Mapping Skills 1
What does the Earth rotate on?
It rotates on its axis.
How many oceans are there?
There are five.
What does "Parallel" mean?
It is another name for lines of latitude/ Lines that go side by side but never meet.
What is the South Pole?
It is the southernmost point on the globe, 90 degrees south.
What is a grid?
Longitude and Latitude lines for locating places.
What is the direction that meridians run?
They run from North to South.
What is another name for lines of longitude?
They are also called meridians.
What is the North Pole?
It is the northernmost point of the globe, 90 degrees north.
What is the only country that is also a continent?
It is Australia.
In which continent does Canada lie?
North America
Names of the Oceans that border North America (USA).
The Atlantic and the Pacific.
The equator divides the Earth into what?
It divides it into northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the Tropic of cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer lies at north of the Equator
How many continents are there?
There are seven.
How well can you describe the lines of Latitude and Longitude?
They are imaginary lines.
What is Prime Meridian?
It is the major line of longitude at 0 degrees longitude.
What are imaginary lines on the globe that meet at the north and south poles and travel north and south?
They are the lines of longitude.
What are the four cardinal directions?
They are north, south, east and west.
What is the only continent without any countries?
It is Antarctica.
How many planets do we have in our solar system?
There are 8 planets now in the solar system
What is latitude?
They are imaginary lines on the globe that are parallel and travel east and west
What is equator?
It's a major line of latitude at 0 degrees latitude.
What does the Prime Meridian divide the Earth into?
It divides it into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the tropic of Capricorn?
The Tropic of Capricorn lies at south of the Equator and marks the most southerly latitude
What causes seasons?
Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis.