Tectonics and Coordinate Mapping

Which axis runs up and down?

• x
• y

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

How do you write an ordered pair?

• (X,X)
• (Y,X)
• (X,Y)
• (Y,Y)

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

Which axis runs horizontally?

• x
• y

In the ordered pair (4,9), which number is the y-coordinate?

• 4
• 9
• neither
• both

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

Which letter matches the coordinate (4, -6)?

• G
• Z
• K
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour line

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• 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 the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

• The map shows the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.