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What are two types of geography?
Physical and human geography
Angular distance measured from prime meridian.(From the song longitude and latitude)
longitude
an imaginary line circling Earth separating the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
Equator
A visual representation of an area. A graphical image of what the area would look like.
Give this description a name/term
Map
The distance north or south of the equator. It is an imaginary line in degree.
What is it?
Latitude
Asia
Europe
Oceania
North America
South America
Antarctic
Africa
The largest continent on earth.
Asia
Angular distance measured from equator.(from the song Do you know the longitude and latitude?)
latitude
a measuring line that shows the distances on a map - it tells us how big something could be in real life.
What is it?
Scale
What ocean is located between North America and Europe ?
Atlantic Ocean
What observatory does prime meridian pass?
Greenwich Observatory, near London UK.
From which type of maps you can easily find the boundaries and cities for each country?
Political Map
Which country is larger in terms of land area?
China
United States
Canda
Russia
Russia
navigation aid that shows the direction in which a person or vessel is traveling.
What is it?
compass rose
The two longest rivers in the world are the Nile and the Amazon. What's the THIRD longest?
Yellow River
Yangtze River(Changjiang River)
Congo River
Mississippi River
Yangtze River or Changing River
Geography that has to do with people, it can be man made or influenced by people. Eg. Population, death rate, cities etc.
What is the name for this branch of geography?
Human Geography
On a physical map, what features do you usually find?
List at least 3 of them.
Mountains
Rivers
Deserts
Lakes
Plains
Plateaus
etc.
If you are going to make a map of Kaiwen Academy, what type of map are you making?
Thematic Map.
Which are the oceans that Zheng He lead his troops when he toured around the world?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
What is it?
Longitude
The branch of geography dealing with the natural features of the earth. For example it could be the weather, rivers or the sea.
What is the name for this type of geography?
Physical geography
Which is the largest country in Africa by land area?
Algeria
Sudan
Angola
South Africa
Algeria
What is the latitude for Tropic of Cancer?
Latitude is approximately 23°27′ N
a way to flatten a globe's surface into a plane in order to make a map.
Map Projection
Can you give the approximate coordinates for Beijing?
40 degree North
120 degree East