Resources

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Links 

Hemisphere Quiz

Map Skills Quiz

Map Reading Quiz 

Map Vocabulary Matching Game

Continent and Ocean Matching Game

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Vocabulary

Latitude: are imaginary  lines  that run west to east across the earth. 

Equator:the equator is a imaginary line that runs at 0 degrees latitude.

Tropic of Cancer: this parallel line of latitude  runs 23 north of the equator.                                                                                                   Tropic of Capricorn:the parallel line of latitude that runs 23 south of the equator.

 

Longitude

     Prime Meridian

     Meridians

Hemisphere:You know how fractions are?1 whole,half,and quarters,thats what the hemispheres are cut up into.

     Northern:Northern hemisphere is the Northern half of the Equator.(No wonder they call it the northern hemisphere.)

     Southern:Well,take a swing at the answer for this,North= Up.South=?Southern Hemisphere.

     Western:You know those annoying "Best Western"commericals they show?It should be Best Western Hemisphere.

     Eastern

 

Map Scale

 

Map Key

 

Compass Rose

     Cardinal Direction

     Intermediate Direction

 

Time Zones

     Eastern

     Central:No photo Available.

     Mountain:Why is there no photo?

     Pacific

 

North Pole:Could not find accurate picture of this.

     Arctic Circle:Piece of icy land surrounding the North Pole.(In other words,it's really cold.)

 

South Pole:Couldn't find an accurate picture of this either!

     Antarctic Circle

 

Elevation

 

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7 Continents

North America

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia:

Oceania:Why is it called Oceania?Because it's in an ocean. 

Antarctica:Coldest,and I mean coldest,about -129 degrees,Antarctica.

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5 Oceans

Atlantic

Pacific

Arctic

Indian

Southern

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Types of Maps

Physical

Political

Relief

Elevation

Road

Historical:An old map of the U.S.A. or any other countries/Continents./States.

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