Earth Science, Wednesday Bell Ringer, 10/25/17

A _____________ é a distância angular entre o ________________ e o paralelo do lugar.

• Longitude ... Equador

• Latitude ... Equador

• Longitude ... Meridiano de Greenwich

• Latitude ... Meridiano de Greenwich

Latitude lines on a globe are labeled-

• north & south
• east & west
• north & east
• south & west

_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.

• North Pole
• South Pole
• Latitude
• Longitude

When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.

• South Pole
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Latitude

Coordinates can be written like this:

• 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
• 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
• 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
• All of the above

Coordinates are-

• a degree only
• a cardinal direction only
• two degrees only
• two sets of degrees and cardinal directions

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 

• They converge at the poles
• They are cool
• They are vertical lines 
• They are parallel

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose