5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10pt 10pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20pt 20 pt 20pt 25pt 25pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt The study of Earth’s Physical Features What is Geography? An important tool used to study geography What is a map? Map reading is an important skill, and it has its own use of words or ? What is vocabulary? They are known as Cardinal Directions What are North West East South? Found on a map, it shows the Cardinal Directions What is a Compass Rose? Horizontal lines on a map What is Latitude? Lines of Latitude Parallel lines on a map What are lines of Latitude? This line of Latitude is the midway point between the northern and southern hemispheres What is The Equator? Long, vertical lines on a map What are Lines of Longitude? Each line of Longitude is known as this What is Meridian? This line of Longitude is found at zero degrees What is the Prime Meridian? The purpose of using lines of Longitude and Latitude on a map What is to find exact locations? (of towns, cities, countries, states, oceans, lakes, mountains, you, get, the, picture) Used to measure Latitude and Longitude What are Degrees? Word which means half of the Earth What is Hemisphere? Franklin Township’s Hemisphere What is the Western Hemisphere? This is the starting line of longitude What is the Prime Meridian or 0 degrees? Prime Meridian North and South America are part of this hemisphere What is the Western Hemisphere? We live here -> Countries of Central America, Mexico, Canada and the United States make up this contintent What is North America? These Islands are part of North American continent and the region of Latin America What are the Caribbean Islands? Central America and Mexico are part of North America and this famous region What is Latin America? The degree of Longitude which goes through the center of North America What is 100 degrees West Longitude? The degree of Latitude which goes through the center of South America What is 20 degrees south Latitude? Ocean found north of Asia What is the Arctic Ocean? Double it! What ocean is South of Asia? Double that! What ocean is East of Asia? Continent where 20 degrees north Latitude and 20 degrees east Longitude meet. What is Africa? Double it! Continent where 20 degrees south Latitude and 60 degrees west Longitude meet. Continent where 80 degrees south Latitude and 80 degrees east Longitude meet. What is Antarctica? Double it! What are the hemispheres which make up Antarctica? Double it! Africa and South America are directly ________ of Antarctica.