World Geography

Continents & Important Regions

North America

SouthAmerica

Asia

Africa

Europe

Middle East

Australia

Antarctica

Central America

Southeast Asia

Oceans

Atlantic

Arctic

IndianPacificPacific

What is Latitude and Longitude?• Latitude:

Imaginary lines that circle the globe from east to west, measuring an area’s distance north and south of the equator

• Equator:the line of latitude midway between the North and South poles

• Longitude:Imaginary lines that circle the globe from north to south, measuring an area’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• Prime Meridian:line of longitude at 0⁰ that runs through Greenwich, England

Hemispheres

Your Task:• Label the following

– 7 continents (also color each continent showing that you know where they are)

– The Middle East, Southeast Asia and Central America

– Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans– Lines of Latitude, Lines of Longitude and the Prime

Meridian– 4 Hemispheres (show that you know where they are

divided)