Continents
Five Themes of Geography
Map Projections and Map Skills
Latitude and Longitude
Oceans
100

This continent has the Amazon Rainforest.

South America

100

Latitude and longitude shows exact (absolute) __________.

Location
100

This map feature tells you what the symbols, lines, and/or colors on a map mean.

Key or Legend

100

The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ over the planet.

Grid

100

This ocean is east of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Atlantic Ocean

200

This continent is the biggest continent.

Asia

200

________ is how the earth’s land is divided into sections based on common traits.

Region

200

A map's scale indicates that 1 inch equals 4 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, in real life, they are _______ miles apart.

12 miles
200

There are _______ degrees of longitude to the east and west of the Prime Meridian.

180

200

True or False: Each of the 7 continents is separated by an ocean.

False

300

This continent is the smallest continent.

Australia

300

The popularity of Japanese sushi has spread worldwide, with sushi restaurants found in many countries, which shows ___________.

Movement

300

This type of map shows natural features like mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and the natural landscape.

Physical

300

Time zones are broad strips that measure ____ degrees wide.

15

300

The Caribbean islands are located in this ocean.

Atlantic Ocean

400

Greenland is part of this continent.

North America

400

There is a new bridge being built to help reduce traffic. This is an example of ___________.

Human-Environment Interaction

400

This map projection is the best for learning geography because it most closely resembles a globe.

Winkel Tripel

400

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is also called ____________.

Universal Time (UTC), Zulu Time, or Military Time

400

This ocean is the largest of all five oceans.

Pacific Ocean

500

This continent is the most densely populated in the world (many people living in a small area).

Europe

500

Wilmington, NC is known for its Azalea Festival, Flotilla Parade, and its clean beaches. This is an example of ____________.

Place
500

This map projection is the model for modern-day navigation systems like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze.

Mercator

500

This continent can be found at 15° S and 60° W.

South America

500

This ocean only touches one continent.

Southern Ocean

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