Map/Geography Essentials

A pattern of lines circles the globe in east-west and north-south directions. It's called a _____.

• Grid

• Chart

The east-west lines in the grid are lines of_____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The north-south lines in the grid are lines of_____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The equator is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles. The equator is a line of _____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. It represents 0º ____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The majority of these three continents are located in the Western Hemisphere?

• South America, Asia, and Australia

• North America, South America, and Africa

• North America, South America, and Antarctica

The majority of these five continents are located in the Eastern Hemisphere?

• Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica

• North America, South America, Asia, Antarctica, and Africa

• North America, South America, Europe, Pangea, and Antarctica

Please identify the best example of a primary source

• Speech

• Text Book

• Biography

• Book Report

Please identify the best example of a secondary source

• Biography

• Journal

• Speech

• Photograph

Which is not a Map Essential?

• Title

• Scale

• Legend

• Compass

• Political Boundaries