Climate Zones
Lat vs Long
Directions
Coordinates
Parts of a Map
100

What climate zone do you think that this picture is from?

Polar Zone/ Frigid Zone

100

Is this latitude or longitude?


Lattitude

100

Name all four cardinal directions


North, East, South, West

100

Using your map, what city is at 35 Nº 105ºW?


Santa Rosa

100

What is the name of this?

Compass Rose

200

What climate zone do you think this photo was taken in?


Tropical Zone

200

Is this latitude or longitude?


Longitude

200

Name all four intermediate points


Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

200

What city is at 30 Nº 95ºW?


Houston

200

Mountains, hills, plains, and grasslands are an example of what?

Physical features or landforms

300

What climate zone is this photo from?


Temperate Zone

300

What is the line of latitude at 0° that splits the world into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?


Equator

300

What state is south of Iowa?


Missouri

300

What city is at 35 Nº 106ºW?

 

Albuquerque

300

Lakes, oceans, rivers, and creeks are examples of what?

Bodies of water

400

Name a specific trait about 1 climate zone (extra 100 points for each other zone that you get correct)

Frigid/Polar Zone: Always cold, can have less sunlight or more sunlight based on the time of year

Temperate Zone: Milder weather, 4 seasons

Tropical Zone: Hot weather, usually humid

400

What is the name of the line longitude at 0° that divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?

 

Prime Meridian/Greenwich Meridian

400

You are in Chile. What cardinal direction do you need to travel to get to Canada?

North

400

What country is at 15ºN 20ºE? (+100 for the climate zone & +100 for each correct hemisphere given for this country)


Chad; Tropical Zone; Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere

400

What is the part of the map that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground called?

Map Scale/Scale

500
What is the difference between the Northern Temperate Zone and Southern Temperate Zone?

The Northern Temperate Zone experiences summer when the Southern Temperate Zone experiences winter (seasons are flipped)

500

What can latitude and longitude be used for?

(+200 points for each extra answer)

- Absolute location

- Knowing the climate

Other answers may count at teacher discretion

500

What cardinal direction would you travel from the Equator to reach the Antarctic Circle?

South

500

What country is at 40ºN 40ºE? (+100 for the climate zone & +100 for each correct hemisphere given for this country)


Turkey/Türkiye; Temperate Zone; Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere 

500

Why are compass roses needed on maps?

- To orient the map

- To be able to use the map with a compass

Other answers accepted at teacher's discression

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