Social Studies Unit 1

North, south, east and west are the main, or __________, directions.

• main
• cardinal
• only

A line of latitude is an imaginary line that runs __________ around the Earth.

• north-south
• east-west
• top-side

A line of longitude is an imaginary line that runs from the __________ to the South Pole.

• North Pole
• East Pole
• West Pole

Both latitude and longitude are measured  in ____________.

• feet
• miles
• degrees

The equator is the line of latitude that circles the _________ of the Earth.

• top
• middle
• bottom

The _________  __________ is the Earth’s main line of longitude.

• second meridian
• prime meridian
• belt way

Our planet spins around its __________ once every twenty-four hours.

• axis
• mountains
• oceans

The area north of the equator is called the __________  __________.

• Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

The area south of the equator is called the __________  __________.

• Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere

Climate is the weather patterns in one place over a long period of __________.

• one day
• minutes
• time