Parallels and Meridians

The Earth is divided into two parts by an imaginary line is called the ________________________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

The part of the Earth that is North of the Equator is called ____________________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

The part of the Earth that is South of the Equator is called the ______________________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

The line that connects the North Pole and the South Pole on one side of the Earth is called the __________________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

The half of the Earth that is west of the Prime Meridian is called the _____________________________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

The half of the Earth that is East of the Prime Meridian is called the ____________________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

The Equator is _____________________ latitude.

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• North

The Prime Meridian is _________________ longitude.

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• East

Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles are called ______________________.

• Parallels

• Meridians

Imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the Equator are called _____________________________.

• Parallels

• Meridians