Review 1

Latitude

• The imagery line that measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian.

• The imagery line that measures distances North and South of the Equator.

Longitude

• The imagery line that measures distances North and South of the Equator.

• The imagery line that measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian.

A massive area of land that is separated by water or other natural features.

• Mountain

• Landmass

• Continent

• Island

Latitude measures the distance ______________ and __________________ of the ________________.

• North, South, Equator

• North, South, Prime Meridian

• East, West, Prime Meridian

• East, West, Equator

Longitude measures distance ____________ and _______________ of the ___________________.

• East, West, Prime Meridian

• East, West, Prime Meridian

• East, West, Equator

• East, West, Equator

_____ location is the exact spot on earth a place is found.

• absolute

• exact

• pinpoint

• accurate

The earth can be divided into four halves known as _____.

• fractions

• semaphores

• moieties

• hemispheres

this location tells you were something is in relation to something else

• absolute location

• relative location

What divides a globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• a line of longitude

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What divides a globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• a line of latitude

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn