Latitude and Longitude
CONTOUR LINES
Synoptic charts
Skills
Vocab
100
Horizontal line of 0 degrees latitude, separating the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Equator
100
These join points of equal height above sea level.
Contour line
100
Lines that join places of equal atmospheric pressure
Isobars
100
How many numbers are there in grid reference
6
100
A tool used to find direction
Compass
200
Imaginary circles that run east to west around the globe
Latitude
200
The difference in height between two adjacent contour lines. The height will always increase by the same interval.
Contour interval
200
What is the air pressure at Cairns?
1022hpa
200
What is the area reference for D
AR2239
200
The number of people living in a geographic region
Population
300
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Cairns
?
16 South and 145 East
300
When the contour lines are far apart it is a steep slope. True or False
FALSE
300
True or false. If the isobars are very close together, the wind will be relatively calm.
FALSE
300
What is the direction from B to E
NNW
300
A community of plants and animals and their non-living environment.
Ecosystem
400
How many degrees of Latitude are north and south of the Equator?
90 degrees
400
Point A is the top of the hill -100m Point B is the bottom of the hill - 20m there are 3 contour lines between the two points. What is the contour interval?
20m
400
In which state has it been raining the most in the previous 24 hrs?
WA
400
Which season has the least amount of rain
Spring
400
The exact altitude or height above sea level of a point on the earth's surface.
Spot height
500
Name the meridian found 180 degrees west and east of the Prime Meridian
The International Date Line
500
1: 1,000,000 This means 1cm represents how many kms?
10km
500
What direction does air flow in a low-pressure system in the Southern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
500
What is the temperature range of the mean daily minimum temperature? 
10 degrees
500
The geographical features of landforms of an area
Topography