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Use the World Political Map on pgs. 8-9 of your Atlas. Latitude lines run
east and west across the map, but are measured North or South of the equator. Longitude lines run north and south, but are measured East or West of the Prime Meridian. What is the line of latitude or
longitude that runs through the city of Sydney, Australia in your atlas?
Use the World Political Map on pgs. 8-9 of your Atlas. Find the city of Anchorage, Alaska. What is the absolute location of this city?
Identify the major lines of latitude and longitude:
Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of
Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle
Where do you live?Hemispheres: ____________ &_____________Continent: __________________________Country: ____________________________State: _______________________________City: _________________________________
Hemispheres: Northern & WesternContinent: North AmericaCountry: United StatesState: WisconsinCity: Eau Claire
Use the Land Cover map of South America on p. 56.
Most of the Amazon Basin is cropland.
True or False?
Turn to the political map on p. 27.
Mexico is the southern most country in North America.
True or False?
Use the elevation map of Africa on p. 64 to answer the following question: What
is the elevation of most of southern Africa?
Use the growing season map on p. 64 to complete the following sentence:
Most of central Africa has a growing season that lasts________.
Use the population map on p. 66 to complete the following sentence:
Most of the Congo has a population of _____ people per sq. mile.
If you drive from Eau Claire to New York City,
which Cardinal Direction are you traveling?
Use your atlas.
If you take a boat from Greenland to the United
States, Which Intermediate Direction
would you be traveling?Use your atlas.
Using Cardinal direction, which way would you be flying if you traveled from Madagascar to
Australia, and then using Intermediate Direction, which way would you be traveling
from Australia to New Zealand?Use your atlas.
Find the United State Political Map on pgs. 40-41. Find the
SCALE in the map legend. What is the approximate distance from Topeka, Kansas to Jefferson City,
Missouri?
Find the United State Political Map on pgs. 40-41. Find the
SCALE in the map legend. What is the approximate distance from Seattle, Washington to Helena,
Montana?
Use your atlas. What are the geographic coordinates of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania?
Which cardinal direction from Eau Claire, WI is it?