Oceans/Continents
Latitude/Longitude
Hemispheres
Compass Rose
5 Themes
2
How many continents are there? Name all of them
7
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Africa
2
What way do lines of latitude run?
Lines of latitude run east and west.
2
How many hemispheres does the equator split Earth into? Name them.
2
Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere
2
What does a compass rose do?
Helps to tell you the direction that you are going, or the direction a place is
2
What is relative location?
Tells you the location of a place in relation to another place.
4
How many oceans are there? Name all of them.
5
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, Southern
4
What way do lines of longitude run?
Lines of longitude run north and south.
4
How many hemispheres does the prime meridian cut the Earth into?
2
Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
4
What are the cardinal points of a compass rose?
North, East, South, West
4
What is absolute location?
Very specific, an exact location. Uses latitude and longitude.
6
What continent is orange?
Africa
6
What are the approximate latitude and longitude coordinates of Portland?
45 degrees North, 122 degrees West
6
What hemispheres is North America in?
Northern and Western hemispheres
6
What are the intermediate points of a compass rose?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
6
What is human environment interaction?
Looks at the relationship between people and their environment
8
What continent is green?
Europe
8
What are the approximate coordinates of Fargo?
46 degrees North, 97 degrees West
8
Name all 3 hemispheres that Europe is in.
Northern, Eastern, Western
8
What is a region? What characteristics describe regions?
Regions are defined by similar characteristics
Physical, natural, human, cultural
10
What continent is pink?
Australia
10
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Denver?
39 degrees North, 105 degrees West
10
What continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
10
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 do lines of latitude measure?
Latitude measures how far a place is north or south of the equator.
14
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 longitude measure?
Lines of longitude measure how far a place is east or west of the prime meridian.
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What are lines of longitude measured in?
Lines of longitude are measured in degrees E or degrees W.