Latitude and Longitude

What are the numbers and letters on the bottom and side of a grid map called?

• coordinates

• scale

• lines of longitude

• lines of latitude

The Prime Meridian divided the Earth into ________________.

• Eastern and Northern hemispheres

• Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Northern and Eastern hemispheres

There are _____________ hemispheres.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The equator passes through which 2 continents?

• Africa and Europe

• North America and South America

• Asia and Australia

• Africa and South America

Alphanumeric grids are used to identify _______________.

• relative location

• population of different countries

• absolute location

• climate of different countries

Which imaginary lines go horizontally around the Earth?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• the Equator

• prime meridian

Which imaginary lines go vertically around the Earth?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• the Equator

• the international date line

The international date line is _______________________________.

• located in the Atlantic Ocean

• located in the Pacific Ocean

• a line of longitude

• a line of latitude

How can maps help us learn about a particular place in the world?

Use the coordinate map on the front page of your newspaper to answer this question.

What continent is located at G,18?

(a)