Longitude and Latitude

The horizontal and vertical lines on a map are

• the meridian

• a grid

• the equator

• an image

Zero degrees latitude is

• the Prime Meridian

• the Equator

The equator is an imaginary line that goes from East to West. That line is

• horizontal

• vertical

• left to right

• top to bottom

the imaginary lines on a map that run East to West are

• Meridians

• Parallels

The lines that measure how far North or South from the Equator are

• Parallels

• Meridians

25 degrees North and south of the equator is where the _____ are located

• polar regions

• rain forests

• subtropics

• most deserts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Degrees are a way to

• measure temperature

• remember important numbers

• measure distance

• measure time

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Northern and Southern Hemispheres are divided by an imaginary line called the

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

The line that divides the Eastern from the Western Hemisphere is called the

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

The Prime Meridian and Equator divide Earth into ___ parts.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8