Absolute and Relative Location

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Prime Meridian

• Place

What city is located at 42 degrees N, 87 degrees W, ?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• St. Louis

• Atlanta

Mexico is south of the United States is an example of...

• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Prime Meridian
• Bad Dirtections

What is the Absolute location of Los Angeles?

• 36 degrees N, 118 degrees W

• 34 degrees N, 118 degrees W

• 118 degrees N, 36 degrees W

• 118 degrees N, 34 degrees W

The Relative Location of New York City is ___________ of Boston.

• northwest
• southwest
• Northeast
• Southeast

_____ location is the exact spot on earth a place is found.

• absolute

• exact

• pinpoint

• accurate

The earth can be divided into four halves known as _____.

• fractions

• semaphores

• moieties

• hemispheres

The 0 degree line of latitude is known as the _____.

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

• equator

• bisection

The imaginary lines that run parallel with the prime meridian are called ______.

• parallels

• lines of longitude

• lines of latitude

• meridians

This location tells you EXACTLY where something is

• absolute location
• relative location