is found 23.5° south of the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Equator

Answer

Arctic Circle

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a continent on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Atlantis

Answer

Asia

Answer

North America

Answer

Antarctica

Question 23

Which imaginary line circles the Earth at 66.5° north of the Equator, marking the northern boundary of the Arctic region?

Accepted Answer

Arctic Circle

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 24

Is the Mediterranean Sea an ocean or a sea?

Accepted Answer

Sea

Answer

Ocean

Question 25

Which imaginary line runs around the middle of the Earth, separating the northern and southern halves?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 26

Which two continents are separated by the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

North America and South America

Answer

Asia and Australia

Answer

Antarctica and Europe

Question 27

What imaginary line circles the middle of our planet, separating the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 28

Which ocean is found only in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Southern Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 29

On a political map, what shows the borders between countries?

Accepted Answer

Lines

Answer

Colors

Answer

Pictures

Answer

Directions

Question 30

Which of these is **not** an imaginary line that runs around the Earth parallel to the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 31

What are the special names for the lines of latitude at 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south of the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Equator and Prime Meridian

Answer

Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle

Question 32

Which type of map displays natural features like mountains, rivers, and deserts?

Accepted Answer

Physical map

Answer

Political map

Answer

Weather map

Answer

Road map

Question 33

Which imaginary line runs parallel to the Equator and goes through London?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

International Date Line

Question 34

Which imaginary line around the Earth is located furthest south?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Arctic Circle

Question 35

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 36

What is the name of the imaginary line on Earth located 23.5 degrees north of the Equator, and what is it known for?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer, marks the northern edge of the tropics

Answer

Equator, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Answer

Arctic Circle, marks the southern edge of the Arctic

Question 37

Which continent is the largest in the world?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Answer

Europe

Answer

Africa

Answer

North America

Question 38

What makes globes different from flat maps?

Accepted Answer

Globes show the Earth in 3D.

Answer

Globes are made of paper.

Answer

Globes are always bigger than flat maps.

Question 39

Which continent is mainly found south of the Equator, in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Answer

Europe

Answer

North America

Answer

Africa

Question 40

Which of these is a line of longitude?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Equator

Question 41

Which country is the only one that is found on two different continents?

Accepted Answer

Russian Federation

Answer

United States of America

Answer

People's Republic of China

Answer

Commonwealth of Australia

Question 42

Which of these is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 44

Where is the Tropic of Cancer located?

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees north

Answer

0 degrees

Answer

23.5 degrees south

Answer

66.5 degrees north

Question 45

Which continent is crossed by the Equator, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Answer

Asia

Answer

Europe

Question 46

Which of these is **not** an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 47

Which line on a globe connects the North and South Poles and passes through zero degrees longitude?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Equator

Answer

International Date Line

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 48

Besides the Equator, which other significant lines of latitude exist, and what makes them important in understanding Earth's geography?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer, marking the northernmost point where the sun appears directly overhead

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn, marking the southernmost point where the sun appears directly overhead

Answer

Prime Meridian, dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Question 49

The Equator divides the Earth into two equal parts. What are these parts called?

Accepted Answer

Hemispheres

Answer

Continents

Answer

Oceans

Answer

Poles

Question 50

Which ocean is between North America and Europe?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 51

What ocean contains the deepest part of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 52

Which continent is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Answer

Asia

Answer

Africa

Answer

Antarctica

Question 53

Which ocean is home to most of the world's coral reefs?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 54

Which river is famous for creating the Grand Canyon?

Accepted Answer

The Colorado River

Answer

The Amazon River

Answer

The Yangtze River

Question 55

Which continent is known for its ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Answer

Antarctica

Answer

North America

Answer

Australia

Question 56

Which mountain range is located along the western edge of South America?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Himalayas Mountains

Question 57

Which ocean is famous for its powerful currents and unpredictable weather patterns?

Accepted Answer

Southern Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 58

What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

K2

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Answer

Ben Nevis

Question 59

Which of these is NOT a physical feature?

Accepted Answer

Schools

Answer

Mountains

Answer

Forests

Answer

Plains

Question 60

Which continent is nicknamed the 'Land Down Under'?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Answer

Africa

Answer

Asia

Answer

Antarctica

Question 61

What is the name of the river that flows through London?

Accepted Answer

River Thames

Answer

River Severn

Answer

River Nile

Answer

River Amazon

Question 62

Which map type displays the boundaries and names of countries?

Accepted Answer

Political map

Answer

Physical map

Answer

Climate map

Question 63

Which of these natural resources is non-renewable?

Accepted Answer

Coal

Answer

Trees

Answer

Wind

Question 64

Which of the following oceans is known for its abundance of marine life and diverse ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean