Atlas Skills Flashcards
What are the continents called?
Asia South America North America Africa Europe Antarctica Oceania
What are the oceans called?
Arctic Ocean North Atlantic South Atlantic Southern ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean
What are the key latitudinal lines
Arctic circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic circle
What are the lines of latitude and what do they measure?
Latitude measures the distance from the equator
Latitude lines go round the earth
They are parallel to each other and separated by 10Degrees
The tropics of cancer and Capricorn are approx 23Degrees from equator
The tropics mark the furthest point that the sun shines directly over head
What are the key longitudinal lines?
Greenwich Meridian or Prime Meridian
International Date Line
What do the key longitudinal lines mean?
Greenwich Meridian is the point at which time it’s set around the world
Moving East time zones go forward in the direction of the approaching sun
Moving West time zones go backwards
The international date line is where the clocks change by 24hrs and east meets West again
Can you draw and explain bar and line graphs and pie charts
See diagram
Yes
