Geography Unit

Latitude is

• Distance east or west of the equator, always written second

• Distance north or south of the equator, always written first

• Distance north or east of the equator, always written first

• Distance west or south of the equator, always written first

Longitude is

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian

• Distance north or south of the prime meridian

• Distance east or west of the equator

• Distance north of south of the equator

The equator is

• An imaginary circle that runs through the poles

• An imaginary circle that is longitudinal

• An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

The prime meridian is

• A imaginary circle that is halfway between the North and South pole

• An imaginary line that divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres

• Latitudinal

Absolute location is

• The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.

• A position of a place in relation to another place.

Relative Location is

• The position of a place in relation to another place

• The exact position of a place

Geography is

• the study of rocks

• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

• the study of flowers on earth

North America is in what hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

Australia is in which hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

23.5 North runs through which continent?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Australia