Chapter 5- Relationship between latitude, longitude, and climate

Which word means one of two halves of a sphere?

• meridian

• parallel

• equator

• hemisphere

Which term describes a point's position in relationship to the equator?

• longitude

• latitude

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

Which term describes a point's position in relationship to the prime meridian?

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• hemisphere

Check all that apply. What do the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle have in common?

• Both are in the northern hemisphere

• Both are lines of longitude

• Both are at 66 degrees latitude

• Both have continuous periods of night in the winter and continuous periods of day in the summer

Which term describes one line of latitude?

• prime meridian

• meridian

• parallel

• hemisphere

Which term describes one line of longitude

• meridian

• equator

• parallel

• hemisphere

Which term describes an exact point on the Earth's surface by means of a grid?

• relative location

• latitude

• longitude

• absolute location

Which term describes a point on the Earth's surface be describing it in relationship to another place?

• latitude

• longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

What is the term for the place that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• prime meridian

• equator

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

What is the term for the place that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres?

• equator

• prime meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle