Equator, Hemispheres, Latitude/Longitude

Geography is the study of Earth.

• True

• False

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude

• the equator and international dateline

• a GPS and an XLP

• landmarks and distances

What is relative location?

• Where a place is compared to another place.

• Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

• The location of a star on a map.

• The location of oceans and continents.

Latitude is...

• lines that measure east and west and run vertically.

• lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.

Longitude is...

• lines that measure east and west and run vertically.

• lines that measure north and south and run horizontally.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

• Absolute

• Relative

The lines that run north to south on a map are called

• Quadrant Lines

• prime meridian lines

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

The lines that run East to West on a map are called

• Longitude Lines

• Quadrant Lines

• Latitude Lines

• Meridians

The red line on the map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees longitude.

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Dateline

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

The red line on this map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees latitude.

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

• Equator

• Eastern and Western Hemisphere