Latitude and Longitude
The imaginary line that is at 0 degrees latitude
What is the Equator
The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
Prime Meridian
What is the Equator?
An imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude.
What continent do we live on?
North America
Geography is the study of...
the world around us and its people
Latitude and Longitude is measured in this.
What is Degrees
Is the Equator located at 0 degrees longitude, 0 degrees latitude, or 180 degrees longitude?
0 degrees latitude
An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degrees longitude.
Which continent is smallest in land area?
Australia
True or False...All 5 oceans are connected
True
What is a trick to help you remember in which direction latitude and longitude lines lie?
The lines of latitude, which sounds like "ladder," lie like the rungs of a ladder
Longitude lines are long and all run from the North Pole to the South Pole
The Prime Meridian helps create which two hemispheres?
What is Western and Eastern
An island
Which continent is located at the southern most part of the Earth?
Antarctica
What do geographers study?
Earth, land features, and people
The lines of longitude measure the distance north and south or east and west
East and West
The imaginary line on which the Earth rotates?
What is an axis
What is a mental map
A map that a person pictures in his or her mind
Over land, is Europe closer to Asia or Africa?
Asia
When a portion of the sea is surrounded by land but has a small opening, it is called a
Gulf
How many degrees difference is there between each line of latitude and longitude on the Globe?
15 degrees
Why is a globe more accurate than a flat map to represent Earth's surface?
The Globe is a more accurate way to show the Earth since Earth is shaped like a sphere.
Describe the difference between relative location and absolute location
Relative location describes a place using the relation of one place to another
Absolute location describes a place using grid coordinates
List the continents in order from largest to smallest
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
Describe 2 ways that thinking like a geographer can help you study Earth
You can better understand climate
You can find out how water on Earth affects people
You can locate places