Geography Terms LIST 2

What are imaginary horizontal lines that measure distance north and south of the Equator called?

• Longitude

• Parallels

• Latitude

• Meridians

What is another name for lines of latitude?

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What is the central line of latitude that is measured at 0°?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

What are specific areas of the globe that have consistent weather patterns called?

• Climate Zones

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridians

Which zone is located between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn?

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Equator

What are mild climate zones between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere called?

• Tropical Zones

• Temperate Zones

• Polar Zones

• Equator

What are cold climate zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?

• Tropical Zones

• Temperate Zones

• Polar Zones

• Equator

What are imaginary vertical lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian called?

• Latitude

• Parallels

• Longitude

• Equator

What is another name for lines of longitude?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What is the central line of longitude, which is measured at 0° and runs through Greenwich, United Kingdom?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle