Maps and Globes

Half a sphere; refers to half the Earth

• continent

• hemisphere

• globe

• map

Imaginary line that circles the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemipheres

• Cardinal directions

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitude

North, South, East, West

• Scale

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Robin Directions

NE, NW, SE, SW

• Scale

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Robin Directions

Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Continent

• Map Key

Which imaginary lines circle the earth and run PARALLEL to the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

Which imaginary lines circle the Earth from pole to pole and are sometimes called Meridians?

• latitude

• longitude

What is formed when lines of latitude and longitude cross each other around the Earth?

• graph paper

• grid system

• gorilla glue

What do lines of latitude measure?

• distance north and south of the Equator

• distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

What do lines of longitude measure?

• distance east and west of the prime meridian

• distance north and south of the equator