Geography Skills

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called...

• Climate Zones

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Valley

What is the imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres called?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Compass Rose

• International Date Line

What is the measure of distance east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Parallels

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Africa

What is the measure of of distance north and south of the equator on a map?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• International Date Line

• Asia

All of these are Cardinal Directions except

• North

• Northwest

• South

• East

What is the symbol used in maps to indicate direction?

• Coordinates

• Map Scale

• Key

• Compass Rose

Which continent is located at 40^oN, 100^oW?

• South America

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

The 0 degree line of longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

• bisection line

• hemispheric navigator

The 0 degree line of latitude

• prime meredian
• equator
• hemisphere
• symbols

Imaginary lines that run north and south meeting at the pole but measure in degrees east and west

• latitude
• parallels
• longitude
• primes