USII.2 Unit 1 Vocabulary

What direction are latitude lines measured on a map?

• north and south of the Equator

• east and west of the Prime Meridian

• the Northern Hemisphere

• the Western Hemisphere

What direction are longitude lines measured on a map?

• north and south of the Equator

• east and west of the Prime Meridian

• the Southern Hemisphere

• the Eastern Hemisphere

What does the Equator divide the Earth into? (pick 2)

• the Eastern Hemisphere

• the Western Hemisphere

• the Southern Hemisphere

• the Northern Hemisphere

Relating to government is

• boring

• political

• cultural

• economic

Relating to money means

• cultural

• economic

• boring

• political

When people have different traditions and customs, it is because they have ________ differences.

• cultural

• economic

• boring

• political

An area that is known by certain features and characteristics is known as a

• no

• border

• region

• cultural

What is a hemisphere?

• Half of the earth

• The shape of the earth

• A fourth of the earth

• Four different dimensions and alternate timelines of earth

What line of LONGITUDE separates the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Line of Scrimmage

Which comes first when writing coordinates, Latitude or Longitude?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• It doesn't matter

• Whichever you feel is best in the moment