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Geography Study Guide

SOL 3.5 and 3.6

1.

North America is located in the northern and western

hemispheres; also called northwest hemisphere.

2.

The oceans are Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern.

(You will need to know where the five oceans are located. I Am A Sweet
Person.)

3.

The imaginary line that divides the globe into eastern and western
hemisphere is called the Prime Meridian.

4.

The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides the
globe into northern and southern hemispheres is called the
Equator.

5.

The equator and the prime meridian are used to create the four
hemispheres - Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.
(You will need to label the hemispheres on the map.)

6.

A map scale measures distance on a map.

7.

A map key helps us locate geographical features on a map.

8.

A map title tells what the map is showing.

9.

A drawing on a map that shows where north, south, east, and west
are located is a called a compass rose.

10.

The cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West. The
intermediate directions are Northeast, Northwest, Southeast,
and Southwest.

11.

The seven continents are North America, South America,

Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica. (You will need to
be able to locate the continents on a world map. There are seven; there are
seven. Continents. Continents)

12.

The capital of the United States is Washington, DC.

13.

Know your city (South Riding), state (Virginia), country (United

States of America), and continent (North America).

14.

The coordinates of a grid system identify the approximate

location of a place. When reading a grid map, you travel across
the bottom and then go up to find the coordinates. (Walk down the
hall, then up the stairs.)

15.

Regions are places that have common characteristics.

16.

Location is where something is at a certain spot on our planet, in

our country, or in our classroom. Location at a certain spot on a
globe represents location at a certain spot on our planet.

17.

Use a grid system to find Greece, Rome, Mali, Spain, England,

France, and the United States.
a. Greece and Rome are located on land near the Mediterranean
Sea.
b. The Empire of Mali is located in the western region of the
continent of Africa.
c. England, France, and Spain are part of the continent of Europe.
England is part of the United Kingdom north of France and
Spain is southwest of France.
d. The U. S. is located on the continent of North America.