latitude and longitude quiz
the closer to the equator a place is
the hotter it is
A parallel line of latitude that is a quarter of the way form the equator to the North Pole
tropic of cancer
Latitude is measured from ______ degrees at the equator to ______ degrees at the poles
0 90
there are _____ degrees of longitude each side of the prime meridian
180
the equator divides the earth into _____ equal parts
2
Earth is divided into _____ time zones
24
the are _____ degrees of latitude north and south of the equator
90
The North pole is numbered ______ degrees North and the south pole is numbered ______ degrees South
90 90
_________ ___________ _________- 180 meridian- the line of longitude on the opposite side of Earth from the prime meridian where east lines of longitude meet west lines of longitude.
International Date line
an imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is 180 degrees away from the Prime Meridian. This is where one calendar day ends and other starts.
International date line
This line of latitude is a quarter of the way from the equator to the south pole
Tropic of Capricorn
uses satellites and computers to compute position anywhere on Earth.
GPS
Prime Meridian is located at ______ _______
Greenwich England.
The prime meridian runs from the _____ _____ to the ______ _____ and measures in degrees ____ and ______.
north pole to the south pole degrees east and west
The prime meridian does ____ circle the Earth as does the equator
not
Longitude lines are not ______ like latitude lines
parallel
lines of latitude are ______ to the equator
parallel
another name for latitude line is ______.
parallels
The line of 0 degrees longitude is called the ____ _____.
prime meridian
_______ ________- imaginary line represents 0 longitude
prime meridian
Longitude- located the _____ ______ and know that you will measure _____ or _____.
prime meridian east or west
the relative location of a place describes it in relation to other places.
relative location.
Locations south of the equator are referred to as degrees ______ latitude
south
how far a location is from the equator affects
the climate of the area
the latitude line at 0 degrees latitude is
the equator
the line at 0 degrees longitude is
the prime meridian
the longitude of a place or how far it is from the prime meridian effects
the time zone a place is in
true or false: lines of latitude are equally spaced.
true
Points west of the prime meridian have ________ longitude measured from _____ degrees to ______ degrees. Points east of the prime meridian have ______ longitude measured from ____ degrees to ____ degrees.
west 0 to 180 east 0 to 180
what time it is in a particular area depends on
what line of longitude a place is located
an exact position on the Earth's surface
absolute location
Locations north of the equator are referred to as degrees ______ latitude
north
Longitude lines connect the ______ pole with the ______ pole
north south
the equator is ____ degrees
0
is one of the five major imaginary circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel latitude of 66 degrees, 33 feet, 38 inches south of the equator. Within this, there is at least one day of the year when there is no sunlight and one day a year when there is no sunset
antarctic circle
is one off the five major imaginary circles of latitude that mark maps of the earth. It is the parallel of latitude 66 degrees 33 feet 38 inches North of the equator. within the antarctic circle there is at least one day of the year when there is no sunlight and one day a year when there is no sunset.
arctic circle
tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed.
compass
3 tools for travel and location
compass, GPS, latitude and longitude
GPS was developed by the U.S. Dept. of ______ as a world wide navigation system
defense
latitude and longitude are measure in
degrees
Longitude lines give directions _____ and ______ of the prime meridian
east and west
Latitude- located the ______ and know that you will measure _____ or _____.
equator north or south
______-imaginary line that circles Earth exactly halfway between the _____ and _____ poles
equator north and south
lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ system that enables _______ on Earth to be located exactly
grid points
measurement of distance in degrees N and S of the equator
latitude
the measure f how far n or south a place is from the equator
latitude
When writing the coordinates, ______ (N or S) comes first, and then _______(W or E)
latitude longitude
Places that have the same ______ will be in the same time zone
longitude
measurement of distance in degrees E or W of the prime meridian
longitude
the measure of how far e or w of the prime meridian a place is located is
longitude