Ch. 3 Earth and Space Lecture Test

Imaginary lines that describe positions north and south of the equator are called ________.

• parallels

• minutes

• meridians

• longitude

Latitude is measured in degrees, beginning at the equator with _____ degrees.

• 0

• 90

• 180

• 360

A full circle has ________ degrees.

• 360

• 180

• 90

• 0

The poles are at _____ degrees

• 90

• 180

• 360

• 900

The latitude of a particular place indicates the position _____ or _______ of the equator.

• North, South

• East, West

• West, South

• South, East

Imaginary lines used to establish east-west locations on a map called ______.

• meridians

• parallels

• latitudes

• minutes

Each degree of latitude consists of 60 equal parts called _______(symbol: ')

• Minutes

• Seconds

• Miles

• Mediums

The meridian that has been selected to be 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

• Prime Meridian

• Secondary Meridian

• Equator

• Prime Parallel

The position halfway around the world from the prime meridian is labeled as ________ degrees.

• 180

• 360

• 0

• 90

A ___________ is any line that circles the earth and divides the globe into halves.

• Great circle

• Great parallel

• Great meridian

• Equator