Latitude and Climate Zones, Longitude and Time Zones

What is the highest degree of longitude?

180º-International Dateline

How many time zones are there?

24

What is the highest degree of latitude?

90º North (North Pole) and 90º South (South Pole)

What are the five major lines of latitude starting at the North Pole?

Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle

Into what two hemispheres does the Prime Meridian divide the Earth?

Eastern and Western

What are the major climate zones starting at the poles?

High Latitudes or Polar Region, Middle Latitudes or Temperate Region, Low Latitudes or Tropical Region

What happens to time as you travel east?

It gets later. Add one hour. They are ahead in time, one hour each time zone.

What are the two major uses for longitude?

absolute location with latitude and time zones

What are the two main uses of latitude?

absolute location with longitude and climate zones

Where do lines of longitude meet?

at the poles

What unit is used to measure latitude and longitude?

degrees

How are lines of longitude measured?

east and west of the Prime Meridian

In what direction do lines of latitude run?

east to west

What happens to time as you travel west?

it gets earlier. Subtract one hour. They are behind in time, one hour each time zone.

What are the five factors that affect climate?

latitude, altitude, topography, oceans and lakes, Earth's winds

What is another name for lines of longitude?

meridians

How are lines of latitude measured?

north and south of the equator

In what direction do lines of longitude run?

north to south

What is another name for lines of latitude?

parallels

Into what two hemispheres does the Equator divide the Earth?

Northern and Southern

What happens at the International Dateline?

The day changes. It is located at 180º longitude (opposite side of the world from the Prime Meridian at 0º longitude)