Latitudes and Longitudes_2

What is the meaning of Geoid?

• Moon's shape

• Earth shaped

The Shape of earth is _________?

• A. Elliptical

• B. Oblate Spheroid 

• C. Oval

• D. Spherical

Earth's shape is a(n) _____.

• oblate sphereoid
• oval
• perfect circle
• circular spheroid

Earth is an _________. This means it is spherical in shape, but not perfectly round. Earth’s poles are slightly flattened.

• Doff

• Dell

• Spheroid

• Visage

Describe the shape of the Earth?

• A sphere which bulges at the poles and flattens at the centre

• A sphere which flattens at the poles and bulges at the centre

• A sphere which bulges at the poles and at the centre

• A perfect sphere

_______________ _______________ form a grid on a map or on the globe.

• Cardinal Directions.

• North and South Pole

• America

• Imaginary Lines

Imaginary lines help us...

• find the exact location of a place.

• find the Cardinal Directions

• find the North and South

• find the East and West

What is the imaginary line drawn through the center of the Earth called?

• a) Latitude

• b) Longitude

• c) Equator

• d) Tropic of Cancer

• e) Axis

Which of the following is NOT a name for one of the Earth's poles?

• a) North Pole

• b) South Pole

• c) East Pole

• d) Both a and b are correct

Which pole is located at the top of the Earth?

• a) North Pole

• b) South Pole

• c) West Pole

• d) Equatorial Pole