Climate Zones
Lat vs Long
Directions
Coordinates
Parts of a Map
100
What climate zone do you think that this picture is from?
Polar Zone/ Frigid Zone
100
Is this latitude or longitude?
Lattitude
100
Name all four cardinal directions
North, East, South, West
100
Using your map, what city is at 35 Nº 105ºW?
Santa Rosa
100
What is the name of this?
Compass Rose
200
What climate zone do you think this photo was taken in?
Tropical Zone
200
Is this latitude or longitude?
Longitude
200
Name all four intermediate points
Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
200
What city is at 30 Nº 95ºW?
Houston
200
Mountains, hills, plains, and grasslands are an example of what?
Physical features or landforms
300
What climate zone is this photo from?
Temperate Zone
300
What is the line of latitude at 0° that splits the world into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
300
What state is south of Iowa?
Missouri
300
What city is at 35 Nº 106ºW?
Albuquerque
300
Lakes, oceans, rivers, and creeks are examples of what?
Bodies of water
400
Name a specific trait about 1 climate zone (extra 100 points for each other zone that you get correct)
Frigid/Polar Zone: Always cold, can have less sunlight or more sunlight based on the time of year
Temperate Zone: Milder weather, 4 seasons
Tropical Zone: Hot weather, usually humid
400
What is the name of the line longitude at 0° that divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Prime Meridian/Greenwich Meridian
400
You are in Chile. What cardinal direction do you need to travel to get to Canada?
North
400
What country is at 15ºN 20ºE? (+100 for the climate zone & +100 for each correct hemisphere given for this country)
Chad; Tropical Zone; Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
400
What is the part of the map that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground called?
Map Scale/Scale
500
What is the difference between the Northern Temperate Zone and Southern Temperate Zone?
The Northern Temperate Zone experiences summer when the Southern Temperate Zone experiences winter (seasons are flipped)
500
What can latitude and longitude be used for?
(+200 points for each extra answer)
- Absolute location
- Knowing the climate
Other answers may count at teacher discretion
500
What cardinal direction would you travel from the Equator to reach the Antarctic Circle?
South
500
What country is at 40ºN 40ºE? (+100 for the climate zone & +100 for each correct hemisphere given for this country)
Turkey/Türkiye; Temperate Zone; Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
500
Why are compass roses needed on maps?
- To orient the map
- To be able to use the map with a compass
Other answers accepted at teacher's discression