Unit1: Earth Representation

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour line

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

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

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

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

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

Latitude lines on a globe are labeled-

• north & south
• east & west
• north & east
• south & west

Coordinates can be written like this:

• 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
• 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
• 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
• All of the above

To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...

• where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
• the lines of latitude only
• the lines of longitude only
• the compass rose

What hemisphere is North America in?

• Southern
• North West
• Western
• Eastern

What hemisphere is Europe in?

• Eastern
• Western
• Southern
• North,East, West