PARALLELS OF LATITUDE
MERIDIANS OF LONGITUDE
CLIMATIC ZONES
THE ATLAS
CAPITAL CITIES
100
What degrees is the Equator?
0 degrees
100
What line is at 180 degrees?
The International Dateline
100
Name the climatic zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Torrid or Tropic Zone
100
What do we use to find where a place is in the Atlas?
The Index
100
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
200
What line is 23 degrees North?
Tropic of Cancer
200
What does the line at 0 degrees do?
Divides the world into East and West
200
Name the Climatic Zone bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.
North Temperate Zone
200
What does the first number written in bold, after a name, represent?
The page of the Atlas
200
Berlin is the capital city of which country?
Germany
300
What line is 23 degrees South?
Tropic of Capricorn
300
What does the line at 180 degrees do?
Sets the time of the world
300
Name the Climatic Zone bounded by the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
South Polar or Frigid Zone
300
Why aren't co-ordinates given for a country in an Atlas?
A country would have a number of different co-ordinates
300
The capital city of New Zealand is ........
Wellington
400
Name the lines at 66 degrees North and South?
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
400
Give two names for the line at 0 degrees.
Prime Meridian or Greenwich Mean Time (Greenwich Meridian)
400
How do the seasons differ between the Torrid and Temperate Zones?
Torrid Zone - only two seasons (Wet and Dry) and Temperate Zone - four seasons (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring)
400
What does the bold letter and number represent in the index?
The gradient or grid of the map.
400
Madrid is the capital city of what country?
Spain
500
Name the lines at 90 degrees.
The North Pole and the South Pole
500
What do we call the group of numbers showing Latitude and Longitude?
Co-ordinates
500
Why is it hotter at the Tropics?
Due to the tilt of the Earth - the Tropics are always closest to the Sun.
500
What do we call the part in the Atlas that shows what certain symbols stand for?
The Key
500
Buenos Aires is the capital city of which country?
Argentina
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