Studies Weekly 5 Latitude and Longitude

________ refers to a particular place.

• Location

• Continents

• A recipe

• A newspaper

What tool uses letters and numbers to label grid lines?

• number line grid

• latitude grid

• alphanumeric grid

• meridian grid

What are numbers and letters on the bottom and side of a grid map?

• coordinates
• scale measruement
• lines of longitude
• lines of latitude

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into ________.

• Eastern and Northern hemispheres
• Eastern and Western hemispheres
• Northern and Southern hemispheres
• Northern and Eastern hemispheres

There are ___ hemispheres

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

The Equator passes through which two continents? **Look at the map**

• Africa and Europe
• North America and South America
• Asia andAustralia
• Africa and South America

Use the alphanumeric grid above, what continent is located at G, 18?

• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• North America

Alphanumeric grids are used to identify ______.

• relative locatoin
• the population of different countries
• absolute location
• the climate of different countries

Which imaginary lines go horizontally around the Earth?

• lines of latitude
• lines of longitude
• the Equator
• prime meridian

Which imaginary lines go vertically around the Earth?

• lines of latitude
• lines of longitude
• the Equator
• prime meridian