Samuel - Latitude and Longitude
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.
