Geography Test 1 Review

1. Test Review
Geography #1

2. Continents/Oceans

5. Map Features
• Title – What the subject of the map is.
• Compass Rose – Shows N,S,E,W, on map
– North is not always at the TOP of a map
• Scale – Distances between points on the map
• Legend – Explains the symbols on the map
• Locator Map – where in the world is this map

6. Compass Rose N
E
S
W
NE
SESW
NW

7. NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE
WESTERN
HEMISPHERE
EASTERN
HEMISPHERE

10. Location
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
• Exact position.
• Uses longitude and latitude.
• Every place in the world has
ONE absolute location
RELATIVE LOCATION
• Location is based on its
relation to another location
• Ex. The school is next to the
park.
• There are multiple ways to
describe a place’s relative
location
• Ex North of, South of, Next
to, Behind, etc….