Geography Vocabulary 1

The lines of latitude are also called...

What is Grid?

• A pattern of political maps

• A pattern of imaginary lines

• A pattern of physical signs

• A pattern of meridians

Explain briefly what degrees are and write its measurement and symbol

The lines of longitude are also called...

The imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles is...

• prime meridian

• Greenwich

• parallel

• Equator

The line that represents 0° longitude is...

• prime meridian

• Equator

• parallel

• grid

How many degrees do parallels range from the Equator to the North pole?

How many degrees do meridians range from Greenwich to the Mid-Pacific Ocean?

Draw a globe showing one of the four hemispheres, write the name of the hemisphere and don't forget to draw the continent shown in the hemisphere you chose.