Oceans/Continents
Latitude/Longitude
Hemispheres
Compass Rose
5 Themes
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What do lines of longitude measure?
Lines of longitude measure how far a place is east or west of the prime meridian.
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What continent is pink?
Australia
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What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Denver?
39 degrees North, 105 degrees West
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What continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
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What does place include?
The physical and human characteristics of an area features/shape of the land and describes the people that live there
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What are lines of latitude measured in?
Lines of latitude are measured in degrees N or degrees S.
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What do lines of latitude measure?
Latitude measures how far a place is north or south of the equator.
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What are lines of longitude measured in?
Lines of longitude are measured in degrees E or degrees W.
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What continent is green?
Europe
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What are the approximate coordinates of Fargo?
46 degrees North, 97 degrees West
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Name all 3 hemispheres that Europe is in.
Northern, Eastern, Western
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What is a region? What characteristics describe regions?
Regions are defined by similar characteristics
Physical, natural, human, cultural
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How many continents are there? Name all of them
7
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Africa
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What way do lines of latitude run?
Lines of latitude run east and west.
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How many hemispheres does the equator split Earth into? Name them.
2
Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere
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What does a compass rose do?
Helps to tell you the direction that you are going, or the direction a place is
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What is relative location?
Tells you the location of a place in relation to another place.
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How many oceans are there? Name all of them.
5
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, Southern
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What way do lines of longitude run?
Lines of longitude run north and south.
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How many hemispheres does the prime meridian cut the Earth into?
2
Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
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What are the cardinal points of a compass rose?
North, East, South, West
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What is absolute location?
Very specific, an exact location. Uses latitude and longitude.
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What continent is orange?
Africa
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What are the approximate latitude and longitude coordinates of Portland?
45 degrees North, 122 degrees West
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What hemispheres is North America in?
Northern and Western hemispheres
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What are the intermediate points of a compass rose?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
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What is human environment interaction?
Looks at the relationship between people and their environment