Longitude and Latitude
What is the name of the latitude line that measures zero degrees
Equator
New York City is located in which continent?
North America
How do timelines help historians?
track the flow of events
Which type of map shows land/water colors?
Physical Maps
Letters from the people in the event, Biographies, Diaries/Journals, and Government Records are all primary sources?
True or False
False
What is the name of the longitude line that measures zero degrees
Prime Meridian
Germany, France and England are located on which continent?
Europe
Who invented the Julian calendar?
Julius Caesar
What type of map shows borders, cities and countries/states in different colors?
Political Maps
____________in the five themes of geography answers the fundamental question, "Where is it?" and defines where a specific place or object is positioned on Earth's surface (absolute/relative)
Location
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini/in the year of our lord
Which ocean is considered the most dangerous?
Southern
How many days are in a leap year?
366
What is the name of the map that you will use often in Mr. Martinelli's class?
Robinson Map
A paleontologist looks for what in the ground?
Fossils
The United States is located in which hemispheres?
North/West
Which continent has no countries or cities?
Antarctica
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
This type of map shows and uses colors to show the information of things like population.
Choropleth Map
Choosing the most likely explanation for the facts seen or heard is called a what?
An inference
Longitude and Latitude are measure in what?
Degrees
Two millenniums, 1 century, three decades and 6 years would which year?
2136
What do you use to measure distant between places on a map?
scale
The cardinal directions are located on a map but also on what?
A compass