Maps

Lines circling the globe from east to west.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Lines running from north to south around the globe

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

The most accurate map of the planet. It is shaped like a sphere or a ball.

• Physical Map

• Thematic Map

• Globe

• Political Map

When the earth is split into half the halves are called....

• equators

• prime meridians

• hemispheres

• sections

The line that marks 0degrees north and 0 degrees south is called......

• equator

• prime meridian

• north pole

• south pole

The line that marks 0 degrees longitude is called. . . .

• the equator

• the prime meridian

• the north pole

• the south pole

Parallels are another name for. . . .

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Meridians are another name for . . . .

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

North, South, East and West are called the. . . .

• compass directions

• main directions

• cardinal directions

When listing a point by latitude and longitude which goes first?

• latitude

• longitude