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

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Take out your Social StudiesReview 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 21st, 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

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