Map Skills

  1. What r the 4 hemispheres
    Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Hemispheres
  2. What are Grids?
    squares used in maps to find locations
  3. What is the equator?
    It is an imaginary line that divides the globe in NH and SH
  4. What is the prime meridian?
    It is an imaginary line that divides the globe in EH and WH
  5. What are longitude lines?
    Patterns of Imaginary lines that circle the earth in NS direction
  6. What are latitude lines?
    Patterns of Imaginary lines that circle the earth in EW direction
  7. What are the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer lines located?
    Latitude lines that are located in 23.5º S and 23.5º N, respectively
  8. What does the map key use to explain the content of the map?
    colors and symbols
  9. 4 cardinal points
    N, S, W, E
  10. What are the 7 Continents?
    NA, SA, EU, AF, Asia, Australia, and Antartica
  11. Higher u go the_______ it gets
    colder
  12. What kind of climate is found at the equator?
    tropical climate
  13. What is a factor that affect climate?
    the height above sea level
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Map Skills
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