Vocab Practice
Coordinates
Random SS Knowledge
Random Trivia
100
Compass Rose
A part of the map that shows direction
100
Seattle, WA
47°N, 123°W
100
What 4 elements/parts should a map have in order to be accurate and thorough?
Key, Scale, Title, Compass Rose
100
What farm animal kills more humans each year than sharks
Cows!
They kill roughly 22 humans per years, sharks kill about 5
200
Scale
A part of the map that shows distance on the map in relation to real distance
200
London, England
50°N, 0°
200
Why is the Prime Meridian located where it is and not slightly East or West?
England decided that's where it went/to bring England money, fame, etc
200
What is the scientific/medical name for the kneecap?
Patella
300
Lines of Latitude
Imaginary lines that run horizontally around the earth and show distance from the equator
300
Newcastle, Australia
33°S, 152°E
300
What is the other name for lines of latitude?
Parallels
300
Diamond is the strongest rock on Earth, what is the weakest (easiest to break)
Hint: it used to be used in a baby product
Talc
400
Prime Meridian
Starting line of longitude, runs vertically
400
Tomsk, Russia
55°N, 82°E
400
Send 2 people from your team up, they have 20 seconds to draw a world map with continent and ocean labels
......did they do it?
400
What do you call a group of ferrets?
Hint: many people work for these
A business
500
Hemisphere
Half of the globe either divided by the equator or the prime meridian
500
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9°N, 34°E
500
Name the only Theme of Geography that is not on the wall
Movement
500
What natural occurrence of the Earth affects the number of eggs ducks lay?
Hint: farmers simulate this occurrence artificially to get more eggs
Daylight/sunlight hours