World Geography review

Remember all Latitude lines are like the floor, or a bed. Look at this cute little baby lying on a flat bed like a latitude line.

Multiple Choice

What direction to Latitude Lines go?

• East

• North

• South

• East and West

Flat means they run from EAST to WEST!

REMEMBER

Longitude Lines go UP and Down. What lines here are Longitude?

Multiple Choice

What way do Longitude Lines go?

• North

• East

• West

• North and South

Multiple Choice

Which continent has no countries and no population?

• North America

• Antarctica

• South America

• Europe

Multiple Choice

The only continent that is a country is...

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

How to find Latitude

• Latitude is always measured from North or South of the equator (0 degrees)

• The lines of latitude run horizontally (Latitude Flat-itude)

• To find latitude, follow the lines horizontally with your mouse from out point to the number of degrees on the side of the map

• In the picture, our point at 20 degrees North- always remember to include the cardinal directions

Sometimes latitude and longitude will not be exactly on one of the drawn out lines- Here's what to do!

You've got to do a little math (sorry!)
On this map we can see that the point is between 110 and 120 degrees W- so we need to find the middle point: 115 degrees W

Multiple Choice

What are the coordinates for the point (Portland) on this map?

• (46 degrees N, 121 degrees W)

• (30 degrees N, 50 degrees W)

• (121 degrees W, 46 degrees N)

• (40 degrees N, 90 degrees W)

Multiple Choice

What at the coordinates for the point on this map?

• (40 degrees S, 120 degrees E)

• (30 degrees N, 80 degrees E)

• (30 degrees S, 80 degrees W)

• 60 degrees S, 120 degrees E)

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the coordinates for the point on the map.

Multiple Choice

What is the central parallel line that all other latitude lines are based from?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Hemisphere

• Optimus Prime

Multiple Select

Select the 3 facts about LONGITUDE lines:

• Equator is the base line

• Measures points East & West

• Are parallel

• Based from the Prime Meridian

• Measures from 0 to 180 degrees

Multiple Choice

Which continent is located at 60 N, 120 W?

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

• Australia

Multiple Choice

Which letter is at coordinate 15 South, 75 East?

• C

• G

• H

• I

CLIMATE - Draw and label into your book or draw the Key

• Tropical is Red

• Temerate is green

• Polar is light blue

The International Date Line (IDL)

Jagged Time Zones

• follow national boundaries

• consistent date/time for regions

Who Decides?

• Time Zones are determined by each country.

• Some countries don't fit with the standard hourly time zones

• Examples include China, Iran, India, North Korea

Multiple Choice

Where does each new day begin?

• the Prime Meridian

• the Equator

• Greenwich, England

• the International Date Line

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true? Check ALL that apply.

• The Prime Meridian is opposite the International Date Line

• The International Date Line is located at 180° longitude.

• Countries can determine what time zone they are in or determine their own time zone.

• All areas are divided into time zones by a straight line of longitude.

U.S. Time Zones

• west = one hour less or "west is less"

• east = one hour ahead

• each time you move to a new time zone it is a one hour difference

• If it is 9 am in the Eastern time zone, it is 8 am in the Central time zone (one hour west/less)

Multiple Choice

When it is 8 am in Austin, Texas, what is the local time in Chicago, Illinois?

• 7 am

• 8 am

• 9 am

• None of these

Multiple Choice

When it is 6 am in Seattle, Washington, what is the local time in Denver, Colorado?

• 7 am

• 8 am

• 9 am

• None of these

Multiple Choice

When it is 11 am in Seattle, Washington, what is the local time in Atlanta, Georgia?

• 12 pm

• 1 pm

• 2 am

• 2 pm

• None of these

Multiple Choice

When it is 2 pm in Great Neck, NY, what is the local time in Anchorage, Alaska?

• 10 am

• 10 pm

• 11 am

• 11 pm

• None of these

Flight Travel

• Imagine a six hour flight from New York --> California

• It leaves New York at 6 am.

• What time will it be when you land in California?

Flight Travel

• Imagine a two hour flight from Minneapolis--> Boston

• It leaves Minneapolis at 11 am.

• What time will it be when you land in Boston?

Flight Travel

• Imagine a six hour flight from Seattle --> New York

• It leaves Seattle at 9 pm.

• What time will it be when you land in New York?

Open Ended

Imagine a five hour flight from Miami to Denver. It leaves Miami at 6 pm. What time will it ben when you land in Denver? Explain your reasoning.

Poll

How is your understanding of time zones and travel across time zones?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

What is the average weather over time?

• Weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

What climate is warm, muggy, and rainy all year round?

• Humid Tropical

• Tropical Savanna

Multiple Choice

What climate has semi dry grasslands and prairies?

• Desert

• Steppe

Multiple Choice

What climate is in the path of hurricanes and typhoons usually?

• Mediterranean Climate

• Humid Subtropical

Multiple Choice

What climate has four distinct seasons?

• Marine West Coast

• Humid Continental

Multiple Choice

In what climate is permafrost found?

• Subarctic

• Tundra

• Ice Cap

Multiple Choice

In the highland climate, there is only one temperature found.

• True

• False

Poll

I feel like I understand climate.

• yes

• no

• a little

• not at all

Multiple Choice

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

Multiple Choice

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

Multiple Choice

Average pattern of weather for a particular region

• Climate
• Weather

Multiple Choice

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

Multiple Choice

What climate zone is the red area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

Multiple Choice

What climate zone is the green area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

Multiple Choice

The polar zones of the Earth are far northern and far southern, near the poles. Is that true or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

On a map, find Tunisia.

Tunisia is between

• Ethiopia and Kenya

• Egypt and Sudan

• Algeria and Libya

Multiple Choice

Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria are on the

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indian Ocean

Fill in the Blanks

Besides Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria

Name another African nation on the Mediterranean Sea.

(Check the map so that you spell correctly)

Multiple Choice

Directly south of Egypt is

• Sudan

• Kenya

• Chad

• Mali

Multiple Choice

Between Sudan and Somalia is

• Niger

• Mali

• Ethiopia

• Angola

Multiple Choice

The country on the tip of the Horn of Africa is

• Congo

• Somalia

• Mauritania

• Tanzania

Fill in the Blanks

Name an African country on the Red Sea.

(Check a map, and spell correctly.)

Multiple Choice

Look at the west coast of Africa.

What country is between Morocco and Mauritania?

• Western Sahara

• Senegal

• Nigeria

• Guinea

Multiple Choice

Landlocked means NOT on a sea. A landlocked country does NOT border an ocean or sea.

Which of these countries is landlocked?

• Ethiopia

• Djibouti

• Eritrea

• Somalia

Multiple Choice

Name a landlocked country that borders Nigeria and Chad.

• Niger

• Cameroon

• Benin

• Uganda

Multiple Choice

Which map shows Egypt in red?

Multiple Choice

Which map shows LIbya in red?