Map Grid, Compass Rose, Map Legend
Latitude/Longitude & Absolute Location
Map Scale, Hemispheres, Continents, Oceans
Tropical/Temperate/Polar Zones
Other
100
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
to indicate directions on a map
100
Which imaginary lines on a map run east to west across the globe?
parallels of latitude
100
What does a map scale judge?
distance
100
What lines mark Earth's tropical zones on Earth?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
100
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs...
from the North Pole to the South Pole.
200
What is another name for Map Legend?
Map Key
200
The line that marks 0° longitude is the...
prime meridian.
200
How many continents are there?
Name at least 4
7
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
200
What lines on Earth mark Earth's polar zones?
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
200
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
North America and South America
300
What is a map grid?
It helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a coordinate.
300
What is the highest degree of latitude we can go to?
90
300
How many oceans are there?
Name at least three
5
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic/Southern
300
What do we call the zone between the tropic lines and polar lines?
Temperate Zones
300
When the sun shines straight down on the Tropic of Cancer, what season occurs in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere.
400
Cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West.
List two intermediate directions.
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
Northeast
400
What is the highest degree of longitude we can go up to?
180
400
What two lines do we use to identify the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres?
The Equator and Prime Meridian
400
When the sun shines straight down on the Tropic of Capricorn, what season occurs in the Southern Hemisphere?
summer
400
What is the letter A referring to?
Map title
500
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its
absolute location.
500
If our absolute location is 50 N, and 45 E....
What are we 50 degrees north of?
What are we 45 degrees east of?
The equator
The prime meridian
500
Which two hemispheres is Australia located in?
Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
500
What affects the amount of sunlight the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive?
This also creates Earth's seasons.
Earth's tilt on its axis
500
What is letter B referring to?
A line of latitude
600
The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of...
distortion.
600
Identify the approximate absolute location of Tokyo, Japan.
35 N, 140 E
600
How much of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean water?
about 70%
600
What is the effect of Earth’s tilt on its axis?
It affects the amount of sunlight received and, therefore, the differences in seasons.
600
Using relative location, how would you describe where Wyoming is from Utah?
Wyoming is Northeast of Utah