Where I'm From
What town is your school in?
Jackson
How many Continents are there? Name them for extra points
7
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
What are maps used for?
maps help people navigate routes and find their way from one place to another, location, shape and size of countries/ states, distance between places
Finish the Sentence: The imaginary horizontal lines that stretch from east to west are
parallels of latitude.
Region
are areas that share a least one common feature.
examples- countries, states, and cities
What state do you live in?
Wyoming
How many OCEANS are there?
4
Name one type of map.
Possible Answers: street map, subway map, floor map, weather map, political map, physical map, etc.
Finish the Sentence: One of the the latitude lines located in the halfway between the North and South Poles is called...
Equator.
Location
is a particular place or position. It answer the question, "Where is it?"
Name the Continents that begin with the letter "A".
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
What symbol shows direction on a map?
Compass Rose
Finish the Sentence: The imaginary lines that divide the globe vertically
are Meridians of Longitude.
Navigation
is the act of getting from one place to another; determines a object or vehicles position, course, and distance traveled.
What is the largest and smallest continent?
Largest: Asia
Smallest: Australia
Name the Cardinal and Intermediate directions.
north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
Finish the Sentence: The longitude line that runs from pole to pole through Greenwich, England is called
the Prime Meridian.
Place
identifies the natural and human features that make one place different from every other place.
examples- landforms, climate, plants, animals, people, language, or culture
State your complete mailing address.
house #, street name, town/city, state, zip code
What is the largest Ocean? Name one (1) Continent that it touches.
Pacific Ocean: North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
Which part of a map explains the meaning of its symbols?
Map Key/Legend
The name of the pattern of parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude lines is called
a global grid.
Geogrpahy
is the study of the Earth, including its land, water, people, and how they all connect.