MAPPING: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Front

What is the starting point for latitude, located halfway between the North and South poles?

Back

Equator

Front

What are the lines that run North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees?

Back

Longitude

Front

What line runs at 0 degrees Longitude?

Back

The Greenwich (Prime) Meridian

Front

What is the 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What are the lines of Longitude called?

Back

Meridians

Front

What is the term for the distance measured in degrees North or South of the Equator?

Back

Latitude

Front

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the significance of the Prime Meridian in geography?

Back

It serves as the reference line for measuring longitude.

Front

What are parallels in the context of mapping?

Back

Lines of latitude that run parallel to the Equator.

Front

What is the purpose of using latitude and longitude in navigation?

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To pinpoint exact locations on the Earth's surface.