Chapter 5 - Locations on Earth

Location described by means of a grid is _______________.

• absolute location

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• relative location

Choose the correct definition of latitude.

• a measure of a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location’s distance south or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location’s distance north or south of the equator

• a measure of a location’s distance north or east of the equator

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

one of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator or by the prime meridian

• hemisphere

• globe

• North Pole

• border

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• prime meridian

• equator

• latitude

• absolute location

Choose the correct definition of absolute location.

• an exact point on Earth’s surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude

• a measure of a location’s distance north or south of the equator

• a measure of a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• an exact point on Earth’s surface that divides the eastern and western hemispheres

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a measure of a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

Choose the correct definition of equator.

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at ninety degrees latitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at ninety degrees longitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

the location of a place in relation to other places

• absolute

  location

• compass

  location

• physical

  location

• relative

  location

Predict the climate of Venezuela based on its location. Choose the correct climate category.

• Cold climate

• Hot climate

• Mild Climate

Predict the climate of Greenland based on its location. Choose the correct climate category.

• Cold climate

• Hot climate

• Mild Climate