🌎 LONGITUDE & LATITUDE
These imaginary lines run from east to west around the Earth. Measures north and south.
lines of latitude
This is the most southern river in Belize.
Sarstoon River
Africa is the second-largest continent in the world by land area. What is the largest?
Asia
This ancient civilization built many cities and developed advanced knowledge of mathematics and astronomy in Mesoamerica.
Maya
This is the capital city of Belize.
Belmopan
These imaginary lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
lines of longitude
This type of geographical feature includes mountains, hills, and valleys found on land.
inland geographical features
This famous desert covers much of northern Africa.
Sahara Desert
Mesoamerica is a cultural region that includes parts of Mexico and this region of the Americas.
Central America
Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in this year.
1981
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
A mangrove is an example of which major type of geographical feature?
Coastal geographical feature?
This imaginary line passes through several African countries and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
Name one famous Maya city found in Belize.
Examples: Caracol, Xunantunich, Lamanai, or Altun Ha.
This body of water lies to the east of Belize.
Caribbean Sea
Belize is located approximately between these two latitudes.
approximately 15°N and 19°N or 16°N and 18°N
Name two geographical features found in Belize and state where they can be found.
Examples: Maya Mountains – southern Belize; Belize Barrier Reef – Caribbean coast; New River Lagoon – northern Belize; Crooked Tree Lagoon – Belize District.
Name the major river that flows northward through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile River
Name two achievements of the ancient Maya.
Examples include writing, mathematics, astronomy, calendars, architecture, agriculture, and city-building.
What does "sub umbra floreo" mean?
"Under the shade I flourish"
Belize is located west of the Prime Meridian and north of the Equator. In which two hemispheres is Belize located?
Northern and Western Hemispheres
Explain the difference between inland, coastal, and marine geographical features and give one Belizean example of each.
Inland features are found away from the coast, such as the Maya Mountains; coastal features occur along the shoreline, such as beaches/mangroves; marine features are found in the sea, such as the Belize Barrier Reef.
Explain why Africa has such a wide variety of climates and geographical features.
Africa is a very large continent that extends across different latitudes and contains mountains, deserts, grasslands, rainforests, rivers, and coastal regions.
Explain why Belize is considered part of the Mesoamerican cultural region.
Belize was home to major Maya settlements and city-states, and its history, archaeology, culture, and geography connect it to the wider Mesoamerican region.
: Belize is part of which geographical region, and name two countries that share land borders with Belize.
Belize is part of Central America; its neighbouring countries are Mexico and Guatemala.