World Geography (Basics)

Only the basics are asked here: continents and oceans, the major lines of latitude, a handful of superlatives, and the biggest ranges, rivers and deserts. Don't read this page — work through it.

Start here: what do you already know?

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World geography — true or false?

8 statements · 9s each

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Commit to the numbers

Estimate, then check

1/3

How high is Mount Everest?

8,500m

6,00011,000

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50%

Sort by hemisphere

Which continent is where?

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North America

Which group does it belong to?

Mostly Northern

Mostly Southern

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Continents and oceans

Seven continents, largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia.

Five oceans, largest to smallest: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic.

Important lines

World superlatives

Exam tip: Largest continent = Asia; smallest = Australia. Largest ocean = Pacific. Longest river = Nile; largest by volume = Amazon. Tropic of Cancer = 23.5° N.

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