Continents and Oceans
How many continents are in the world?
7 continents
What is a map?
A map is a drawing that shows the location of something
What are the lines that go north to south on the coordinate grid?
Longitude Lines
What is a hemisphere?
Half circle
How many oceans are in the world?
5 oceans
What shows directions?
Compass rose
What are the lines that go east to west on the coordinate grid?
Latitude Lines
How many hemispheres is the earth divided into?
4 hemispheres
Which is the largest continent?
Asia
What are the four main directions of a compass?
North, South, East, West
There is a special name for the latitude line at 0 degrees.
The Equator
The Equator line divides the earth into what two hemispheres?
Northern and Southern hemisphere
Which is the smallest continent?
Australia
What are pictures that represent something on a map?
Symbols
What is a special name for the longitude line at 0 degrees?
The Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into what two hemispheres?
Western and Eastern hemisphere
In which continent do we live in?
North America
What shows the distance between two locations on a map compares to the distance in real life?
Map scale
The Equator goes through what country in the continent of South America?
Ecuador
Northern and Western hemisphere