MAP ELEMENTS / POINTS OF INTERET
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
IMAGINARY LINE OF LATITUDE THAT DIVIDES THE WORLD BETWEEN THE NORTHERN & SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES
EQUATOR
MOUNTAIN AREAS, OFTEN RAINY OR SNOWY
ALTITUDE OF AN AREA
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #1
NORTH AMERICA
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN # 3
SOUTH AMERICA
MEASURES DISTANCES EAST AND WEST OF PRIME MERIDIAN, RUN VERTICALLY FROM POLE TO POLE CALLED MERIDIANS
LONGITUDE
SOUTHERNMOST POINT ON THE EARTH, 90 DEGREES SOUTH
SOUTH POLE
PHYSICAL
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #21
ANTARCTICA
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #4
AFRICA
WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN AND EAST OF THE 180TH MERIDIAN
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
0 DEGREES LONGITUDE, IMAGINARY LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH GREENWICH, ENGLAND
PRIME MERIDIAN
CLOSER TO EQUATER = WARMER CLIMATES
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #5
AUSTRALIA
WHAT OCEAN IS LABELED ON # 7
ATLANTIC OCEAN
SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT OCCUR IN A PARTIULAR REGION
BASED ON THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
FACTORS THAT AFFECT CLIMATE
CLIMATE
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #6
ASIA
WHAT OCEAN IS LABELED ON # 11
ARTIC OCEAN
EAST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN & WEST OF THE 180TH MERIDIAN
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
NORTHERN SECTION OF FIVE MAJOR CIRCLES OF LATITUDE
ARCTIC CIRCLE
CAUSES WEATHER TO BE MORE CONSTANT. WATER TAKES IN HEAT AND RELEASE HEAT AS NEEDED
LOCATION OF WATER
WHAT CONTINENT IS LABELED IN #12
WHAT OCEAN IS LABELED ON #9
PACIFIC OCEAN