Continents
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What type of map shows physical features?
Physical Map
What is latitude?
The distance north or south of the equator.
What is longitude?
The distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Name a continent that starts with "A."
Africa or Antartica
Name the ocean that is located between Africa and Australia.
Indian Ocean
Name a type of map that shows political boundaries.
Political Maps
Name one line of latitude.
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn,
Name one line of longitude.
Prime Meridian or International Date Line
Which continent is known for the Sahara Desert?
Africa
Which ocean is known for the Bermuda Triangle?
Atlantic Ocean
What type of map is often used for hiking?
Topographic
What is the equator?
The line of latitude at 0 degrees
What is longitude?
The line of longitude at 0 degrees
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
What ocean is off the coast of California?
Pacific Ocean
What is a thematic map?
A map that focuses on a particular theme or subject.
How many degrees are there in a circle?
360 degrees
How do longitude lines differ from latitude lines?
Longitude lines run north-south; latitude lines run east-west.
Which continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest?
South America
Which ocean is the smallest?
Arctic Ocean
What type of map shows latitude and longitude?
Navigation map or Geographic map
What is the purpose of latitude lines?
To measure distances north or south of the equator.
To measure distances north or south of the equator.
It determines the change of one calendar day to the next.