Map and Geography Skills Review

There are ________ total degrees of latitude on a map.

• 180

• 90

• 360

• 60

_______________ is another name for a line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• Parallel

• Meridian

• International Date Line

• Equator

There are ________ total degrees of longitude on a map.

• 360

• 180

• 90

• 60

_______________ is another name for a line of latitude that runs parallel to the equator.

• Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Parallel

The farther away from 0° latitude, the ____________ the climate becomes.

• warmer

• cooler

The sun's rays are more concentrated near the Prime Meridian because the earth is round.

• True

• False

Which major climate zone is located between 23 1/2° N and 23 1/2° S?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

Which major climate zones are located between 23 1/2° N and 66 1/2° N and 23 1/2° S and 66 1/2° S?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

Which major climate zones are located between 66 1/2° N and 90° N and 66 1/2° S and 90° S?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

The 0° line of latitude is the _____________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn