A | B |
North Pole | This point on earth measures 90 degrees North. |
Prime Meridian | This line of longitude is used to divide the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. |
Equator | This line of latitude is used to divide the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. |
Africa | Parts of this continent are found in each of the four hemispheres, |
South Pole | This point on earth measures 90 degrees South. |
Northern Hemisphere | Is Europe found in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere? |
Antarctica and Australia | These two continents are found entirely in this hemisphere. |
South America, Africa, and Asia | The equator passes through these three continents. |
Mercator Projection | The lines of latitude and longitude intersect at 90 degree angles in this projection. |
Robinson Projection | Is land size and shape fairly accurate in the Mercator or Robinson Projection? |
Mercator Projection | The purpose of this projection is to show true direction. |
Poles | In the Robinson Projection are areas most distorted near the poles or near the equator? |
True | The shortest distance between any two points on the earth is the Great Circle Route. |
person/square mile or kilometer | How is population density measured? |
Australia | This continent is located entirely in the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres. |
center | The Polar Projection shows the North or South Pole at the top, in the center, or at the bottom? |
Pacific Ocean | This is the world's largest ocean. |
Pacific Ocean | South America is bordered by this ocean on its west. |
Indian Ocean | The most direst route from Australia to Africa is across this ocean. |
true | On a Mercator Projection, Greenland looks as large as Africa. |