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Take out your Social Studies Review Guide. Get ready to play Zonk!

ZONK! Pick a number and then answer the question. Let’s see what will happen!

What is distortion? When a continent/country is stretched from their original shapes Remember our photobooth selfies!

How many time zones are there? 24 Remember: There are 24 hours a day!

Why would you want to know the longitude and latitude coordinates of a place you’ve never been before? Idea of the weather! Time Zones!

Why is a globe more accurate then a map? A globe doesn't’t have distortion!

The longitude line at 0° is called… Prime Meriden!

Where is the equator located? 0° Latitude

Lines that run North to South are called Meridians!

Where is the International Date Line Located? 180° longitude

How many hemispheres can a country be located? At LEAST 2

What line separates the northern and southern hemispheres? Equator

What line separates the eastern and western hemispheres? Prime Meriden!

What two hemispheres is Greenland located? Northern Western

Name the hemispheres Europe is in Northern Eastern Western

What line is located at 23.5° North? Tropic of Cancer

How many days does it take for the earth to make a full revolution? 365 ¼ days!

What causes the Earth to have seasons The tilt of the Earth!

What point is at 90° South? The South Pole

On June 21 st, the sun’s rays will shine on… The Tropic of Cancer!

Label the Prime Meriden

Label the Equator

Label the Tropic of Cancer

Label the Tropic of Capricorn