Latitude and Longitude Review

These lines run horizontally or side to side on the globe.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridians

These lines run vertically or from North Pole to South Pole on the globe.

• latitude

• longitude

• parallels

What is another name for lines of latitude?

• parallels

• meridians

• grids

What line is the zero degree line of latitude that circles the Earth like a belt?

• prime meridian

• equator

• tropics

What does absolute location mean?

• relative location

• where something is at based on the things around it

• an exact spot on the Earth's surface.

What is the area of the globe that stays warm/hot all year round?

• the arctic

• the tropics

• the red zone

• the heat wave

What is the zero degree line of longitude called?

• prime meridian

• equator

• arctic circle

Which line separates the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Which line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• equator

• prime meridian