Exploring Map Skills: Hemispheres, Longitudes, and Latitudes

This video tutorial covers map skills for grade six geography students. It is divided into three lessons: understanding hemispheres on a globe, learning about longitudes and latitudes, and finding countries and cities using coordinates. The tutorial explains how the equator and Greenwich meridian divide the Earth into hemispheres and how to use these lines to locate places on a map. Examples include locating South Africa and Australia using their coordinates.

What is the main focus of geography?

• Understanding ancient civilizations

• Learning about the world we live in

• Studying the stars

• Exploring the ocean depths

What imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• International Date Line

Which hemisphere contains the North Pole?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

What is the most important latitude on the globe?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

How are latitudes measured?

• In degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

• In miles from the South Pole

• In kilometers from the North Pole

• In degrees north or south of the Equator

What is the most important longitude on the globe?

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

Which hemispheres is South Africa located in?

• Northern and Eastern

• Southern and Western

• Northern and Western

• Southern and Eastern

How do you find the coordinates of a place on a map?

• By measuring the distance from the nearest city

• By looking at the color of the map

• By tracing back to the closest degrees in the relevant hemispheres

• By using a compass

What are the coordinates of Australia?

• 20 degrees north and 140 degrees west

• 20 degrees south and 140 degrees east

• 20 degrees south and 140 degrees west

• 20 degrees north and 140 degrees east

In what order should coordinates be written?

• East or west first, then north or south

• Longitude first, then latitude

• Latitude first, then longitude

• North or south first, then east or west