Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Lat/Long
Lat/Long 2
Directions
100
This type of map shows landforms.
Physical Map
100
This type of map shows state boundaries and sometimes cites.
Political map
100
Which two continents does the equator cross?
South America and Africa
100
Which continent would you find the location that is 60°N, 100°W?
North America
100
What are the four cardinal directions?
North
South
East
West
200
This landform is completely surrounded by water.
Island
200
This landform is just flat land.
Plain
200
Which ocean does the Prime Meridian cross the equator?
Atlantic Ocean
200
Which city lies closest to 30°N, 90°W?
New Orleans
200
What are the four intermediate directions?
Northeast
Southeast
Northwest
Southwest
300
This landform is a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and connects two larger areas of land.
Isthmus
300
Name this landform:
Valley
300
Which continent lies completely in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Australia
300
What are the coordinates for Shanghai, China?
30° North, 120° East
300
If you were traveling from New York to California, which cardinal direction would you travel?
West
400
Florida is this type of landform.
Peninsula
400
Name this landform:
Delta
400
Which continent lies almost completely North of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
Europe
400
What are the approximate coordinates for New York City?
About 34° North, 85° West (or something close to those numbers)
400
If you were traveling from Dallas, Texas to Buffalo, New York, which direction would you travel?
Northeast (must say East!)
500
Name this landform:
Plateau
500
Name one famous landform that is a large crack in the ground made by a river or a series of earthquakes.
Grand Canyon
500
Which two continents lie only in the Southern Hempishere?
Australia and Antarctica
500
Give 3 lines of latitude and 3 lines of longitude.
Latitude:
-Equator
-30°, 50° North or South
-anything in between as long as you said North or South!
Longitude:
-Prime Meridian
-30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180° East or West
-anything in between as long as you said East or West!
500
Your family is going on a road trip! You will start from New Jersey and travel to Washington DC, then to Dallas, Texas, then to Orlando, Florida to go to Disney! Which three directions did you go by the time you got to Disney?
South, Southwest, Southeast (I will accept just East)