Latitude and Longitude
Between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn creates this zone.
The Tropical Zone
This is the largest continent.
Asia
I should be the first thing you read on a map. I will tell you what the map is about.
Title
The equator divides the earth into these two hemispheres.
North and South
If I was to travel to 42.2808° N, 83.7430° W; what hemispheres would I be in?
Northern and Western
The zone between the tropic of cancer and the arctic circle are known as
Temperate Zone
This is the smallest continent.
Australia
I will show you the correct directions on a map. Never Eat Soggy Waffles.
Compass Rose
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into these two hemispheres.
East and West
Relative Location
We measure lines of latitude and longitude with these
Degrees
If I was to go by boat from Europe to North America, what ocean would I cross?
The Atlantic
I am use to measure distances on a map.
Map Scale
North America is located in these two hemispheres.
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
When it is winter in Michigan, What season is it in Uruguay?
Summer
These lines are perfectly parallel to each other.
Lines of latitude
What four continents touch the Pacific Ocean.
North America, South America, Asia and Australia.
I am sometimes called two things. I can tell you what symbols mean what on the map.
Legend/ Key
Australia is located in these hemispheres.
Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
On Sun, Sep 22, 2024, we officially started fall because of this?
The Fall Equinox
This imaginary line, located mostly along the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, is where the date changes by one day when crossed.
international Date Line
This ocean has been recently recognized. You wont find it in your textbook.
Southern Ocean
Though I do not exist on the literal planet Earth. On a map I am a useful tool to help finding absolute location.
Grid/ Gridline
Africa is located in these hemispheres.
Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
When does Hispanic Heritage Month begin and when does it end?
Sept 15-Oct 15