Latitude & Longitude - Ms. Aguirre

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

What is latitude?

• Horizontal or flat lines that circle the Earth

• Vertical lines that circle the Earth

• An exercise machine

• You come late to class and your teacher is upset

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

What is longitude?

• Horizontal or flat lines that circle the Earth

• Vertical lines that circle the Earth

• A kind of lobster

• A kind of worm

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Select

What do you know?

What is the Equator?

Select all answers that are true.

• Divides Northern & Southern Hemispheres

• Divides Eastern & Western Hemispheres

• The belt of the Earth!

• The country where Ms. Aguirre was born

Hemi - Means HALF!

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Fun Fact!​

Earth has 4 Hemispheres

• 2 made by the Equator

  • Northern

  • Southern

• 2 made by the Prime Meridian

  • Eastern

  • Western​

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Multiple Select

What is the Equator?

Select all answers that are true.

• Divides Northern & Southern Hemispheres

• Divides Eastern & Western Hemispheres

• The belt of the Earth!

• The country where Ms. Aguirre was born

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What is the Prime Meridian?

Select all answers that are true.

• Divides Northern & Southern Hemispheres

• Divides Eastern & Western Hemispheres

• The belt of the Earth!

• The country where Ms. Aguirre was born

Multiple Choice

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Select

What is the term for the HORIZONTAL lines that circle the Earth?

Select all answers that are true.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the VERTICAL lines that circle the Earth?

Select all answers that are true.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Multiple Choice

What does this mean:

30°N

• 30th line NORTH from the Prime Meridian

• 30th line EAST from the Prime Meridian

• 30th line NORTH from the Equator

• 30th line NEAR the Equator