Organizing Our World-Review

On the world map above, the line that travels from west to east and that is in bold print is called the __________.

• International Date Line

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

The imaginary lines in bold on the map travel from north to south and are used to measure distance from the Prime Meridian. They are __________.

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• date lines

• time zone lines

The world map above shows lines of longitude and latitude. What is the name of the highlighted line that travels from north to south?

• the Equator

• the International Date Line

• the Prime Meridian

• the Arctic Circle

The lines that travel from west to east and that are highlighted in yellow on this map are __________.

• time zone lines

• lines of latitude

• date lines

• lines of longitude

North, south, east, and west are the four __________.

• time zones

• coordinates

• continents

• cardinal directions

Which of the following statements about the Prime Meridian is false?

• It crosses the Equator.

• It runs from north to south.

• It is used to measure longitude.

• It runs from to west to east.

Which line is highlighted in the middle of the map above?

• the Prime Meridian

• the International Date Line

• the Tropic of Cancer

• the Equator

Which line serves as the boundary line between one day and the next?

• the International Date Line

• the Arctic Circle

• the Prime Meridian

• the Equator

On the world map above, which hemisphere is highlighted?

• the Southern Hemisphere

• the Western Hemisphere

• the Eastern Hemisphere

• the Northern Hemisphere

The Equator is the line that __________.

• separates one time zone from another

• separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• separates one day from another

• separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres