latitude, longitude, and hemispheres

How many degrees east and west can lines of longitude run?

...180 degrees

How many degrees north or south can lines of latitude run?

...90 degrees

What continents are in the Eastern Hemisphere?

...Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America (only part of Alaska)

What continents are in the Southern Hemisphere?

...Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, South America

What continents are in the Western Hemisphere?

...Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America

What continents are in the Northern Hemisphere?

...Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

In what hemispheres is the United States?

...Northern, Western, (small part of Alaska in Eastern)

What line of latitude would be the exact center of the Eastern hemisphere?

...half of 180, or 90 degrees

What line on longitude would be the exact center of the Northern Hemisphere?

...half of 90, or 45 degrees

The equator is what degree latitude

0

What is the equator?

The imaginary line around the middle of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres.

What are the endpoints of the prime meridian?

The north and south poles

In measuring location in latitude and longitude, which is stated first?

Usually latitude (but it doesn't really matter, because you'll know which it is by whether it says north, south, east or west after the number)

Besides the prime meridian and international date line, what does every measure of meridian have to include?

Whether it is east or west of the prime meridian, for example 110 degrees east, or 55 degrees west

Besides the equator, what does every measure of latitude have to include?

Whether it is north or south of the equator, for example, 25 degrees north or 75 degrees south

Are lines of latitude always the same distance apart?

Yes, so any place to you stand on a certain line of latitude, you will always be the same distance from the poles

What does hemisphere mean?

half sphere

Is the equator a measure for latitude or longitude?

latitude

How do you measure latitude at the poles?

latitude starts at 0 degrees at the equator and is always 90 degrees (either north or south) at the equator

How do you measure longitude at the poles?

lines of longitude (or meridians) start and end at the poles

Is the prime meridian a measure for latitude or longitude?

longitude

What is another name for lines of longitude?

meridians

What are the smaller measures of degrees for latitude and longitude

minutes and seconds

What country and continent would you be in if you were at 0 degrees latitude and 60 degrees west of the prime meridian?

Brazil, South America

Does the equator run north/south or east/west?

East/west

Where does 0 degrees longitude run through?

Greenwich, England

What is another name for lines of latitude?

Parallels

The prime meridian and international date line are what degrees latitude?

Prime meridian = 0 degrees, international date line = 180 degrees

What city, country and continent would you be in at 30 degrees east and 60 degrees north?

St, Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Where does 180 degrees longitude run through?

The Pacific Ocean, on the other side of the earth directly opposite of Greenwich England.

Where does 0 degrees latitude run through?

The center of the earth, splitting it in half north and south.

What would be different for people on either side of the international date line?

The day, one side would be a day later than the other.

What is the prime meridian?

The imaginary line around the middle of the earth that separates the eastern and western hemispheres.

How many degrees are in a circle?

360 degrees

What is an easy way to remember which ways the lines of latitude and longitude run?

Longitude has an "O" as the second letter, and so do North and South; that is a reminder that longitude lines run north and south

Is this a possible location on the earth: 100 degrees north by 200 degrees east? Why or why not?

No! Measures with north and south (latitude) only go up to 90 and measures of east and west (longitude) only go up to 180.

Are lines of longitude always the same distance apart?

No, they get closer together as they get closer to the poles, and further apart as the get closer to the equator.

Does the prime meridian run north/south or east/west?

North/south

What is another name for the meridian directly across the earth from the prime meridian, and where is it located?

the international date line, located at 180 degrees

What are some things that all maps have in common?

title, orientation, scale, border, legend, grid coordinates