Mapping Our World

Front

What is the latitude of the north pole?

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90° north

Front

Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called ______.

Back

minutes

Front

__________ is the distance in degrees east or west of 0°.

Back

longitude

Front

__________ is the distance in degrees north or south of 0°.

Back

latitude

Front

True or false: Lines of latitude are not perfectly parallel to each other.

Back

False

Front

True or false: When referencing a specific place on Earth by its coordinates, latitude always comes first.

Back

True

Front

The Northern and Southern hemispheres are divided by the

Back

Equator.

Front

The Eastern and Western hemispheres are divided by the

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Prime Meridian.

Front

How many degrees of latitude separate the North and South Poles?

Back

180°

Front

Half of a globe is called

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a hemisphere