Unit 1 - World Maps

This imaginary line is the largest latitude line, and it circles the middle of Earth.

• longitude

• equator

• hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

This imaginary line ends one day and starts the next.

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• latitude

These are the 7 largest pieces of land on Earth.

• ocean

• mountains

• continents

• hemispheres

These are the 4 largest bodies of saltwater on Earth.

• lakes

• ponds

• seas

• oceans

This type of map shows the borders between countries, states, and cities.

• physical maps

• political maps

• globes

• alphanumeric maps

True or False?

Mountains, forests, and rivers would be seen on a physical map.

• True

• False

True or False?

North America is in the southern hemisphere.

• True

• False

True or False?

South Carolina is bigger than the United States of America.

• True

• False

True or False?

Latitude lines measure north and south.

• True

• False

True or False?

Longitude lines measure north and south.

• True

• False