True or false? North is always UP. (Explain why)
False - depends on where you are standing
The latitude line that divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere is known as the ___.
Equator
This is known as a ____. What directions does it show us?
compass - north, south, east, west
Lines that run from north to south are called lines of ______. (latitude or longitude?)
longitude (takes the LONG way!)
Lines that run frome east to west are known as ______ lines. (latitude or longitude?)
latitude
Name a continent in the southern hemisphere.
South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
Name a coordinate that passes through Asia.
answers vary
Name a continent in the northern hemisphere.
North America, Europe, Asia, part of Africa
These directions are known as _______. (intermediate or cardinal?)
cardinal
The longitude line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres from each other is known as the ___.
Prime Meridian
Name a coordinate that passes through Africa.
answers vary
The directions on a compass such as northwest and southeast are known as ____. (cardinal or intermediate)
intermediate
Name the oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
What ocean does do we swim in if we are in NY?
Atlantic Ocean
Name the 7 continents from left to right.
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica