ch 2 describe the earth

The imaginary line through the earth on which the earth rotates is called the prime meridian.

• True
• False

The seven major land areas of the earth are called continents.

• true
• false

The equator is the line of latitude halfway between the North and South poles

• true
• false

The south pole is the line of 0˚ longitude

• true
• false

Lines of longitude are called parallels.

• false
• true

A grid is a set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.

• true
• false

Half of the earth is a hemisphere.

• true
• false

the shape of the earth is a circle.

• true
• false

the continents on earth makes up 50% of earth’s surface.

• true
• false

The largest ocean is the Arctic Ocean

• true
• false