Where in the World?
Mapping Mysteries
The "Long and Lat" of it
"Zoning Out"
Toppling over topography
200

The hemisphere that Australia is in.

What is Southeast

200

A person trained to create maps.

What is a cartographer.

200

The line of latitude that is at 0 degrees.

What is the equator.

200

The number of time zones in Canada.

What are 6.

200

The shape of the land surface of the earth.

What is topography.

400

The continent that Belize is in.

What is North America

400

A type of map showing boundaries for countries.

What is a political map.

400

The starting point for the longitude lines.

What is the Prime Meridian.

400

The person who invented time zones.

Who is Sanford Flemming.

400

A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.

What is an island.

600

The three oceans that surround North America.

What is Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic.

600

A type of map showing physical features and elevation.

What is a physical map.

600

This line of latitude is at 23.5 degrees North.

What is the Tropic of Cancer.

600

The reference point for all time zones.

What is Greenwich mean time.

600

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

What is a peninsula.

800

The most populated continent

What is Asia.

800

The part of the map that shows the difference in size between the map and the real place.

What is the scale.

800

This line of latitude sits at 23.5 degrees South.

What is the Tropic of Capricorn.

800

The line that separates one day from another

What is the International Date Line.

800

Valleys that have very steep sides and are often rocky.

What is a canyon.

1000

This continent is in all four hemispheres.

What is Africa.

1000

The North Direction arrow always points in THIS direction on a map.

What is UP.

1000

Another name for 'Lines of Longitude'

What are Meridians.

1000

It is 11:30am in Winnipeg.  What time is it in British Columbia?

What is 9:30am

1000

An extensive piece of land that is flat, usually without trees.

What is a plain.

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