Geography

• What is a Compass? - A method of finding direction
• What are the 4 Cardinal points - North, East, South, West
• What are the 12 Ordinal Points - NE, SE, SW, SE, NNE, ENE, ESE,SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW
• What is a Compass Rose? - Is used to indicate direction on a map and is in the shape of a circle
• What are the 4 hemispheres? - Northern, southern, eastern, western
• What degree is the Equator? 0 degrees
• What are latitudes and longitudes? - are invisible lines that help us identify a place using geometrical coordinates
• What is the definition of Latitude? - The distance of a place north of south of the Equator expressed in degrees
• What is the definition of Longitude? - The distance of a place east of west of the Prime Meridian expresses in degrees
• What are the seven continents and five oceans?

  Continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, South America.

  Oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
• Hemisphere - Is the two sides of the Earth that are opposite each other.