Locating Places On Earth

The imaginary circle midway between the north and south poles.

• equator

• latitude

• longitude

The equator horizontally divides the earth into two equal

parts is called

• hemisphere

• equator

• Prime Meridian

Half of the globe from the equator to the North Pole.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Other half of the globe from the equator to the South Pole.

• Northern Hemishepre

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

These are circles drawn parallel to the equator.

• parallels

• lines of latitude

• equator

• latitude

These are regions close to the poles.

• Arctic

• Antarctic

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

These regions are near the equator.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Antarctic

• Arctic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The distance of any place in the globe is measured in degrees.

• True

• False

The equator is the starting line of latitude measurement.

• True

• False

The equator is assigned a latitude value of zero degrees (0°).

• True

• False