SCI World Studies - Unit 1 Review

What 2 continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere(left side of map)?

• Africa and Australia

• Asia and Europe

• North and South America

Australia is found in which 2 hemispheres?

• Southern and Eastern

• Northern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

Where do you usually find the map title?

• In the middle of the map

• Under the map

• At the top of the map

The box on the map that tells what symbols, pictures, and colors mean is called the...

• Compass

• Map Key/Legend

• Scale

This map is...

• Small scale because it shows a large area of the earth

• Large scale because it shows a small area of the earth

Physical geography studies

• Parts of nature, like landforms and bodies of water

• Things humans create, like language, religion, and economic activities

Human geography studies

• Parts of nature, like landforms and bodies of water

• Things humans create, like language, religion, and economic activities

A map that shows plant life is a ___________ map.

• Economic

• Political

• Vegetation

Which line of LATITUDE divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• The Arctic Circle

• The Equator

Lines of latitude run

• East to West or side to side on world maps

• From the North Pole to the South Pole, or up and down