Monday 8/28 Belllwork

John is a geographer and he wants to measure the distance north or south from the middle of the earth in degrees. What should he measure?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• grid

• miles

Imagine you are standing on an invisible line that wraps around the Earth like a belt. This line divides the Earth into two halves - the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It also has a latitude of 0 degrees. What is this line called?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

Imagine you are a sailor navigating the vast ocean. You need to determine your position east or west from an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. This position is usually expressed in degrees. What is this called?

• Latitude

• Equator

• Longitude

• Coordinates

Imagine you are standing on an invisible line that divides the Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. What is this line called?

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Half of the Earth. There's the top half, bottom half, left half and the right.

• Hemisphere

• Meridian

• Equator

• Grid

John is on a treasure hunt and he has a map. What pattern of lines on the map would help him find the treasure?

• Coordinates

• Grid

• GPS

• Latitudes

A pattern of lines that help us find places on a map.

• Coordinates

• Grid

• Navigation

• GPS

Figuring out how to go from one place to another.

• Coordinates

• Grid

• Navigation

• GPS

You are a cartographer creating a map. Which lines would you draw from left to right to help travelers find North-South locations?

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

• Equator

• Hemisphere

Lines on a map that run up and down, helping us find East-West spots.

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

• Hempishpere

• Prime Meridian