Social Studies Vocabulary Quiz - Chapter 2

A representation of Earth’s surface in the form of a ball is called a _________.

• ball

• globe

• map

• circle

Either of two halves of Earth is called ___________.

• half

• parallel

• meridian

• hemisphere

The distance between the equator and a place north or south of

the equator; measured in degrees is called ____________

• latitude

• longitude

The imaginary east-west line on a globe or map that is 0˚ latitude is the ____________.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

A pair of numbers on a globe or map that shows where

something is located is _____________.

• latitude

• longitude

• coordinates

The tiny circle after 0˚ is called _____________.

• tiny circle

• zero

• degree

The imaginary north-south line that runs through

Greenwich, England; 0˚ longitude is called ____________

• equator

• Prime Meridian

Lines of latitude are also called ____________.

• parallels

• meridians

Lines of longitude are also called ___________

• parallels

• meridians

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