This continent is directly south of North America.
What is South America?
100
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
100
The number of time zones in the world.
What is 24?
100
This is on maps to identify what the map is showing us.
What are map keys or legends?
100
B.C. stands for this.
What is Before Christ?
200
This ocean can be found on the west coast of North American and South American continents AND on the east coast of Asian continent.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the western and eastern hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
200
This imaginary line lies 23.5 degrees North of the equator.
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
200
You must have this on a map to guide our direction!
What is a compass rose?
200
B.C.E. stands for this.
What is Before Common Era?
300
This continent is found in the southern hemisphere and home to many strange animals (like the kangaroo and the duck billed platypus) .
What is Australia?
300
When finding the absolute location of a particular place, you must always locate this line first.
What is latitude?
300
Time zones are ______ degrees in length.
What is 15 degrees?
300
This feature on a map will either zoom in or out of a location featured on the map.
What is a locator?
300
This term is used sometimes before a year to show that the year is an estimate.
What is circa?
400
This continent connects with Asia.
What is Europe?
400
Another name for lines of longitude (other than the Prime Meridian) AND latitude (other than the equator) are called this.
What are meridians and parallels?
400
Climate zones divide the Earth with these types of lines.
What are latitude?
400
This type of map has two types: elevation and relief.
What is are physical maps?
400
B.C. or B.C.E years are different from A.D. or C.E because they tell time this way.
What is "goes from big to small"?
500
Name all 4 oceans.
What are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans?
500
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If your coordinates for a location are 74 degrees North and 44 degrees West, you would find yourself in this hemisphere.
What is the northwestern hemisphere?
500
This imaginary line lies 66.4 degrees south of the equator.
What is Antarctic Circle?
500
This type of map shows human made boundaries of counties, states, and cities.