Continents and Oceans
How many continents and oceans are there?
7 Continents and 5 Oceans
The Equator is the main line of what? and the Prime Meridian is the main line of what?
Latitiude
Longitude
What is elevation?
Height above sea level
The Equator cuts the world into what two halves?
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Name the seven continents and 5 oceans
North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, and Indian
Parallels = Lines of _________
Meridians = Lines of _________
Latitude
Longitude
What are examples physical features?
Mountains, lakes, valleys, canyons, rivers
The Prime Meridian cuts the world into what two halves?
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Which continent is the biggest in the world?
Asia
High degrees of latitude = _______ Temps
Low degrees of latitude = ________ Temps
Cold
Warm
What are physical maps?
Maps that show what the land looks like.
What are Coordinates?
The exact location of a place using latitude and longitude
Which continent is the least inhabited?
Antarctica
Meridians and Parallels are located how many miles apart?
70
What are political maps?
Maps that show town, city, state, or international boundaries.
The Equator and prime Meridian are measured at what degrees?
0 degrees
Show on a map where every continent and ocean is located.
See Map
Lines of longitude cross one another at what two points on Earth?
North and South Poles
Which type of map shows you the amount of rainfall in a place?
Physical Map
Label the parts of a compass rose
See compass rose