Continents and Oceans Quiz: Test World Basics

Continents and Oceans Knowledge Check

This quiz covers continents, ocean placement, hemispheres, and the kind of world geography details that should feel familiar if your map basics are in good shape.

Estimated time5 minutes
Question count16 questions
What you getScore band, learning notes, and full answer review

Go from memory and map instinct, not from what you think you half-remember from one textbook page.

1. How many continents are commonly taught in U.S. classrooms?
2. Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, and Australia?
3. Which continent is the Sahara Desert on?
4. Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
5. Which continent contains Brazil?
6. Which ocean borders the west coast of the United States?
7. Antarctica is best described as…
8. Which continent is India part of?
9. Which ocean separates North America and Europe?
10. Which continent is Egypt mainly on?
11. Which ocean is around the North Pole region?
12. Australia is usually classified as…
13. Which continent is directly south of Europe across the Mediterranean?
14. Which ocean lies east of Africa and west of Australia?
15. Which continent is the smallest by land area?
16. Which two continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

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