Q2 Map Skills Progress Assessment 1

The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth in half into the northern and southern hemisphere.

• True

• False

The prime meridian is the line that divides the Earth into ----------------- hemispheres.

• northern and southern

• eastern and western

The prime meridian is a line of --------.

• latitude

• longitude

One half of the Earth is called -------

• the equator

• the absolute location

• a hemisphere

• a meridian

Lines of ------ run east to west.

• latitude

• longitude

Look at the map. Which two continents are located entirely to the WEST of the Prime Meridian?

• Asia

• South America

• Europe

• Australia

• North America

The third grade students were asked to label the prime meridian on this map. Which line should they mark as the prime meridian?

• 0 degrees latitude

• O degrees longitude

The third graders were asked to label the equator on this map. Which line should they mark as the equator?

• 0 degree latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

The red line on the globe in the ------.

• prime meridian

• equator

This is called a ----

• rose

• direction finder

• map helper

• compass rose