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SOL Review Mr. Daniels Patriot High School APHUG
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Compass Rose
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Cardinal Directions –N, S, W, E Intermediate Directions –NE, NW, SE, SW
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Longitude and Latitude Longitude –Measures 180 degrees East and West –Longitude lines go North and South –Meridians Prime Meridian – goes through Greenwich, England
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Prime Meridian
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Latitude Parallels Measures 90 degrees North and South Main lines of latitude –North Pole - 90°N –Arctic Circle – 66°N –Tropic of cancer – 23.5°N –Equator - 0° –Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5°S –Antarctic Circle - 66°S –South Pole 90°S
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Map Projections Mercator—Ship navigation Polar—Airline navigation Robinson—Data representation
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Mercator
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Robinson Projection
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Polar Projection
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Taiwan AKA – Republic of China, Formosa, it is the historical name of Taiwan
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Formosa, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Palestine Palestine includes Israel and other occupied parts. –Parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria
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Palestine
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Boundaries in Africa 1914
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Africa 1990s
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Russia and the USSR
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Europe Before WWII
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Europe after WWII
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Europe in 1999
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Climate Characteristics Temperature Precipitation Season (hot/cold; wet/dry)
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Climate Elements Influence of Latitude Influence of Winds Influence of Elevation Proximity to water
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World Climate Regions Low latitudes Middle Latitudes High Latitudes
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Low Latitudes Tropical wet Tropical wet and dry Arid Semiarid Highland
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Middle Latitudes Semiarid Arid Mediterranean (dry summer subtropical) Humid continental Marine west coast Highland
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High Latitudes Subarctic Tundra Icecap
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Vegetation Regions Rain forest Savanna Desert Steppe Middle latitude forests Taiga Tundra
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Weather Phenomena Monsoons – South and Southeast Asia Typhoons – Pacific Ocean Hurricanes – Atlantic Ocean Tornadoes – US
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Effects of Climate Crops Clothing Housing Natural Hazards
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Statues and Monuments Taj Mahal (India) Kaaba (Mecca) Western Wall (Jerusalem) Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Jerusalem) Pyramids (Egypt) Kremlin (Moscow) Eiffel Tower (Paris) Virginia State Capitol Building Washington Monument White House Lincoln Memorial Statue of Liberty
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Taj Mahal
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Kaaba
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Western Wall
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Dome of the Rock
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Kremlin
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Latin American and the Caribbean
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Europe
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United States and Canada
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North Africa and Southwest Asia
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Russia and Central Asia
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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East Asia
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Australia, Pacific Islands, and Antarctica
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