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Earth - Parts of the World
The North Pole is in the Arctic. You won't see a pole in the ground there though!

Earth - Parts of the World

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at the different parts of the world such as hemispheres, poles and the equator. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

In geography you find out about people and places. You find out about the place where you live. But you also find out about other parts of the world. The Earth is the planet we all live on. What is it like? Where on the Earth is it cold, and where in the world is it hot? What are the poles? Where is the equator? What are the hemispheres? This quiz tests you on how much you know about the different parts of our planet.

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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dry and sandy
Cold and icy
It hardly ever rains in a desert
9 .
In which continent is the Sahara Desert?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Can you point at the Sahara Desert on a map of the world?
10 .
Where do we live?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Antarctica
Australia
All of Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Hot and cold places

Author:  David Bland
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