1. List the seven large landmasses known as continents.
1.___North America___
2.___South America____
3._____Asia_______
2. The Prime_ Meridian_ is the line of longitude that divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.
3. Which two continents lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere? _____Australia and Antarctica__
The Equator_ is the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Which continents lie completely in the Western Hemisphere? _____North and South America____
5. Match the following points of latitude and longitude with the continent or ocean at that location.
|a. 60 o N, 90 o E |Asia |
|a. 0 o , 60 o W |Atlantic Ocean |
|a. 60 o N, 120 o W |North America |
|a. 30 o S, 140 o E |Pacific Ocean |
6. Use the map skills PowerPoint link to answer the following questions:
|a. What is a time zone? How many time zones are there in the Continental U.S.? |
|A time zone is the location you’re located in that corresponds with a different location of the sun within 24 hours. There are four Time |
|Zones. |
|b. What is a map legend?