Geography Review

"Geo" means:

• Maps

• The Earth

• To Demonstrate or Show

• Latitude

There are this many continents.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

This map is a ...

• Robinson Projection

• Mercator Projection

The Mercator Projection is popular, but it is not perfect. What is wrong with it?

• The area near the equator gets stretched.

• The shapes of the countries are wrong.

• The area near the north and south get stretched.

Match the following

• Works with maps

• Biographer

• Talks about comets

• Geographer

• Writes stories about people's lives

• Cartographer

• Takes pictures

• Cometographer

• Studies the world

• Photographer

Draw the Equator

If you could go to any country, where would you want to go?

What is the relative location of Africa?

• 30 N, 30 E

• South of Europe

• Between the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean

• 22 S, 120 W

Lines of Latitude...

• Helps us measure how East or West you are.

• Are also called "Parallels"

• Are measured in miles.

Which continent is east of Europe and North of Australia?

• Asia

• South America

• North America

• Antarctica