Map Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Degrees

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• Units to measure distance.

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• The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create.

Answer explanation

Degrees are how we measure distance.

Los grados son cómo medimos la distancia.

Graus são como medimos a distância.

For example, 9° or 9 degrees North.

Draw (dibujar) the Prime Meridian

Answer explanation

The Prime Meridian goes up and down on the Earth.

El Primer Meridiano sube y baja en la Tierra.

O Meridiano Principal sobe e desce na Terra.

Geography

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• A region's average weather conditions.

• Twenty-three and a half degrees distance South of the Equator.

• The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create.

Answer explanation

Geography is the study of the world, which is what we're learning now.

La geografía es el estudio del mundo, que es lo que estamos aprendiendo ahora.

Geografia é o estudo do mundo, que é o que estamos aprendendo agora.

Tropic of Capricorn

• Characteristics of a place including land and water features.

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• Twenty-three and a half degrees distance South of the Equator.

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Answer explanation

Remember, Capricorn is South!

Draw (Dibujar) Equator

Answer explanation

The Equator goes from left to right.

El ecuador va de izquierda a derecha.

O Equador vai da esquerda para a direita.

Latitude

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• Half of Earth's sphere divided by the equator or Prime Meridian.

• Characteristics of a place including land and water features.

Answer explanation

Latitude goes from left to right, or East to West. Remember, Latitude sounds like Ladder, and the steps of a ladder go left to right (see image).

La latitud va de izquierda a derecha o de este a oeste. Recuerda, Latitude suena como Ladder, y los escalones de una escalera van de izquierda a derecha (ver imagen).

A latitude vai da esquerda para a direita, ou de leste para oeste. Lembre-se, Latitude soa como Ladder, e os degraus de uma escada vão da esquerda para a direita (veja a imagem).

Hemisphere

• The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create.

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• Units to measure distance.

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Answer explanation

Hemisphere is half of the Earth.

Hemisferio es la mitad de la Tierra.

Hemisfério é metade da Terra.

Climate

• A region's average weather conditions.

• Characteristics of a place including land and water features.

• Units to measure distance.

• The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create.

Answer explanation

Climate and weather go together.

El clima y el tiempo van juntos.

Clima e tempo andam juntos.

Physical Features

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• A region's average weather conditions.

• Characteristics of a place including land and water features.

• Twenty-three and a half degrees distance North of the Equator.

Answer explanation

One way to help you remember this is that FEATURES in Spanish is "características," which is close to the English word "Characteristics."

Una forma de ayudarlo a recordar esto es que FEATURES en español es "características", que está cerca de la palabra inglesa "Characteristics".

Uma maneira de ajudá-lo a se lembrar disso é que FEATURES em espanhol é "características", que é próximo da palavra em inglês "Characteristics".

Longitude

• Twenty-three and a half degrees distance North of the Equator.

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• Twenty-three and a half degrees distance South of the Equator.

Answer explanation

Longitude lines go up and down, and they are long. Remember, longitude sounds like long.

Las líneas de longitud suben y bajan, y son largas. Recuerde, la longitud suena como larga.

As linhas de longitude sobem e descem, e são longas. Lembre-se, longitude soa como longo.