Geography: Lines of Latitude and Longitude

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

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Arctic Circle

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Arctic Circle

What is this object known as?

• Map symbol
• Map key
• Map scale
• Compass rose

This map shows lines of _ that run from pole to pole on a globe.  These lines are called meridians.

• longitude
• latitude

Longitude lines run:

• North to South 
• East to West

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

Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?

• North
• East
• Northeast
• South

We need directions so we do not
get lost, to help us get from one
place to another, and so we know
where we are.

• True
• False

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all known as ____________________ directions.

• main
• cardinal
• four
• intermediate

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.

• main
• cardinal
• four
• intermediate

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7