Bonus question: What are our coordinates here at PASCS?

40.9 Degrees North, 74.2 Degrees West

The Mercator projection shows Greenland 14 times bigger. What does this projection do well?

The shapes of countries (like Greenland) are the same., The Mercator projection is good for navigation, directions

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Map Skills Review

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Bonus question: What are our coordinates here at PASCS?
2.9 Degrees North, 110.2 Degrees East
56 Degrees South, 89.3 Degrees West
40.9 Degrees North, 74.2 Degrees West
25.7 Degrees South, 34.6 Degrees East
2
The prime meridian divides which two hemispheres?
North and East
West and South
North and South
East and West
3
Flat maps sacrifice...
both of these
neither of these
size
shape
4
Which hemisphere is the United States in?
Northern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
Neither
Both
5
The scale on a map shows
Temperature (how hot or cold)
Weight (how heavy)
Time
Distance (how far)
6
On a legend, or key, you will find...
symbols on the map
all of these
the scale
borders
7
Lines of latitude and longitude allow you to find this...
Neither
The hemispheres a point is in
Both
An exact location on the map
8
A hemisphere is...
half of the earth
a circle
none of these
the way a sphere spins
9
Where can the scale of a map be found?
In cave
Using the grid lines
In the legend
In the key
10
Lines of latitude run...
cross country with Mr. C
North and South (up and down)
Diagonally
East and West (side to side)
11
The Mercator projection shows Greenland 14 times bigger. What does this projection do well?
The shapes of countries (like Greenland) are the same.
The Mercator projection is good for navigation, directions
The Mercator projection is just terrible
The Mercator projection is good for size
12
The equator divides which two hemispheres?
North and South
East and North
East and West
South and West
13
Lines of longitude run...
cross country with Mr. C
East and West (side to side)
Diagonally
North and South (up and down)
14
How many hemispheres are there? Think "never eat soggy waffles."
Three (3)
Four (4)
Five (5)
Two (2)

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