Roman Numerals
What is the Roman numeral for 50?
L
What is latitude?
Imaginary lines that run across the earth's surface from east to west and measure how far north or south a place is from the Equator.
What refers to a specific place or position on the Earth's surface?
Location
What is a device that helps indicate direction on the Earth's surface?
Compass
What country is referred to as the land down under?
Australia
If you see the numeral IX, what number does it represent?
9
What is the name of the line of latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator
What refers to the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across various locations?
Movement
What is the direction finder on a map?
Compass Rose
Which ocean is the largest in the world?
Pacific Ocean
What is the rule for Roman numerals when a larger symbol comes after a smaller one?
If the larger symbol succeeds the smaller number, then you subtract the smaller from the larger.
What is longitude?
Imaginary lines that run north and south through the North and South poles and measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.
What is concerned with how areas are similar or different based on their physical or cultural characteristics?
Region
Where was the first compass used?
China
What two continents lie entirely is the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia (Oceania) and Antarctica
Convert the Roman numeral XLII into Arabic numerals.
42
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs through the Pacific Ocean?
The International Date Line
What refers to a location's unique physical and human characteristics?
Place
What is a key on a map?
A small box on a map with symbols and colors that represent features on the map.
Name three countries through which the Equator passes.
Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Indonesia, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya
How many of the same symbol can be used in succession in Roman numerals? Double points if you know the name of the principle.
Three - The subtractive principle.
When finding coordinates, which number always comes first?
Latitude - How far north or south.
What explores the relationship between human societies and the natural world around them?
Human-Environment Interaction
What a satellite-based navigation system that provides location, velocity, and time information to users on Earth.
GPS - Global Positioning System
Name two countries located in the Arctic region.
Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, The United States, Iceland, Greenland (Denmark), and Russia