Social Studies 7 Midterm

Front

Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian? Options: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa

Back

North America

Front

Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian? Options: Antartica, South America, North America, Australia, Africa

Back

Australia

Front

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at:

Back

the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

Front

Lines of latitude run from:

Back

east to west

Front

What is the range of the lines of latitude?

Back

0-90

Front

What is the range of longitude?

Back

0-180

Front

What is the function of the Prime Meridian?

Back

To serve as the starting point for measuring how far east or west places are.

Front

The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are at what degree?

Back

23.5 N/S Latitude

Front

The International Date Line is what degree?

Back

180 longitude

Front

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

Back

Western and Eastern