World Map Basics
You are expected to know the continents and oceans and it may help to make reference to them when working with a world map.
If you need some practice recognising the shapes of the continents, oceans and important countries then use the link below to take you to many quizzes on the 'Sporcle' website |
Latitude and Longitude
Being able to use latitude and longitude will help give answers precision if they are displayed on a map
Latitude are the horizontal lines and shows how far East or West a place is.
Longitude are the vertical lines and shows how far North or South a place is.
Key lines of latitude are the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Longitude are the vertical lines and shows how far North or South a place is.
Key lines of latitude are the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.