Samuel - Latitude and Longitude

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180

How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?

90

How many degrees of latitude are there between the equator and the North/South poles?

180

How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?

north

Latitude lines above the equator are _____.

south

Latitude lines below the equator are _____.

imaginary

Longitude and latitude lines are _________ lines.

west

Longitude lines to the left of the prime meridian are ____.

east

Longitude lines to the right of the prime meridian are ____.

equator

The _______ is 0° latitude.

equator

The _______ is used as a starting point for measuring latitude.

prime meridian

The _____________ is 0° longitude.

grid

The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ over the planet.

prime meridian

The starting point to measuring longitude. It runs through Greenwich, England.

longitude lines

These lines run north to south, but they measure east to west.

latitude lines

These lines run west to east, but they measure north to south.

minutes

Between every two degrees of longitude there are sixty _______.

seconds

Between every two minutes of longitude there are sixty ________.

The Prime Meridian runs through it

What is the significance of Greenwich, England?

hot and tropical

What is the weather like at 0° latitude?

frigid

What is the weather like at 90° latitude?

directions

north, south, east, west

Greenwich

place name associated with the 0° meridian

location

place where something can be found

legend

section of a map that explains the map's features

globe

spherical model of the earth

north

the direction that is usually at the top of a map

Arctic Circle

the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66.5 degrees North (°N)

Antarctic Circle

the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66.5 degrees South (°S)

distance

the measurement from one place to another

latitude

the parallel lines that run from east to west on a map

degrees

these are used to measure latitude and longitude. There are 360 of them.

west

where the sun sets

symbol

a drawing or making that represents a specific feature on a map

lake

a large, inland body of water

map

a representation of the earth's surface or part of the earth's surface

date line

an imaginary line to the east of which it is one day earlier than to the west

parallel

another word for latitude line

key

another word for legend

historical map

maps that show movements of people, changes in borders, battles, and other historical events

physical map

maps that show natural features like mountains, rivers, oceans and other parts of the natural landscape

continents

name for the 7 large landmasses

plain

flat, open land

hemispheres

halves of the earth

degrees

latitude and longitude lines are measured in this.

Tropic of Cancer

line of latitude at about 23.5 degrees north of the equator

Tropic of Capricon

line of latitude at about 23.5 degrees south of the equator

scale

line on a map which indicates the relationship between a given measurement and the area it represents on a map

longitude

lines that intersect latitude lines on a map are lines of _________.

political map

map that shows physical boundaries such as between countries, states, and cities

topographic map

map with contour lines that shows elevations of the earth's surface.


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