Question | Answer |
Given a blank world map, locate and label the 7 continents and 4 oceans | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
Be able to draw a compass rose and label the cardinal and intermediate directions | N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW |
Given a blank world map, locate Ohio | |
Give a map a map title | |
Given a blank world map, draw and label the following lines and points as accurately as possible: Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Prime Meridian, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle | |
Which direction do the parallel lines, lines of latitude, run? | East & West |
Which direction are parallel lines, or lines of latitude measured ? | North & South |
Which direction do meridian lines, longitude lines, run? | North & South |
Which direction are meridian, longitude lines measured? | East & West |
Identify continents entirely in the Western Hemisphere. | North America & South America |
Identify continents entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. | North America & Asia |
Identify a continent that is in two hemispheres. | |
What is absolute location? | An exact or certain location on the earth
Example: GPS coordinates |
What is relative location? | A point on earth that is considered in comparison with something else.
Example: a town that is East of another one |
Extended response- Be able to explain what the low, middle, and high latitudes are, how each one affects the general climate, and how people live in each one. | |