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Geography Quiz - Earth - Parts of the World (Questions)

Different parts of the world can be hot, cold, dry or rainy. In this quiz you will explore the poles, the equator and places in between.

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Fascinating Fact:

The North Pole and the South Pole are very cold parts of the world with lots of ice.

In KS1 Geography, children find out that Earth has many different parts, such as hot areas near the equator and frozen places near the poles. These differences affect weather, animals and people.

Key Terms

Equator: An imaginary line around the middle of Earth where it is usually warm.
North Pole: The very top of Earth, covered in sea ice and snow.
South Pole: The very bottom of Earth, on a cold, icy continent called Antarctica.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are the main parts of the world in KS1 geography?

In KS1 geography, children learn that the world has land and sea, different continents and oceans, as well as special places like the equator and the polar regions.

Where are the North Pole and South Pole on Earth?

The North Pole is at the very top of Earth, in the Arctic Ocean. The South Pole is at the very bottom of Earth, on the icy continent of Antarctica.

What is the equator for children learning geography?

The equator is an imaginary circle around the middle of Earth. Places near the equator are usually warm and often have very little change in temperature during the year.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

The Earth is shaped a bit like a football. What do we call the line round the middle of the Earth?

[ ]	Arctic Circle
[ ]	Border
[ ]	Frontier
[ ]	Equator

2.

What is the top half of the Earth called?

[ ]	Northern Hemisphere
[ ]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Atlantic
[ ]	Australia

3.

What is the bottom half of the Earth called?

[ ]	Northern Hemisphere
[ ]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Arctic
[ ]	North America

4.

The poles are at the top and bottom of the Earth. Where is the North Pole?

[ ]	In the Antarctic
[ ]	In Australia
[ ]	In Africa
[ ]	In the Arctic

5.

Where is the South Pole?

[ ]	In the Arctic
[ ]	In Africa
[ ]	In Spain
[ ]	In the Antarctic

6.

Grace lives near the Equator. It is very hot, there is a lot of rain forest, and it can rain a lot. What sort of country does Grace live in?

[ ]	Desert
[ ]	Tropical
[ ]	Arctic
[ ]	Cold

7.

Where in the world is it very cold?

[ ]	Australia and New Zealand
[ ]	Spain and Portugal
[ ]	India and Pakistan
[ ]	Arctic Ocean and Antarctica

8.

The Sahara is a very big desert. What is it like?

[ ]	Wet and windy
[ ]	Hot and rainy
[ ]	Dry and sandy
[ ]	Cold and icy

9.

In which continent is the Sahara Desert?

[ ]	Europe
[ ]	Asia
[ ]	Africa
[ ]	Australia

10.

Where do we live?

[ ]	Northern Hemisphere
[ ]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Antarctica
[ ]	Australia

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Geography Quiz - Earth - Parts of the World (Answers)

1.

The Earth is shaped a bit like a football. What do we call the line round the middle of the Earth?

[ ]	Arctic Circle
[ ]	Border
[ ]	Frontier
[x]	Equator

There isn’t really a line round the middle of the Earth! It’s just a line on a map

2.

What is the top half of the Earth called?

[x]	Northern Hemisphere
[ ]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Atlantic
[ ]	Australia

A sphere is a round ball. A hemisphere is half a round ball

3.

What is the bottom half of the Earth called?

[ ]	Northern Hemisphere
[x]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Arctic
[ ]	North America

Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere

4.

The poles are at the top and bottom of the Earth. Where is the North Pole?

[ ]	In the Antarctic
[ ]	In Australia
[ ]	In Africa
[x]	In the Arctic

The North Pole is at the top of the Northern Hemisphere

5.

Where is the South Pole?

[ ]	In the Arctic
[ ]	In Africa
[ ]	In Spain
[x]	In the Antarctic

The South Pole is at the bottom of the Southern Hemisphere

6.

Grace lives near the Equator. It is very hot, there is a lot of rain forest, and it can rain a lot. What sort of country does Grace live in?

[ ]	Desert
[x]	Tropical
[ ]	Arctic
[ ]	Cold

Tropical climates are hot and wet

7.

Where in the world is it very cold?

[ ]	Australia and New Zealand
[ ]	Spain and Portugal
[ ]	India and Pakistan
[x]	Arctic Ocean and Antarctica

It is very cold near the North and South Poles

8.

The Sahara is a very big desert. What is it like?

[ ]	Wet and windy
[ ]	Hot and rainy
[x]	Dry and sandy
[ ]	Cold and icy

It hardly ever rains in a desert

9.

In which continent is the Sahara Desert?

[ ]	Europe
[ ]	Asia
[x]	Africa
[ ]	Australia

Can you point at the Sahara Desert on a map of the world?

10.

Where do we live?

[x]	Northern Hemisphere
[ ]	Southern Hemisphere
[ ]	Antarctica
[ ]	Australia

All of Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere