Directions
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, East, South West
Imaginary lines that help us pinpoint exact locations on Earth
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
The bakery is down the street from the school
Name the 5 oceans
Indian Pacific Atlantic Arctic Southern
A three dimensional, spherical object that represents the Earth
Globe
What are the 4 intermediate directions?
Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
Which line runs from East to West?
Equator
My apartment is at 345 Rington Street
Absolute
Name the 7 continents
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia
People use this word to describe half the Earth
Hemisphere
The prime meridian runs.....
North to South
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into...
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
My house is to the west of the library.
Relative
What 2 oceans surround North America?
Atlantic and Pacific
What the mnemonic device used to remember the cardinal directions?
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
The equator seperates the Earth into....
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Places near the __________ typically have warmer weather.
Equator
What two measurements are used to find absolute location?
Latitude and Longitude
The largest and deepest ocean?
Pacific
What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
Absolute location is the points of latitude and longitude in which a place is located. (It's eaxact location)
What do the equator and the prime meridian have in common?
They are both used to seperate the Earth into hemispheres.
If you are standing at (0) latitude and (0) longitude, you are in this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
The White House is located at (38.8977) N, (77.0365) W; this numerical format is known as these.
Coordinates
What percentage of the Earth is covered in water?
70%
What is the difference between the prime meridian and the equator?
The equator runs from east to west but measures the earth from north to south. The prime meridian runs from north to south but measures the earth east to west.