“Getting Oriented” Geography Activity

International Dateline 90 North Pole 80 Arctic Ocean 60 Europe 6 40 North America 3 Asia 1 Atlantic Tropic of Cancer 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Africa 2 Equator___________________________________________________________ Indian Tropic of Capricorn South America 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australia 7 Prime Meridian Antarctica 5 180 120 80 40

Compass Rose Intermediate Points Cardinal Points

Important Notes Most of earth’s surface is covered with water. The smallest continent is Australia. The largest is Asia. Parallels of latitude circle Earth from west to east. Meridians of longitude runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. 0 latitude is the Equator. The North Pole is 90 north latitude and the South Pole is 90 south latitude. 0 longitude is the Prime Meridian 180 longitude is the International Dateline. It is exactly halfway around the world from the Prime Meridian. 231/2 north latitude is the Tropic of Cancer 231/2 south latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn Everything between those lines are the Tropics