NAC History Ch.1 Sec. 4,5,6 Latitude and Longitude

Front

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

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Equator

Front

Back

The map show the lines of longitude.

Front

Back

The map shows lines of latitude.

Front

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

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degrees

Front

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude? Options: Equator, Prime Meridian, International Date Line, North Pole

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Prime Meridian

Front

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

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Hemisphere

Front

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

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Northern and Southern

Front

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: latitude lines only, the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude, longitude lines only, a neighboring area to describe the location

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the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

Front

What shape is the planet Earth? Options: Circle, hemisphere, sphere, cone

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sphere

Front

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

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Western and Eastern