Latitude and Longitude

The coordinate system we use to find the exact position of any place on earth are called ______________.

Everywhere on Earth has a

What is the most important line of latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Which of the following DOES NOT correctly describe the Prime Meridian

• It measure zero degree

• It passes through Greenwich, London

• It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Lines of longitude run ___________ to the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.

• parallel

• perpendicular

• in a circle

What type of map shows borders between states and countries?

• Road Map
• Physical Map
• Time Zone Map
• Political Map

This map is a...

• physical map

• road map

• political map

• thematic map

The __________ is located in the Northern Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the continent that is blue?

• Africa
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Asia