Grade 2History & geographyquiz16 questions

Hot and cold places

Grade 2: the equator is hot, the North and South Poles are cold, deserts, animals and people in cold places, seasons in different places.

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Questions

  1. Which imaginary line runs around the middle of the Earth?

    • The North Pole
    • The South Pole
    • The coast
    • The equator
    Show answerThe equator

  2. Places near the equator are usually…

    • freezing
    • hot
    • icy
    • snowy all year
    Show answerhot

  3. It is very hot all year in many places near the equator. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which place is very cold and covered in ice and snow?

    • A tropical beach
    • The North Pole
    • The Sahara Desert
    • The equator
    Show answerThe North Pole

  5. Which two places are the coldest on Earth?

    • The North and South Poles
    • The beaches and the hills
    • The deserts and the jungles
    • The equator and the coast
    Show answerThe North and South Poles

  6. The South Pole is one of the hottest places on Earth. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  7. What is a desert?

    • A place covered in ice only
    • A place with lots of rain
    • A place with very little rain
    • A very deep sea
    Show answerA place with very little rain

  8. What is the name of the largest hot desert in the world? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe Sahara

  9. Which animal lives in the cold Arctic?

    • Camel
    • Lion
    • Monkey
    • Polar bear
    Show answerPolar bear

  10. Which animal is well suited to living in a hot desert?

    • Camel
    • Penguin
    • Polar bear
    • Seal
    Show answerCamel

  11. Which kind of clothes keep people warm in very cold places? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThick, warm clothes (coats, hats, gloves)

  12. Why do penguins have thick feathers and a layer of fat?

    • To dig in sand
    • To fly higher
    • To stay cool
    • To stay warm
    Show answerTo stay warm

  13. Which season is usually the coldest in many places?

    • Autumn
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Winter
    Show answerWinter

  14. In some places near the equator, there is a wet season and a dry season. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  15. In many places, which season is it when leaves fall from the trees? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerAutumn (fall)

  16. What is the weather like where the Inuit live in the Arctic?

    • Cold, with snow and ice
    • Hot and dry all year
    • Hot and sandy
    • Warm and rainy all year
    Show answerCold, with snow and ice

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