5th Grade Geography
The Prime Meridian is located at what degree?
0 degrees longitude
Where do the Prime Meridian and the Equator meet at
0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees latitude
continent
7 large areas that make up all of the earth's land and is divided by oceans
map
A flat picture of the earth that is not true to scale (size).
globe
A sphere that shows a map of the Earth's features.
Which continent is in the Northern, Southern and Western Hemispheres?
Africa
Equator
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. It divides the earth into two equal parts called the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
An imaginary line that runs North to South and divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres
What is north of the Tropic of Cancer?
Arctic Circle
The largest continent on the earth is
Asia
5 Oceans
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean
All of which continent is south of the equator?
Australia
The smallest continent on the earth is
Australia
The Prime Meridian runs north and south through
Greenwich, England
lines of latitude
Imaginary lines that run east and west on a map or globe
Which ocean is NOT found in the Western Hemipshere?
Indian Ocean
What continent do you live on?
North America
7 Continents
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
The Artic Ocean is closest to which pole?
North Pole
the point farthest from north on the globe is the
North Pole
The Northern Hemisphere is located between what?
North Pole and the Equator
The largest continent is located in the
Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
what other imaginary line besides the equator divides the earth or globe into Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
The direction toward the South Pole from the equator is
South
The Artic Ocean is not found in which hemisphere?
Southern
cardinal directions
The four main points of the compass: north, south, east and west
Which tropic is in the Southern Hemisphere?
Tropic of Capicorn
North America, South America and Africa are located in which hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
compass rose
a direction marker on a map that shows the cardinal directions
Tropic of Cancer
a imaginary line of latitude that lies 23.5 (23 1/2) degrees north of the equator
hemisphere
a name given to any half of the globe: northern, southern, eastern and western
Tropic of Capricorn
an imaginary line of latitude that runs 23.5 (23 1/2) degrees south of the equator
meridians
another name for the lines of longitude
What do the lines of latitude measure?
distance from the equator
What do the lines of longitude measure?
distance from the prime meridian
Which way does the equator run?
east and west
what divides a globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
equator
As you face east, the North Pole is on your
left
Which lines run east and west around the globe?
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
lines that run north and south on a map and also called meridians.
Which way does the Prime Meridian run?
north and south
Lines of longitude meet at the
poles
intermediate directions
the directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
As you face the South Pole, the direction on the right is
west