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Which continent is the largest in the world?
Is Africa to the north or south of Europe?
Which ocean is located to the east of Africa?
Which continent is the farthest south?
The Equator passes through parts of which 3 continents?

These top and bottom halves of the Earth are called the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. “Hemi”
means half. Is Asia in the northern or southern hemisphere?
There is also a line that splits the Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres. This line is called the
Prime Meridian. Is South American in the western or eastern hemisphere?

Brazil is the largest country on which continent?
What country is the largest in Asia?
The island of Cuba, off the southern coast of North America, is located in which sea?
The country at the southern tip of Africa is

What is the name of the large desert that runs across north Africa?
What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the west coast of South America?
The largest desert in Australia is called the
What mountain range runs through the eastern United States?
Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain is located just south of the Plateau of Tibet. It is part of what
mountain range?
Which ocean is the farthest north?
Which ocean lies in between North America and Europe?
The Prime Meridian runs through which 3 continents:
The country of France on the continent of Europe is bordered by which two large countries?