Social Studies: Latitude & Longitude

Front

Ms. Jockel painted a foam ball to look like a globe. Then, she cut the ball in half to demonstrate the idea of ____, or halves of the Earth.

Back

hemispheres

Front

Franklin Regional Intermediate School is about 3 blocks west of the police station. The person who provided these directions used ___ to explain the location of the school.

Back

relative location

Front

Kyler wanted to find the absolute location of his city, so he used a map to locate his city's ___. He discovered that his city was located at 68°N, 32°E.

Back

coordinates

Front

If Mr. Miller stands on the ___ and walks west, he will enter the Western Hemisphere.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

A ___ must be able to use lines of latitude and longitude to mark specific locations on maps.

Back

cartographer

Front

What allows us to find locations north or south of the Equator?

Back

lines of latitude

Front

You'll find Franklin Regional Intermediate School at 4125 Sardis Road. The person who gave this information used ___ to explain the location of the school.

Back

absolute location

Front

Kaleb lives in the ___. His home country is west of the Prime Meridian.

Back

Western Hemisphere

Front

Mrs. Sherwin wanted to find out which countries touch the ___. Using a map, she wrote down each country that intersected with the line of 0° latitude.

Back

Equator

Front

Lines of ___ allow us to find locations east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Back

longitude