Geography - Spatial Sense - Year 5

What are lines of longitude and latitude?

• The imaginary vertical and horizontal lines drawn on a map

• Diagonal imaginary lines on a map

• Lines that separate the Northern Hemisphere from the South Hemisphere

• Lines that run through the centre of the Earth

What is the line called that divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• The Latitude Line

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Longitude Line

What are co-ordinates mainly used for?

• To separate the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• Giving an accurate reference for where a place is on a map

• To separate the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Time zones

What is scale on a map used for?

• To work out the distance between two places

• To identify where the Equator is

• To locate a place on a map

• To find lines of longitude and latitude

What do relief maps show?

• Countries, continents and oceans

• The distance between countries

• The height of areas of land

• The population of a country