Unit 2 Lesson 1 Social Studies wkst

Front

How many continents are on Earth?

Back

7

Front

Which continent is the United States on?

Back

North America

Front

What are the lines of latitude?

Back

the lines on a map of the Earth that run parallel (east and west)

Front

What are the lines of longitude?

Back

the lines on a map of the Earth that run vertically (north and south)

Front

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere is __________.

Back

Equator

Front

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere is __________.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

__________ is where a place is located in relation to another place.

Back

Relative location

Front

__________ is the exact location of a place based on a fixed point, known as coordinates.

Back

Absolute location

Front

Geographers use location to describe where a place is on the Earth's surface.

Back

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