Map Skills SS3G1,G2

North, South, East, and West are _________ directions.

• cardinal

• intermediate

• complete

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are __________ directions.

• cardinal

• intermediate

• complete

Imaginary lines that run from side to side (east to west) around the globe are called lines of _________.

• latitude

• longitude

• attitude

Imaginary lines that run from top to bottom (north to south) of the globe are called lines of _________.

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

The Equator is a line of __________.

• longitude

• latitude

• meridian

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that divides the Earth into ____________ hemispheres.

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Eastern

• Eastern and Western

The Equator divides the Earth into ____________ hemispheres.

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Eastern

• Eastern and Western

The United States of America lies in BOTH the ________ and the __________ hemispheres.

• Northern and Southern

• Northern and Western

• Eastern and Western

Lines of latitude are also called ________.

• meridians

• parallels

• line

Lines of longitude are also called __________.

• meridians

• parallels

• lines