40 Geography Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which model shows Earth as a small ball you can turn?

2. What is a book full of maps called?

3. Which part of a map explains what its symbols mean?

4. What is a person who makes maps called?

5. What is the network of rows and columns used to find squares on a map called?

6. What is a smaller map placed inside the border of a larger map called?

7. Which map feature gives its subject, such as “Walking Paths in the Park”?

8. Which type of map focuses on mountains, rivers and other natural features?

9. What is land almost surrounded by water but still joined to a mainland called?

10. What is a piece of land smaller than a continent with water all around it called?

11. Which landform is a broad, raised area with a fairly flat top?

12. What do geographers call a large area of mostly level land?

13. What is a low area between hills or mountains called?

14. Which landform is a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides?

15. What is a long, narrow crest of high land called?

16. What word means the highest point of a mountain?

17. North, east, south and west are known as which directions?

18. What is the star-like map symbol that shows directions called?

19. Which direction lies halfway between north and east?

20. You face south on a map-based direction game. After a quarter-turn to your right, which way do you face?

21. Which measurement tells how far north or south a place is from the equator?

22. Which measurement tells how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian?

23. Lines of latitude have what other name because they never meet?

24. Where do the lines of longitude come together on a globe?

25. What is the latitude of the North Pole?

26. What does the word hemisphere mean when talking about Earth?

27. To pinpoint a place with geographic coordinates, which pair do you need?

28. A bird’s-eye view lets you see a large area from where?

29. On a topographic map, very closely spaced contour lines usually show what?

30. What is the height difference between neighboring contour lines called?

31. On standard USGS topographic maps, which color usually shows streams and lakes?

32. On standard USGS topographic maps, land contour lines are usually which color?

33. Small inward-pointing tick marks on a closed contour usually mark what?

34. Which geography word describes differences in height across the land?

35. When land contour lines form a V where they cross a stream, which way does the V usually point?

36. Closed contour loops have height numbers that increase toward the center. What do they show?

37. Which alphabetical list helps you find a named place in an atlas?

38. What kind of map is designed around one subject, such as rainfall?

39. What is a side-view drawing of the land along a line on a map called?

40. What tells you how a distance on a map compares with the real distance?