Geography of Maps 2

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

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers

• degrees

• miles

• hours

What does this globe show?

• The map shows lines of longitude.

• The map shows lines of latitude.

To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...

• where the lines of latitude and longitude meet

• the lines of latitude only

• the lines of longitude only

• the compass rose

Longitude runs

• north to south

• east to west

Latitude runs

• north to south

• east to west

Lines of latitude are also called

• meridians

• parallels

Lines of Longitude are also called

• meridians

• parallels

Lines of latitude separate the earth into

• eastern and western hemispheres

• Northern and southern hemispheres

Lines of Longitude separate the earth into

• eastern and western hemispheres

• northern and southern hemispheres