Chapter 1 Study Guide

What is the term for an exact point on Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude?

• Climate

• Coordinates

• Absolute location

• Grid

What does the term "climate" refer to?

• The long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions

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

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

• A pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location

What are coordinates?

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

• A pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator

• The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude

What is the equator?

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

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

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

• A series of horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to divide an area into sections

What is a grid?

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

• A series of horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to divide an area into sections

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator

• The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude

What does latitude measure?

• A location's distance east or west of the prime meridian

• A location's distance north or south of the equator

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

• The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude

What does longitude measure?

• A location's distance east or west of the prime meridian

• A location's distance north or south of the equator

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator

• The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude

What are meridians of longitude?

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and are used to help determine location

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

• A pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location

What are parallels of latitude?

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator and are used to help determine location

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run from the North Pole to the South Pole

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

• A series of horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to divide an area into sections

What is the prime meridian?

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

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

• Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator

• A pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location