Compass Directions
Latitude/Longitude
Continents
Map Features
All Things Geo.
100
In clockwise order... What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West (Never Eat Sour Worms)
100
When reading or writing latitude and longitude coordinates, which comes first?
Latitude
100
How many continents are there?
7
100
What is a map legend (a.k.a. key)?
a visual explanation of the symbols used on the map. It typically includes a sample of each symbol (point, line, or area), and a short description of what the symbol means.
100
What is a person’s perspective?
A point of view based on what a person can see and what they know.
200
Which way to Denver, Colorado from Wellington?
South
200
The equator is the 0° line of _____________.
Latitude
200
What continent do we live on?
North America
200
What is map scale?
the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
200
Lines of latitude are _________ to the equator and to other lines of latitude.
Parallel
300
Which direction would you walk if you went directly from Wellington Middle School to Eyestone Elementary?
North
300
0° Longitude is called the __________.
Prime Meridian
300
Which continent is the largest?
Asia
300
Landforms, bodies of water and other important geographical features such as mountains, deserts, lakes, rivers and oceans are consider __________ ___________.
Physical Features
300
What is a hemisphere?
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by the prime meridian.
400
Which way to Cheyenne, Wyoming from Wellington?
North
400
Lines of longitude are the lines on the grid that go north and south, intersecting at the _______.
Poles
400
Some people consider the 2 northern hemisphere continents that are not separated by an ocean to be 1 large continent called ________.
Eurasia
400
Countries, states, provinces, cities, towns, major highways and byways are considered __________ __________.
Political Features
400
Which 2 hemispheres do we live in?
Northern, Western
500
Directions on a compass rose always follow the same order, sort of like the numbers on a clock. So if North is 12 o'clock and East is 3 o'clock, then South is ______ o'clock and west is _____ o'clock.
6 o'clock, 9 o'clock
500
Using the map of the USA, which city is located closest to 30°N, 90°W?
New Orleans, LA
500
Name the continents in order from largest to smallest.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
500
Most maps are viewed in which way (which perspective)?
Aerial view or Bird's-Eye view (from above)
500
A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago.
Pangea