What Latitude and Longitude Tells You - classwork

Lines of latitude are also called ____________.

Lines of longitude are also called __________.

Look carefully. The blue and red lines are lines of ________________.

Look carefully. The blue and red lines are called lines of __________.

The numbers on the lines are called _____________.

The North and South Poles, at 90°N and 90°S, are cold all year. (page 17)

• True

• False

• no response

• no response

In general, the closer you are to the equator, the ____________ the

climate is. (page 17)

The equator divides Earth into two ___________. (page 18)

The area south of the equator is called the _______________. (page 18)

Do meridians get closer to each other as they near the Poles? (page 18)

• yes

• no

• no response

• no response