Geography map reading

A drawing showing a bird's-eye-view of an object is called a [blank_start]plan.[blank_end]

A drawing that shows object on the ground as seen from above is called a [blank_start]map[blank_end].

A photo taken in an aircraft that shows features on the ground is called an [blank_start]aerial[blank_end] [blank_start]photo[blank_end].

Maps can be classified into different types according to their [blank_start]function[blank_end] such as topographic maps and political maps.

A map usually gives five kinds of information: title, [blank_start]grid[blank_end], scale, [blank_start]direction[blank_end] and [blank_start]legend[blank_end].

[blank_start]Conventional[blank_end] [blank_start]signs[blank_end] are the symbols used to represent different features on a map. They are designed using different [blank_start]colours[blank_end] and [blank_start]patterns.[blank_end]

An aerial photo shows the features on the [blank_start]ground[blank_end] only. However, they cannot show underground features such as [blank_start]highways[blank_end] and [blank_start]cross-harbour tunnels[blank_end], as well as [blank_start]name[blank_end] of buildings and [blank_start]bus[blank_end] routes. Therefore, it is difficult for us to look for a place using an aerial photo.

[blank_start]Longitude[blank_end] is a coordinate that shows the [blank_start]east-west position[blank_end] of a place on the earth.

[blank_start]Latitude[blank_end] is a coordinate that shows the [blank_start]north-south position[blank_end] of a place on the Earth.

The seven continents in the world are [blank_start]Asia[blank_end], [blank_start]Europe[blank_end], [blank_start]North America[blank_end], [blank_start]South America[blank_end], [blank_start]Antarctica[blank_end] , [blank_start]Africa[blank_end] and [blank_start]Oceania[blank_end].

The four oceans are [blank_start]the Pacific Ocean[blank_end], [blank_start]the Indian Ocean[blank_end], [blank_start]the Arctic Ocean[blank_end] and [blank_start]the Atlantic Ocean[blank_end].

Which continent is the largest?

Which continent is the smallest?

Which ocean is the deepest?

The [blank_start]Prime Meridian[blank_end] is the [blank_start]longitude[blank_end] of 0 degree and it passes through Greenwich, London.