Locations on Earth

The exact location of a place.

• absolute location

• relative location

• latitude

• longitude

The defined point that is furthest South on the globe.

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Latitude

• Longitude

An imaginary line that runs horizontally (left to right) around the center of Earth.

• Prime meridian

• North Pole

• equator

• hemispheres

Earth is divided into two halves called?

• equator

• South Pole

• North Pole

• hemispheres

Helps us find a point on Earth's surface by describing it in relation to other places.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• North Pole

• South Pole

The point that is furthest North on the globe.

• Prime meridian

• South Pole

• equator

• North Pole

An imaginary line that runs vertically (up and down) between the North Pole and South Pole.

• equator

• absolute location

• prime meridian

• relative location

The imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator.

• equator

• meridians of longitude

• parallels of latitude

• prime meridian

An imaginary line that runs between the geographic North Pole and South Pole.

• meridians of longitude

• parallels of latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

Together, these lines form an imaginary _________ around the surface of the Earth.

• oval

• circle

• grid

• halves