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Question | Answer |
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What is the name of the latitude line at 90 degrees north of the Equator? | North Pole |
What is the name of the latitude line at 90 degrees south of the Equator? | South Pole |
What latitude line is 66.5 degrees north of the Equator? | Arctic Circle |
What latitude line is 66.5 degrees south of the Equator? | Antarctic Circle |
What climate zone is located between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer AND between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn? | Temperate Zone |
What climate zone is located between the TROPIC of Cancer and the TROPIC of Capricorn? | Tropical Zone |
What climate zone is located between the Arctic Circle and the North POLE AND between the Antarctic Circle and the South POLE? | Polar Zone |
What ocean is located around the North Pole? | Arctic Ocean |
What ocean is located south of India and east of Africa? | Indian Ocean |
What ocean is located around Antarctica? | Southern Ocean |
What continent is south of North America and contains the following countries: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Chile? | South America |
What continent is north of Africa and contains the following countries: Spain, Germany, Italy, and Ireland? | Europe |
What continent contains the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America? | North America |
What continent is south of Europe and contains Egypt, Kenya, South Africa and Sudan? | Africa |
Which continent is the largest and contains China, Japan, India, and Vietnam? | Asia |
What continent is sometimes called the "Island" continent and is made up of only one country? | Australia |
What kind of map shows elevation? | Physical map |
What kind of map shows borders and boundaries? | Political map |
A climate map is an example of what kind of map? | Thematic Map |
What is climate? | Climate is the average weather conditions for a specific region over a period of time. |
What is a a latitude line? | Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator. |
What is the equator? | The equator is the 0 degree latitude line half way between the North and South Pole. It is 0 degrees latitude. |
Where is the Tropic of Capricorn located? | 23.5 degrees south of the equator |
Where is the Tropic of Cancer located? | 23.5 degrees north of the equator |
What ocean is located west of North America and South America? | Pacific Ocean |
What ocean is located east of North America and South America? | Atlantic Ocean |
Where is the Western Hemisphere and name one continent located there? | West of the Prime Meridian Any of the following continents: North America, South America and Antarctica |
Where is the Eastern Hemisphere and name one continent located there? | East of the Prime MeridianAny of the following continents:Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica |
Where is the Northern Hemisphere and name one continent located there? | North of the EquatorAny of the following continents: North America, Europe, and Asia |
Where is the Southern Hemisphere and name one continent located there? | South of the equatorAny of the following continents: South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica |
What continent is located at the South Pole? | Antarctica |
What is the most important longitude line? | Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longtitude |