Map Skills Progress Assessment Study Guide

The equator is a line of ______________.

• latitude

• longitude

The Prime Meridian is a line of ______________.

• latitude

• longitude

The __________________ is located at 0° latitude.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

The __________________ is located at 0° longitude.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

The __________________ splits the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

The __________________ splits the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

Which continent is located ENTIRELY in the Northern Hemisphere?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

Which lines run east to west?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Which lines run north to south?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Which word means half of the earth?

• hemisphere

• equator

• longitude

• latitude