Latitude and Longitude Vocabulary Terms

A set of numbers that describe the exact location of a specific place.

• coordinates

• latitude

• longitude

• absolute location

Lines that run vertically (North to South) also known as meridians?

• International Date Line

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

One half of a sphere. Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western

• hemispheres

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

Exact spot at which a place is found on the globe

• equator

• coordinates

• hemispheres

• absolute location

A line of 0 $\degree$ latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• equator

• coordinates

An imaginary line that passes through the Pacific Ocean located at 180 $\degree$  longitude.

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• equator

• hemispheres

A line of 0 $\degree$  longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• International Date Line

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• longitude

Lines that run horizontally, (east to west) and run paralledl to the equator.

• latitude

• longitude

• coordinates

• hemisphere

When writing a location's coordinates Longitude first then latitude

• True

• False

People who live near the equator experience warmer weather.

• True

• False