On this page, I will be announcing quizzes, tests and other projects. In addition to the announcements, there will be electronic versions of study guides for all unit tests. 9-28 The first test of the school year will be tomorrow (9-29). The test will cover all of the material that was given during my jury duty. Study Guide for the Map Test: Study Guide Test #2 Locating Places: Maps Map Elements: 1. Title 2. Scale Bar 3. Latitude/Longitude 4. Key/Legend 5. Map 6. Compass Rose/North Arrow Types of Maps: 1. Political 2. Physical 3. Thematic 1) Lines of Latitude: East and West…Equator (impact of equator on temperature) 2) Lines of Longitude: North and South…Prime Meridian 3) Absolute and Relative Location 4) Aerial Photos 5) Climate/Precipitation 6) 7 continents, 4 oceans 7) Inset 8) Map Grid 9) Intermediate and Cardinal Directions 10) 4 Hemispheres….be able to tell the hemisphere of a location 11) Time Zones…3 hours behind in California, 2 hours behind in Denver, 1 hour behind in Chicago…same Longitude, same time zone. 12) Tropic of Cancer/Tropic of Capricorn= Tropical Climate Zone 13) Population Density Activity: Where do most of the people live? Why? How does that impact highways?