SCIENCE 4TH QUARTER GRADE 7

Refers to the set of degrees of latitude and longitude to describe a location or position

• Geographic grid
• Spatial coordinates
• Cartesian coordinates
• Coordinate system

Imaginary horizontal lines that run from east to west around the globe

• Latitude lines
• Longitude lines

Imaginary vertical lines

• Longitude

• Latitude

Reference point for latitude

• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian

Divides the earth into two hemisphere, Northern and Southern hemisphere

• Latitude

• Longitude

Warm temp

• Tropical zone

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

Winter, spring, summer and autumn

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical zone

• Polar zone

Cool temp

• Tropical zone

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

Starting point of longitude

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

Lines of longitude is called ______