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14 Cards in this Set
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What are the lines called that run around the Earth in an east-west direction? |
Lines of latitude |
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What are the lines called that run from north to south? |
Lines of longitude |
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Which four capitals are located between 60 degrees west and 70 degrees west longitude? |
Halifax, Fredericton, Charlottetown, and Iqaluit. |
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Which capital has the coordinates of 50 degrees north latitude, 98 degrees west longitude? |
Winnipeg |
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What is a system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface? |
Projection Map |
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What is another name for an oval-shaped projection map? |
Robinson Projection Map |
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How many continents lie partially or completely south of the equator? Name them. |
South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. |
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Most of the contiguous United States falls between which two lines of latitude? |
30 degrees north and 45 degrees north |
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Is Central America on the same latitude as Africa, Australia, or South America? |
Africa |
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Are the shapes and sizes of the continents or the waterways shown more accurately on a Robinson Projection Map? |
Continents |
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Does the Mercator Projection show the size, shape, or the location of the continents more accurately on a map? |
Location |
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Which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to the other continents? |
Antartica |
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Name all the labled land and water areas that intersect with the prime meridian. |
Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and Atlantic Ocean |
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Name all the labeled land and water areas that intersect with the equator? |
South America, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Asia |
