What are the 5 elements of a map?

Title, Scale, key, compass, lines of reference

Divides the world into 2 parts; Northern and Southern hemispheres

What does the Prime meridian do?

Divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres

What do we mean when we say that a city is located at longitude 120 degrees E?

Is located East of the Prime meridian

Why do geographers use a grid system?

Identify precise locations on earth

What are the names of the seven continents?

Africa, Antartica,Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia

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1
Largest body of land on earth
North America
Russia
Antartica
Asia
2
What lines run vertically across the Earth?
Latitude
Ladder
Longitude
Equator
3
What is the order that you read the longitude and latitude lines?
Longitude, Latitude
Latitude, Longitude
Latitlong, You Dude
Hareitude, Hoffitude
4
What lines (the names of them) go horizontally across the earth?
Longitude
Prime meridian
Latitude
5
What are the 5 elements of a map?
Title, Scale, key, compass, lines of reference
Title, key, compass, lines of reference, legend
Scale, key, compass, prime meridian, equator
Title, scale, key, compass, legend
6
The equator...
Divides the world into 2 parts; Northern and Southern hemispheres
Is equal to the prime meridian
Is very hot
Is the Earth's belt
7
What continent do we live on right now?
South America
North Africa
North Amnesia
North America
8
What does the Prime meridian do?
Divides pizza and nachos among friends
Divides the world into Southern and Northern hemispheres
Divides the world into 4 parts
Divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres
9
How many oceans are there?
6
14
7
5
10
What is the Biggest ocean?
Arcitc
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
11
What do we mean when we say that a city is located at longitude 120 degrees E?
Is located East of the Prime meridian
Is located South of the Prime meridian
Is located West of the Prime meridian
Is located North of the Prime meridian
12
Someone who makes maps is called a ,.....?
Photographer
Mapographer
Cartographer
Geographer
13
Why do geographers use a grid system?
Determine the number of people on earth
Provides information for historians
Calculate elevation of mountains
Identify precise locations on earth
14
How many continents are there?
8
7
6
5
15
What are the names of the seven continents?
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, India
Africa, Antartica,Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia
Pangea
African, Eurasian, South American, North America, Antartica

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