Latitude/Longitude
These imaginary lines run East and West around the globe, parallel to the Equator.
What are lines of Latitude?
The number of continents on Earth.
What is seven?
The largest and deepest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This "City of Light" is the capital of France and is famous for the Eiffel Tower.
What is Paris?
This country is our neighbor to the north, known for maple syrup and hockey.
What is Canada?
These imaginary lines run North and South, connecting the North Pole to the South Pole.
What are lines of Longitude?
This continent is home to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is North America?
This ocean separates North America and South America from Europe and Africa.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This capital of Mexico was built on the ruins of the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
What is Mexico City?
The ancient Mayan pyramid Chichen Itza is a famous landmark in this North American country.
What is Mexico?
This special line of latitude at 0 degrees divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This continent includes Australia and thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, like New Zealand and Fiji.
What is Oceania?
This ocean is named after the country of India.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This is the capital city of Peru, located on the Pacific coast of South America.
What is Lima?
The Colosseum, where gladiators once fought, is a famous ruin located in this boot-shaped country in Europe.
What is Italy?
This special line of longitude at 0 degrees runs through Greenwich, England.
What is the Prime Meridian?
The largest continent by both land area and population.
What is Asia?
The smallest and shallowest ocean, located near the North Pole.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
This capital of China is home to the Forbidden City and is near the Great Wall.
What is Beijing?
The "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu, is high in the Andes Mountains in this South American country.
What is Peru?
The two numbers, one for latitude and one for longitude, that give you a specific "address" on Earth.
What are coordinates?
This cold, icy continent is found at the South Pole.
What is Antarctica?
This "newest" ocean, officially named in 2000, surrounds Antarctica.
What is the Southern Ocean?
This is the capital of the island nation of Indonesia.
What is Jakarta?
The Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building, is located in this West African country.
What is Mali?