Earth's Features and Measurements

Earth's shape is slightly flat at the poles, and bulging around the equator. It is called ............

• Circle

• Oblate Spheroid

• Sphere

• Hemesphere

Measured in degrees north & south

• latitude

• longitude

also called parallels

• latitude

• longitude

starts at 0 degrees at the equator

• latitude

• longitude

measured in degrees east & west

• latitude

• longitude

starts at the prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

also called meridians

• latitude

• longitude

connects the poles with one another

• latitude

• longitude

equal to the altitude of Polaris in the northern hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

Width of one time zone (in degrees)

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20