Latitude and Longitude

In the picture, what is the main middle line at 0 degrees that runs east to west called?

• prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• side to side lines

In the picture, what is the main middle line at 0 degrees that runs north to south called?

• prime meridian

• latitude

• equator

• up and down lines

ALL lines on the globe that are vertical (north to south) are called _________.

• long lines

• meridians

• prime lines

ALL lines on the globe that are horizontal (east to west) are called _________.

• lats

• parallels

• meridian lines

Latitude lines (east to west) are also called __________.

• parallels

• meridians

• prime

• longitude

Longitude lines (north to south) are also called __________.

• parallels

• meridians

• latitude

• prime

The line of latitude that marks 0 degrees and cuts the Earth into two halves (side to side) is called _________.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

The line of the longitude that marks 0 degrees and cuts the Earth into two halves (up and down) is called __________.

• parallels

• equator

• prime meridian

• lines

I live in North America. What hemisphere do I live in?

• eastern

• western

• southern

I live in North America. What hemisphere do I live in?

• southern

• eastern

• northern