Unit One Study Guide for World Geography

What are latitude and longitude lines?
 

•  Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
• Visible lines that divide the Earth
• Long and short lines that divide the Earth

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Where is the Equator located?

• 10 degrees
• 12 degrees
• 180 degrees
• 0 degrees

What hemisphere is North America in?

• Southern
• North West
• Western
• Eastern

What hemisphere is South America in?

• Northern, Southern and Western
• Northern
• Eastern
• Western

What hemisphere is Australia in?

• South East
• Northern
• Eastern
• Western

Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?

• Antartica 
• South America
• North America 
• Australia