Seasons
If it is Summer in Australia, what season is it in North America?
Winter, because they are in opposite hemispheres of the Earth.
40°N, 74°W are the coordinates of my house. Is this an example of absolute location?
Yes, it is giving the absolute location of a house.
My house is 5 miles NW of the mall. Is this an example of relative location?
Yes, because it is telling you the relative location of a house to the mall.
What is the line that runs at 0 degrees longitude?
The Prime Meridian
Which one of these is not a cardinal direction? North, West, Southeast, and East
Southeast
If it is summer in Antarctica, what season is it in Asia?
Winter
4758 Willison Drive is my cousin's address. Is this an example of absolute location?
Yes. It gives the exact location of a house.
The coordinates of my house are 40°N, 74°W. Is this an example of relative location?
No, because it is showing the exact coordinates of a house.
What is the line that runs at 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
If it is Fall in North America, what season is it in Australia?
Spring
My grandma's house is 3 miles SE of the gas station. Is this an example of absolute location?
No. It does not give the exact location of a place.
In a situation where a friend is asking for your address for a sleepover, would you use relative location?
No, because you need to tell your friend exactly where your house is.
What are lines that run West and East called?
Parallels
What are the four intermediate directions?
North West, North East, South West, and South East
If it is Spring in Europe, what season is it in Asia?
Spring
In a situation where your friend wants to come to your birthday party and needs to know how to get there, would you use absolute location?
Yes. Your friend needs to know exactly how to get to your birthday.
If I told you my house was 4 1/2 miles from Boyd Buchanan, am I using relative location or not?
Yes, because it is showing my house compared to Boyd Buchanan.
What are lines that run North and South called?
Meridians
If a car is heading up towards the equator and heading right, what intermediate direction is this car heading?
North East
What makes seasons change?
The Earth's tilt on it's axis changes and some parts are father fro the sun and some parts are closer to the sun.
What is absolute location?
Absolute location is the exact location of a place on a map.
What is relative location?
Relative location is the position of a place related to another place on a map.
What is the purpose of lines of latitude and longitude?
They use imaginary lines on a map called meridians and parallels to locate absolute/ exact locations on a map.
What is a compass used for?
A compass is used to show direction on a map.