Locations on Earth

The exact location of a place is known as its

• absolute location

• relative location

What is the farthest point north called?

• North pole

• South pole

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

What is the most south point on earth called?

• South pole

• Southern hemisphere

• north pole

• Northern hemisphere

Halves of the earth are called _________.

• hemispheres

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

The imaginary line running east and west at 0° latitude divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

• prime meridian

• equator

An imaginary line running from the north pole to the south pole at 0° longitude, dividing the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres is called the ___________ ___________.

• prime meridian

• equator

Imaginary lines that run around Earth parallel to the equator.

• Meridians of longitude

• Parallels of latitude

World time is organized and divided into 24 _____________________.

• tine zones

• hours

• days

• years