Geography Checkpoint

Map Skills Label the continents on the map below.Use this WORD BANK to help you:Africa Antarctica Asia Australia EuropeNorth America South America North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia Antarctica Label the oceans on the map below.Use this WORD BANK to help you:Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Complete the following sentences with the correct missing word from the word bank below. There are seven continents on the earth.There are five oceans on the earth.Lines of latitude run EAST AND WEST and are labeled or called north and south.Lines of longitude run NORTH AND SOUTH and are labeled or called east and west.All lines of longitude meet at the north and south poles.All lines of latitude are parallel and never touch each other. Match the correct vocabulary word with its definition. Equator Longest line of latitude that splits the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres Prime Meridian Longest line of longitude that splits the earth into Eastern & Western hemispheres Distortion When an object loses its original shape Hemisphere Half of the Earth Poles Area at the top or bottom of a globe Globe Round (sphere) map of the Earth Geography Study of the earth and its physical features Fill out the following image with the appropriate words from this WORD BANK.North South East WestNortheast Northwest Southeast Southwest North Northeast East Southeast South Sourthwest West Northwest The above image is an example of a _. compass rose key legend scale