Mapping Our World

What is the latitude of the north pole?

• 0° north

• 90° north

• 180° north

• 360° north

Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called ______.

• meridians

• grids

• seconds

• minutes

__________ is the distance in degrees east or west of 0°.

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

__________ is the distance in degrees north or south of 0°.

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

True or false: Lines of latitude are not perfectly parallel to each other.

• True

• False

True or false: When referencing a specific place on Earth by its coordinates, latitude always comes first.

• True

• False

The Northern and Southern hemispheres are divided by the

• Equator.

• graticule.

• North and South Poles.

• Prime Meridian.

The Eastern and Western hemispheres are divided by the

• Equator.

• graticule.

• North and South Poles.

• Prime Meridian.

How many degrees of latitude separate the North and South Poles?

• 45^o

• 90^o

• 180^o

• 360^o

Half of a globe is called

• a sphere

• a hemisphere

• a meridian

• an equator