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Map Skills Boot Camp
Quiz questions from the Mapping Skills Boot Camp Handout
Question | Answer |
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What is the name used to describe half the earth? | Hemisphere |
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres? | Equator |
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres? | Prime Meridian |
When traveling to the South Pole from anywhere on earth, what direction are you traveling? | South |
Which two continents are both entirely in the Western Hemisphere? | North America and South America |
What is the name of the Earth's northernmost point? | North Pole |
What is another name for lines of latitude? | Parallels |
What is another name for lines of longitude? | Meridians |
What is the measure of the earth's northernmost or southernmost point in degrees? | 90 degrees |
What continents lie directly East of the United States? | Africa and Europe |
What continents lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Australia and Antarctica |
What continent has the two most populous countries? | Asia |
What are the two most populous countries in the world? | China and India |
What is the name of the feature on maps that shows the four cardinal directions? | Compass Rose |
What are the names of the imaginary lines we use to pinpoint any spot on Earth? | Latitude and Longitude |
How many continents are there on earth? | 7 |
What continent do you live on? | North America, not the United States!!!! |